Quick Boot: A Guide for Embedded Firmware Developers, 2nd Edition (TEXT, searchable!)

*** Useful for coreboot BIOS developers, U-Boot and other open source embedded firmware engineers! ***
Quick Boot is designed to give developers a background in the basic architecture and details of a typical boot sequence. More specifically, this book describes the basic initialization sequence that allows developers the freedom to boot an OS without a fully featured system BIOS. Various specifications provide the basics of both the code bases and the standards. This book also provides insights into optimization techniques for more advanced developers. With proper background information, the required specifications on hand, and diligence, many developers can create quality boot solutions using this text.