git: 55243172c190 - stable/14 - loader.efi.8/efibootmgr.8: Don't use contradicting term 'EFI BIOS'

From: Michael Osipov <michaelo_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:29:13 UTC
The branch stable/14 has been updated by michaelo:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=55243172c19047530f9377505e8b759caff17925

commit 55243172c19047530f9377505e8b759caff17925
Author:     Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-09 11:39:41 +0000
Commit:     Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-14 07:27:40 +0000

    loader.efi.8/efibootmgr.8: Don't use contradicting term 'EFI BIOS'
    
    Both (U)EFI and BIOS are completely different things, be precise and don't use
    them together.
    
    Reviewed by:    imp
    MFC after:      3 days
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56329
    
    (cherry picked from commit 4f684e929de1275b1099b17b2a2cff0d3f4af223)
---
 stand/efi/loader/main.c          |  4 ++--
 stand/man/loader.efi.8           | 12 ++++++------
 usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 |  6 +++---
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/stand/efi/loader/main.c b/stand/efi/loader/main.c
index d6a42c0241fc..0fdfeab118f2 100644
--- a/stand/efi/loader/main.c
+++ b/stand/efi/loader/main.c
@@ -756,8 +756,8 @@ parse_uefi_con_out(void)
 		 * If we don't have any ConOut default to both. If we have GOP
 		 * make video primary, otherwise just make serial primary. In
 		 * either case, try to use both the 'efi' console which will use
-		 * the GOP, if present and serial. If there's an EFI BIOS that
-		 * omits this, but has a serial port redirect, we'll
+		 * the GOP, if present and serial. If there's an EFI firmware
+		 * that omits this, but has a serial port redirect, we'll
 		 * unavioidably get doubled characters (but we'll be right in
 		 * all the other more common cases).
 		 */
diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8
index f2278247b648..e02ed4720be2 100644
--- a/stand/man/loader.efi.8
+++ b/stand/man/loader.efi.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd September 3, 2024
+.Dd April 11, 2026
 .Dt LOADER.EFI 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ process.
 .Xr boot1.efi 8
 is deprecated for new installations.
 .Ss Console Considerations
-The EFI BIOS provides a generic console.
+The UEFI firmware provides a generic console.
 In
 .Nm
 this is selected by specifying
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ primary if a UEFI graphics device is detected, or the serial console
 as primary if not.
 .Pp
 On x86 platforms, if you wish to redirect the loader's output to a serial port
-when the EFI BIOS doesn't support it, or to a serial port that isn't the one the
-EFI BIOS redirects its output to, set
+when the UEFI firmware doesn't support it, or to a serial port that isn't the
+one the UEFI firmware redirects its output to, set
 .Dv console
 to
 .Dq comconsole .
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ If this causes a doubling of characters, set
 .Dv console
 to
 .Dq efi ,
-since your EFI BIOS is redirecting to the serial port already.
+since your UEFI firmware is redirecting to the serial port already.
 .Pp
-If your EFI BIOS redirects the serial port, you may need to tell the kernel
+If your UEFI firmware redirects the serial port, you may need to tell the kernel
 which address to use.
 EFI uses ACPI's UID to identify the serial port, but
 .Nm
diff --git a/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 b/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8
index 68eef1c9cbb5..654b14e9ff7a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd February 15, 2023
+.Dd April 11, 2026
 .Dt EFIBOOTMGR 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ boot method to be tried once upon the next boot.
 .Pp
 The UEFI standard defines how hosts may control what is used to
 bootstrap the system.
-Each method is encapsulated within a persistent UEFI variable, stored
-by the UEFI BIOS of the form
+Each method is encapsulated within a persistent UEFI variable,
+stored by the UEFI firmware of the form
 .Cm Boot Ns Em XXXX
 (where XXXX are uppercase hexadecimal digits).
 These variables are numbered, each describing where to load the bootstrap