coreboot-kgpe-d16/util/me_cleaner/README.md
Nicola Corna e38f85915f util/me_cleaner: Pull the latest changes from upstream
Relevant changes (commit 250b2ec):
 * Fix a bug for ME6 Ignition images.
 * Fix signature checking for ME11 and later.
 * Add command line arguments.
 * Add an option to relocate the FTPR partition to the top of the
    ME region, recovering most of the ME region space.
 * Print the image minimum size.
 * Add write boundary checks, to prevent writes on other regions
    in case of bugs.

The new changes have been tested on multiple platforms by the
me_cleaner users. They have been tested also on the author's
X220T with coreboot, where the ME region has been shrinked up to
84 kB without any issue.

Change-Id: I3bd6b4cba9f5eebc3cd4892dd9f188744a06c42b
Signed-off-by: Nicola Corna <nicola@corna.info>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/18473
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
2017-03-02 22:04:08 +01:00

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# ME cleaner
A cleaner for Intel ME/TXE images.
This tools removes any unnecessary partition from an Intel ME/TXE firmware, reducing
its size and its ability to interact with the system.
It should work both with coreboot and with the factory firmware.
Currently this tool:
* Scans the FPT (partition table) and checks that everything is correct
* Removes any partition entry (except for FTPR) from FPT
* Removes any partition except for the fundamental one (FTPR)
* Removes the EFFS presence flag
* Corrects the FPT checksum
* Removes any non-essential LZMA or Huffman compressed module from the FTPR partition (pre-Skylake only)
* Relocates the remaining parts of the FTPR partition to the top of the ME region (pre-Skylake only)
* Checks the validity of the RSA signature of the FTPR partition
Don't forget to power cycle your PC after flashing the modified ME/TXE image
(power off and power on, not just reboot).
See the [current status](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/me_cleaner-status)
or [a more detailed description](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/How-does-it-work%3F)
of me_cleaner.
Special thanks to Federico Amedeo Izzo for his help during the study of Intel ME.