Firmware Management Protocol (FMP) Device Package¶
FmpDevicePkg provides the common resources necessary to manage the firmware on a given device. The UEFI Specification defines several elements used in the firmware management process that are implemented or depended upon in FmpDevicePkg such as:
EFI_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT_PROTOCOL
- Firmware Management Protocol dependency expression support
- FMP capsule format
- EFI System Resource Table (ESRT)
Package Organization¶
This section briefly describes the package modules and libraries.
Modules¶
- CapsuleUpdatePolicyDxe readme
- Purpose: \ Produces the Capsule Update Policy Protocol using the services of the Capsule Update Policy Library.
- FmpDxe readme
- Purpose: \
Produces an instance of the Firmware Management Protocol (
EFI_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT_PROTOCOL
) that is used to support updates to a firmware image stored on a firmware device
Further Reading¶
Several documents describe important elements involved in understanding FmpDevicePkg
. Consult the following
resource for more information on a particular topic.
-
FmpDevicePkg
Overview- The ReadMe documents referenced above that reside in the package.
- Tianocore wiki: FmpDevicePkg
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UEFI Specification Definitions for Firmware Updating and Reporting
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Technical Overview of the EDK II Capsule Update and Recovery Flow
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Windows UEFI Firmware Update Resources
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NIST Guidelines for Authenticated Firmware Update