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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+U-Boot API documentation
+========================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   efi
+   linker_lists
+   serial
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 U-Boot Developer Manual
 #######################
 
-.. toctree::
+U-Boot API documentation
+------------------------
 
-   efi
-   linker_lists
-   serial
+These books get into the details of how specific U-Boot subsystems work
+from the point of view of a U-Boot developer.  Much of the information here
+is taken directly from the U-Boot source, with supplemental material added
+as needed (or at least as we managed to add it - probably *not* all that is
+needed).
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   api/index