A few months ago I wrote up some code for mkinitcpio which teaches it how to create UEFI executables utilizing the systemd stub. The change can be found here: https://github.com/archlinux/mkinitcpio/pull/53 This is a short introduction to why the feature is great, how it makes it easier to boot your system, and how it can be used to better secure your system with something like secure boot. The Boot Process For the past decade most computers have two ways to boot.
