[Fedora QA] #256: Add EFI data to installation / base results matrices

[Fedora QA]

#256: Add EFI data to installation / base results matrices
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 Reporter:  adamwill           |       Owner:  adamwill 
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  critical           |   Milestone:  Fedora 17
Component:  Wiki               |     Version:           
 Keywords:  efi retrospective  |  
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 It would be nice if we could explicitly include EFI install test results
 in the installation matrix.

 Right now we just have the efidisk.img test case, which is kind of
 outdated: we don't just have a 'special' EFI boot disk any more, EFI
 support is integrated into all images.

 I'm not yet sure of the best way to lay this out, but I think we need to
 capture:

 * result of a straight-through DVD install booted via EFI
 * result of a straight-through live CD install booted via EFI
 * result of a straight-through live-image-written-to-USB-by-livecd-iso-to-
 disk install booted via EFI
 * result of a straight-through DVD-image-written-to-USB-by-l-i-t-d install
 booted via EFI
 * result of preupgrading an EFI install
 * result of DVD upgrading an EFI install

 I think other test cases don't necessarily need to be done both BIOS and
 EFI, but we probably need at least the above results.

 One way to do this would be to add an "EFI" column to the installation and
 base results matrices, and only provide boxes in that column for the test
 cases that cover the above features. But that's just one idea; there may
 be a better way.

 This should be completed in time for F17 Alpha, as EFI boot is considered
 Alpha-critical for F17.

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