Documentation/RFC: Drop obsolete doc
The format was retired 10 years ago when we moved to the new build system, kconfig and sconfig. Retire the doc as well. Change-Id: Ica1c353a80d411845b92038521d85ad5f3d359bc Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <patrick@georgi.software> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/35818 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: HAOUAS Elyes <ehaouas@noos.fr>
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New config language for LinuxBIOS
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\begin{abstract}
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We describe the new configuration language for LinuxBIOS.
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\end{abstract}
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\section{Scope}
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This document defines the new configuration language for LinuxBIOS.
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\section{Goals}
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The goals of the new language are these:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Simplified Makefiles so people can see what is set
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\item Move from the regular-expression-based language to something
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a bit more comprehensible and flexible
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\item make the specification easier for people to use and understand
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\item allow unique register-set-specifiers for each chip
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\item allow generic register-set-specifiers for each chip
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\item generate static initialization code, as needed, for the
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specifiers.
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\end{itemize}
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\section{Language}
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Here is the new language. It is very similar to the old one, differing
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in only a few respects. It borrows heavily from Greg Watson's suggestions.
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I am presenting it in a pseudo-BNF in the hopes it will be easier. Things
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in '' are keywords; things in ``'' are strings in the actual text.
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\begin{verbatim}
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#exprs are composed of factor or factor + factor etc.
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expr ::= factor ( ``+'' factor | ``-'' factor | )*
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#factors are term or term * term or term / term or ...
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factor ::= term ( ``*'' term | ``/'' term | ... )*
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#
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unary-op ::= ``!'' ID
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# term is a number, hexnumber, ID, unary-op, or a full-blown expression
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term ::= NUM | XNUM | ID | unary-op | ``(`` expr ``)''
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# Option command. Can be an expression or quote-string.
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# Options are used in the config tool itself (in expressions and 'if')
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# and are also passed to the C compiler when building linuxbios.
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# It is an error to have two option commands in a file.
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# It is an error to have an option command after the ID has been used
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# in an expression (i.e. 'set after used' is an error)
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option ::= 'option' ID '=' (``value'' | term)
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# Default command. The ID is set to this value if no option command
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# is scanned.
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# Multiple defaults for an ID will produce warning, but not errors.
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# It is OK to scan a default command after use of an ID.
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# Options always over-ride defaults.
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default ::= 'default' ID '=' (``value'' | term)
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# the mainboard, southbridge, northbridge commands
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# cause sourcing of Config.lb files as in the old config tool
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# as parts are sourced, a device tree is built. The structure
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# of the tree is determined by the structure of the components
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# as they are specified. To attach a superio to a southbridge, for
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# example, one would do this:
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# southbridge acer/5432
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# superio nsc/123
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# end
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# end
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# the tool generates static initializers for this hierarchy.
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# add C code to the current component (motherboard, etc. )
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# to initialise the component-INDEPENDENT structure members
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init ::= 'init' ``CODE''
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# add C code to the current component (motherboard, etc. )
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# to initialise the component-DEPENDENT structure members
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register ::= 'register' ``CODE''
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# mainboard command
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# statements in this block will set variables controlling the mainboard,
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# and will also place components (northbridge etc.) in the device tree
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# under this mainboard
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mainboard ::= 'mainboard' PATH (statements)* 'end'
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# standard linuxbios commands
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southbridge ::= 'southbridge' PATH (statemnts)* 'end'
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northbridge ::= 'northbridge' PATH (statemnts)* 'end'
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superio ::= 'superio PATH (statemnts)* 'end'
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cpu ::= 'cpu' PATH (statemnts)* 'end'
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arch ::= 'arch' PATH (statemnts)* 'end'
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# files for building linuxbios
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# include a file in crt0.S
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mainboardinit ::= 'mainboardinit' PATH
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# object file
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object ::= 'object' PATH
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# driver objects are just built into the image in a different way
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driver ::= 'driver' PATH
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# Use the Config.lb file in the PATH
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dir ::= 'dir' PATH
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# add a file to the set of ldscript files
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ldscript ::= 'ldscript' PATH
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# dependencies or actions for the makerule command
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dep ::= 'dep' ``dependency-string''
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act ::= 'act' ``actions''
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depsacts ::= (dep | act)*
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# set up a makerule
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#
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makerule ::= 'makerule' PATH depsacts
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#defines for use in makefiles only
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# note usable in the config tool, not passed to cc
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makedefine ::= 'makedefine' ``RAWTEXT''
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# add an action to an existing make rule
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addaction ::= 'addaction' PATH ``ACTION''
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# statements
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statement ::=
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option
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| default
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| cpu
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| arch
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| northbridge
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| southbridge
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| superio
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| object
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| driver
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| mainboardinit
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| makerule
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| makedefine
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| addaction
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| init
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| register
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| iif
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| dir
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| ldscript
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statements ::= (statement)*
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# target directory specification
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target ::= 'target' PATH
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# and the whole thing
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board ::= target (option)* mainboard
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\end{verbatim}
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\subsubsection{Command definitions}
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\subsubsubsection{option}
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\subsubsubsection{default}
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\subsubsubsection{cpu}
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\subsubsubsection{arch}
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\subsubsubsection{northbridge}
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\subsubsubsection{southbridge}
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\subsubsubsection{superio}
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\subsubsubsection{object}
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\subsubsubsection{driver}
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\subsubsubsection{mainboardinit}
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\subsubsubsection{makerule}
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\subsubsubsection{makedefine}
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\subsubsubsection{addaction}
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\subsubsubsection{init}
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\subsubsubsection{register}
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\subsubsubsection{iif}
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\subsubsubsection{dir}
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\subsubsubsection{ldscript}
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A sample file:
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\begin{verbatim}
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target x
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# over-ride the default ROM size in the mainboard file
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option CONFIG_ROM_SIZE=1024*1024
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mainboard amd/solo
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end
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\end{verbatim}
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Sample mainboard file
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\begin{verbatim}
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#
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###
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### Set all of the defaults for an x86 architecture
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###
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arch i386 end
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cpu k8 end
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#
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option CONFIG_DEBUG=1
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default CONFIG_USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=1
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option A=(1+2)
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option B=0xa
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#
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###
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### Build our 16 bit and 32 bit linuxBIOS entry code
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###
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mainboardinit cpu/i386/entry16.inc
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mainboardinit cpu/i386/entry32.inc
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ldscript cpu/i386/entry16.lds
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ldscript cpu/i386/entry32.lds
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#
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###
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### Build our reset vector (This is where linuxBIOS is entered)
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###
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if CONFIG_USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE
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mainboardinit cpu/i386/reset16.inc
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ldscript cpu/i386/reset16.lds
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else
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mainboardinit cpu/i386/reset32.inc
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ldscript cpu/i386/reset32.lds
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end
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.
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.
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.
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if CONFIG_USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE mainboardinit arch/i386/lib/noop_failover.inc end
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#
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###
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### Romcc output
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###
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#makerule ./failover.E dep "$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD)/failover.c" act "$(CPP) -I$(TOP)/src $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIG_MAINBOARD)/failover.c > ./failever.E"
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#makerule ./failover.inc dep "./romcc ./failover.E" act "./romcc -O ./failover.E > failover.inc"
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#mainboardinit ./failover.inc
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makerule ./auto.E dep "$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD)/auto.c" act "$(CPP) -I$(TOP)/src -$(ROMCCPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIG_MAINBOARD)/auto.c > ./auto.E"
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makerule ./auto.inc dep "./romcc ./auto.E" act "./romcc -O ./auto.E > auto.inc"
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mainboardinit ./auto.inc
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#
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###
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### Include the secondary Configuration files
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###
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northbridge amd/amdk8
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end
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southbridge amd/amd8111
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end
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#mainboardinit arch/i386/smp/secondary.inc
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superio nsc/pc87360
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register "com1={1} com2={0} floppy=1 lpt=1 keyboard=1"
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end
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dir /pc80
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##dir /src/superio/winbond/w83627hf
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cpu p5 end
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cpu p6 end
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cpu k7 end
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cpu k8 end
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#
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###
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### Build the objects we have code for in this directory.
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###
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##object mainboard.o
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driver mainboard.o
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object static_devices.o
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if CONFIG_HAVE_MP_TABLE object mptable.o end
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if CONFIG_HAVE_PIRQ_TABLE object irq_tables.o end
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### Location of the DIMM EEPROMS on the SMBUS
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### This is fixed into a narrow range by the DIMM package standard.
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###
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option SMBUS_MEM_DEVICE_START=(0xa << 3)
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option SMBUS_MEM_DEVICE_END=(SMBUS_MEM_DEVICE_START +1)
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option SMBUS_MEM_DEVICE_INC=1
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#
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### The linuxBIOS bootloader.
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###
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option CONFIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE = (CONFIG_ROM_SECTION_SIZE - CONFIG_ROM_IMAGE_SIZE)
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option CONFIG_ROM_PAYLOAD_START = (0xffffffff - CONFIG_ROM_SIZE + CONFIG_ROM_SECTION_OFFSET + 1)
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#
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\end{verbatim}
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I've found the output of the new tool to be easier to
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handle. Makefile.settings looks like this, for example:
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\begin{verbatim}
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TOP:=/home/rminnich/src/yapps2/freebios2
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TARGET_DIR:=x
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export CONFIG_MAINBOARD:=/home/rminnich/src/yapps2/freebios2/src/mainboard/amd/solo
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export CONFIG_ARCH:=i386
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export CONFIG_RAMBASE:=0x4000
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export CONFIG_ROM_IMAGE_SIZE:=65535
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export CONFIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE:=131073
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export CONFIG_MAX_CPUS:=1
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export CONFIG_HEAP_SIZE:=8192
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export CONFIG_STACK_SIZE:=8192
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export CONFIG_MEMORY_HOLE:=0
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export COREBOOT_VERSION:=1.1.0
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export CC:=$(CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
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\end{verbatim}
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In other words, instead of expressions, we see the values. It's easier to
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deal with.
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