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authorAtish Patra <atish.patra@wdc.com>2019-02-18 23:17:16 -0800
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+Linux as a direct payload to OpenSBI
+====================================
+
+OpenSBI has the capability to load Linux kernel image directly in supervisor
+mode. The flattened image generated by the Linux kernel build process can be
+provided as payload to OpenSBI.
+
+Detailed examples and platform guides can be found in both [QEMU](
+../platform/qemu_virt.md) and [HiFive Unleashed](../platform/sifive_fu540.md)
+platform guide respectively.
+