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By design, the imd library still provdes dynamic growth so that feature is consistent. The imd-based cbmem packs small allocations into a larger entry using a tiered imd. The following examples show the reduced fragmentation and reduced memory usage. Before with dynamic cbmem: CBMEM ROOT 0. 023ff000 00001000 aaaabbbb 1. 023fe000 00001000 aaaabbbc 2. 023fd000 00001000 aaaabbbe 3. 023fc000 00001000 aaaacccc 4. 023fa000 00002000 aaaacccd 5. 023f9000 00001000 ROMSTAGE 6. 023f8000 00001000 CONSOLE 7. 023d8000 00020000 COREBOOT 8. 023d6000 00002000 After with tiered imd: IMD ROOT 0. 023ff000 00001000 IMD SMALL 1. 023fe000 00001000 aaaacccc 2. 023fc000 00001060 aaaacccd 3. 023fb000 000007cf CONSOLE 4. 023db000 00020000 COREBOOT 5. 023d9000 00002000 IMD small region: IMD ROOT 0. 023fec00 00000400 aaaabbbb 1. 023febe0 00000020 aaaabbbc 2. 023feba0 00000040 aaaabbbe 3. 023feb20 00000080 ROMSTAGE 4. 023feb00 00000004 Side note: this CL provides a basis for what hoops one needs to jump through when there are not writeable global variables on a particular platform in the early stages. Change-Id: If770246caa64b274819e45a26e100b62b9f8d2db Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/9169 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Marc Jones <marc.jones@se-eng.com> |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- coreboot README ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a payload. With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic, coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom bootloaders, or implement firmware standards, like PC BIOS services or UEFI. This allows for systems to only include the features necessary in the target application, reducing the amount of code and flash space required. coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS. Payloads -------- After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any desired "payload" can be started by coreboot. See http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads for a list of supported payloads. Supported Hardware ------------------ coreboot supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards. For details please consult: * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices Build Requirements ------------------ * gcc / g++ * make Optional: * doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation) * iasl (for targets with ACPI support) * gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets) * ncurses (for 'make menuconfig') * flex and bison (for regenerating parsers) Building coreboot ----------------- Please consult http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO for details. Testing coreboot Without Modifying Your Hardware ------------------------------------------------ If you want to test coreboot without any risks before you really decide to use it on your hardware, you can use the QEMU system emulator to run coreboot virtually in QEMU. Please see http://www.coreboot.org/QEMU for details. Website and Mailing List ------------------------ Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development guidelines and more can be found on the coreboot website: http://www.coreboot.org You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list: http://www.coreboot.org/Mailinglist Copyright and License --------------------- The copyright on coreboot is owned by quite a large number of individual developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details. coreboot is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)", and some files are licensed under the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which were derived from other projects, other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply. Please check the individual source files for details. This makes the resulting coreboot images licensed under the GPL, version 2.