3 files changed, 65 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/util/board_status/README b/util/board_status/README
deleted file mode 100644
index c462e7de2c..0000000000
--- a/util/board_status/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-General information on boot logs
-================================
-To gather good boot logs, you must set the debug level to Spew.
-
-If your board uses CMOS configuration[1], you can do it like this:
-nvramtool -w debug_level=Spew
-
-Else you will need to have to set the default log level at compile
-time, to do that go in "Console  --->" in make menuconfig, then set
-"Default console log level" to SPEW
-
-Reference:
-----------
-[1] in make menuconfig you should have: [*] Use CMOS for configuration values
-    This option is also known as CONFIG_USE_OPTION_TABLE in Kconfig.
-Information through SSH
-======================
-board_status.sh can gather information through ssh with the -r
-option.
-
-When using "-r <host>", The script will attempt to log into
-root@<host>.
-In order for "-r <host>" to work, the script has to be able
-to log into the remote host's root account, without having
-to provide a password.
-That can be achieved with the use of SSH keys and ssh-agent.
-
-board_status.sh expects the remote host to have the following
-programs in its path: cbmem, dmesg
-
-Boot log gathering through a serial port
-=======================================
-When using -s </dev/xxx>, board_status.sh starts by retrieving the
-boot log through the serial port.
-
-To produce such logs, power off the board, run board_status.sh
-with the right arguments, power on the board.
-At that point the logs will be displayed by board_status.sh as they
-are produced by the board.
-
-Enter will have to be pressed once the board has booted and is in a
-state where the script is able to log into that board.
-
-Publishing
-==========
-The -u switch will publish the results: It will make a git patch out
-of the status information, that will be directly pushed in the
-board-status repository.
-It expects the user to already have an account in coreboot's gerrit
-instance.
diff --git a/util/board_status/README.md b/util/board_status/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89db5c8dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/board_status/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+General information on boot logs
+================================
+
+To gather good boot logs, you must set the debug level to Spew.
+
+If your board uses CMOS configuration[1], you can do it like this:
+
+```shell
+nvramtool -w debug_level=Spew
+```
+
+Else you will need to have to set the default log level at compile
+time, to do that go in `Console  --->` in make menuconfig, then set
+`Default console log level` to SPEW.
+
+Reference:
+----------
+
+[1] in make menuconfig you should have: `General setup  --->`, `[*] Use CMOS for configuration values`.
+    This option is also known as `CONFIG_USE_OPTION_TABLE` in `Kconfig`.
+
+Gather information through SSH
+==============================
+
+`board_status.sh` can gather information through ssh with the `-r`
+option.
+
+When using `-r <host>`, The script will attempt to log into
+root@host.
+
+In order for `-r <host>` to work, the script has to be able
+to log into the remote host's root account, without having
+to provide a password.
+
+That can be achieved with the use of SSH keys and ssh-agent.
+
+`board_status.sh` expects the remote host to have the following
+programs in its path: `cbmem`, `dmesg`.
+
+Boot log gathering through a serial port
+========================================
+
+When using `board_status.sh -s </dev/xxx>`, script starts by retrieving the
+boot log through the serial port.
+
+To produce such logs, power off the board, run `board_status.sh`
+with the right arguments, power on the board.
+
+At that point the logs will be displayed by `board_status.sh` as they
+are produced by the board.
+
+<kbd>Enter</kbd> will have to be pressed once the board has booted and is in a
+state where the script is able to log into that board.
+
+Publishing
+==========
+
+It expects the user to already have an account in
+[coreboot's Gerrit instance](https://review.coreboot.org).
+
+The `-u` switch will publish the results: It will make a `git patch` out
+of the status information, that will be directly pushed in the
+board-status repository.
diff --git a/util/board_status/board_status.sh b/util/board_status/board_status.sh
index 1024ff67b2..292bffac73 100755
--- a/util/board_status/board_status.sh
+++ b/util/board_status/board_status.sh
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ case $(uname) in
 			echo "Please install gmake, or build and install devel/gmake from ports."
 			exit $EXIT_FAILURE
 		else
-			MAKE=gmake
+			MAKE='gmake'
 		fi
 		;;
 	*)
-		MAKE=make
+		MAKE='make'
 		;;
 esac