diff --git a/docs/developer-guide/emt-architecture-overview.md b/docs/developer-guide/emt-architecture-overview.md index c84eaca353..8da54bfd75 100644 --- a/docs/developer-guide/emt-architecture-overview.md +++ b/docs/developer-guide/emt-architecture-overview.md @@ -204,19 +204,19 @@ for RT tasks. This way, for example, the workloads can be shifted between effici and performance cores. The parameter takes lists as values: - isolcpus=\,...,\ - + ```bash isolcpus=1,2,3 ``` - + - isolcpus=\-\ - + ```bash isolcpus=1-3 ``` - + - isolcpus=\,...,\-\ - + ```bash isolcpus=1,4-5 ``` @@ -386,6 +386,28 @@ PERSISTENT_BIND_PATHS=" additional bind mounts such as `/etc/rancher`, `/etc/cni`, `/etc/kubernetes`, `/var/lib/rancher`. +## Boot Optimization + +While EDKII BIOS is used for +[specific image versions of Edge Microvisor Toolkit](#edge-microvisor-toolkit-image-versions), +you can try [Slim Bootloader (SBL)](https://github.com/slimbootloader/slimbootloader) +\- an open-source boot firmware that can optimize and accelerate the boot +performance of your device. + +SBL is designed to run on Intel x86 architecture. It is highly optimized, secure, +and lightweight at the same time. Slim Bootloader supports modular payload +architecture and can support UEFI through UEFI-payload. SBL provides a viable +option for customers who prefer to develop their own boot firmware for their +platforms. + +Switching to SBL and enabling fast boot will result in a noticeable speed-up. +Refer to the +[official documentation](https://slimbootloader.github.io/introduction/index.html) +for more details. Visit the +[GitHub page](https://github.com/slimbootloader/slimbootloader) +for deployment instructions and full source code. + +