doc: Add a description for bootmeth_android
Add initial documentation for the Android bootmeth.
Signed-off-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@baylibre.com>
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+
+Android Bootmeth
+================
+
+Android provides a mechanism for booting its Operating System from eMMC storage,
+described on `source.android.com <https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader>`_.
+
+Android has strong requirements about partitioning layout which are described
+`here <https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/partitions>`_.
+Because multiple partitions are required, this bootmeth only operates on whole mmc
+devices which have a valid partition table.
+
+When invoked on a bootdev, this bootmeth searches for the ``misc`` partition in order
+to read the *boot mode*, which can be one of following:
+
+Normal
+ Boot the regular Android Operating System.
+
+Recovery
+ Boot a slimmed down Recovery Operating System. Can be used
+ to factory reset the device or to apply system updates.
+
+Bootloader
+ Stay in U-Boot and wait for fastboot commands from the host.
+
+After the *boot mode* has been determined, this bootmeth will read the *slot suffix*
+from the ``misc`` partition. For details about slots, see
+`the AOSP documentation <https://source.android.com/docs/core/ota/ab#slots>`_.
+
+When both the *boot mode* and the *slot suffix* are known, the bootflow is created.
+
+When the bootflow is booted, the bootmeth reads the kernel, the boot arguments and
+the vendor ramdisk.
+It then boots the kernel using bootm. The relevant devicetree blob is extracted
+from the ``boot`` partition based on the ``adtb_idx`` environment variable.
+
+The compatible string "u-boot,android" is used for the driver. It is present
+if `CONFIG_BOOTMETH_ANDROID` is enabled.