Update README with extra_hardware plugin changes

The patch that added eDeploy conversion to the extra_hardware plugin
forgot to update the README to reflect the changes, this patch updates
the extra_hardware section in the README to explain the new
functionality of the plugin.

Change-Id: Ie04db11643a7376c68cfbbf7ae2a1d74f55fa70a
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Sam Betts 2015-09-25 11:11:39 +01:00
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@ -522,7 +522,11 @@ Here are some plugins that can be additionally enabled:
runs.
``extra_hardware``
stores the value of the 'data' key returned by the ramdisk as a JSON
encoded string in a Swift object.
encoded string in a Swift object. The plugin will also attempt to convert
the data into a format usable by introspection rules. If this is successful
then the new format will be stored in the 'extra' key. The 'data' key is
then deleted from the introspection data, as unless converted it's assumed
unusable by introspection rules.
Refer to CONTRIBUTING.rst_ for information on how to write your own plugin.