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@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ U-Boot Phases
U-Boot boots through the following phases:
TPL
- Very early init, as tiny as possible. This loads SPL.
+ Very early init, as tiny as possible. This loads SPL (or VPL if enabled).
+
+VPL
+ Optional verification step, which can select one of several SPL binaries,
+ if A/B verified boot is enabled. Implementation of the VPL logic is
+ work-in-progress. For now it just boots into SPL.
SPL
Secondary program loader. Sets up SDRAM and loads U-Boot proper. It may also