moving efi code to boot

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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ that hands us a working CPU, a memory map, and a screen, and then gets out of th
way.
The key thing to understand: **UEFI is not our OS, it's a stepping stone.** It
exists to load *us*. Our `src/efi.zig` is a UEFI *application* — a normal program
exists to load *us*. Our `src/boot/efi.zig` is a UEFI *application* — a normal program
that the firmware runs — and its entire purpose is to gather what the kernel needs
and then jump into the kernel.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Partition (ESP)** and running a file at a well-known fallback path:
esp/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi <- the "removable media" default for x86-64
```
That's exactly the layout `build.zig` assembles. It builds `src/efi.zig` for the
That's exactly the layout `build.zig` assembles. It builds `src/boot/efi.zig` for the
`uefi` target, installs it to `esp/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi`, and drops the kernel ELF
at `esp/danos`. The `run-x86-64` step then points QEMU at OVMF (UEFI firmware for
virtual machines) and presents that `esp/` directory to the guest as a FAT drive.
@@ -174,6 +174,6 @@ power on
```
Bottom line: **UEFI's job is to give us a CPU, memory, and a framebuffer, then
disappear.** `src/efi.zig` is the thin bridge that collects those gifts into a
disappear.** `src/boot/efi.zig` is the thin bridge that collects those gifts into a
`BootInfo`, tears down the firmware, and jumps into the kernel — after which we're
on our own.