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The new API allows to find VPD objects in the VPD cache.  There is no
need for the caller to allocate or free the per object memory.

The existing API (cros_vpd_gets) now uses the new function as well.

BRANCH=storm
BUG=chrome-os-partner:32611
TEST=verified that MAC addresses still show up in the device tree on
     the booted storm device

Change-Id: Id06be315981cdaa2285fc1ec61b96b62b1178a4b
Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@chromium.org>
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Original-Change-Id: I6c0b11bb844d6235930124d642da632319142d88
Original-Signed-off-by: Vadim Bendebury <vbendeb@chromium.org>
Original-Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/225258
Original-Reviewed-by: Hung-Te Lin <hungte@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/9403
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Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2015-04-10 11:57:50 +02:00
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documentation documentation: define downstream data consumption rules 2015-04-07 00:20:13 +02:00
payloads serial: Combine Tegra and Rockchip UARTs to generic 8250_mmio32 2015-04-10 07:50:21 +02:00
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README

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coreboot README
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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.