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diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/x86_start16.py b/tools/binman/etype/x86_start16.py
index 7d32ecd321..6736b692d5 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/x86_start16.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/x86_start16.py
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ class Entry_x86_start16(Entry_blob):
"""x86 16-bit start-up code for U-Boot
Properties / Entry arguments:
- - filename: Filename of u-boot-x86-16bit.bin (default
- 'u-boot-x86-16bit.bin')
+ - filename: Filename of u-boot-x86-start16.bin (default
+ 'u-boot-x86-start16.bin')
x86 CPUs start up in 16-bit mode, even if they are 32-bit CPUs. This code
- must be placed at a particular address. This entry holds that code. It is
- typically placed at offset CONFIG_SYS_X86_START16. The code is responsible
- for changing to 32-bit mode and jumping to U-Boot's entry point, which
- requires 32-bit mode (for 32-bit U-Boot).
+ must be placed in the top 64KB of the ROM. The reset code jumps to it. This
+ entry holds that code. It is typically placed at offset
+ CONFIG_SYS_X86_START16. The code is responsible for changing to 32-bit mode
+ and jumping to U-Boot's entry point, which requires 32-bit mode (for 32-bit
+ U-Boot).
For 64-bit U-Boot, the 'x86_start16_spl' entry type is used instead.
"""
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@ class Entry_x86_start16(Entry_blob):
Entry_blob.__init__(self, section, etype, node)
def GetDefaultFilename(self):
- return 'u-boot-x86-16bit.bin'
+ return 'u-boot-x86-start16.bin'