Introduction
Welcome to Patina - a pure Rust project dedicated to evolving and modernizing UEFI firmware with a strong focus on security, performance, and reliability. This book serves as high-level documentation for developers and platform owners working with or contributing to Patina.
It provides guidance on building firmware in a no_std Rust environment, integrating the Patina DXE Core, developing
pure-Rust Patina components, and contributing to the ecosystem - all without assuming prior experience with
Patina itself.
Before getting started, you may want to read the Patina Background, which outlines the project's goals and design philosophy.
In addition, here are some of the more commonly referenced documentation in this book:
This documentation aims to be as detailed as possible, not assuming any previous knowledge. However some general Rust knowledge is beneficial throughout the book, and some EDK II knowledge is beneficial to understanding how consume the final pure-Rust platform Patina DXE core in EDK II style firmware.