coreboot-kgpe-d16/Documentation/mainboard/ocp/deltalake.md

OCP Delta Lake

This page describes coreboot support status for the OCP (Open Compute Project) Delta Lake server platform. This page is updated following each 4-weeks build/test/release cycle.

Introduction

OCP Delta Lake server platform is a component of multi-host server system Yosemite-V3. Both were announced by Facebook and Intel in OCP virtual summit 2020.

Delta Lake server is a single socket Cooper Lake Scalable Processor server.

Yosemite-V3 has multiple configurations. Depending on configurations, it may host up to 4 Delta Lake servers in one sled.

Yosemite-V3 and Delta Lake are currently in DVT phase. Facebook, Intel and partners jointly develop FSP/coreboot/LinuxBoot stack on Delta Lake as an alternative solution.

Required blobs

This board currently requires:

• FSP blob: The blob (Intel Cooper Lake Scalable Processor Firmware Support Package) is not yet available to the public. It will be made public some time after the MP (Mass Production) of CooperLake Scalable Processor when the FSP is mature.
• Microcode: Available through github.com:otcshare/Intel-Generic-Microcode.git.
• ME binary: Not yet available to the public.

Payload

• LinuxBoot: This is necessary only if you use LinuxBoot as coreboot payload. U-root as initramfs, is used in the joint development. It can be built following All about u-root.

Flashing coreboot

To do in-band FW image update, use flashrom: flashrom -p internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq -c "Opaque flash chip" --ifd
-i bios --noverify-all -w

From OpenBMC, to update FW image: fw-util slotx --update bios

To power off/on the host: power-util slotx off power-util slotx on

To connect to console through SOL (Serial Over Lan): sol-util slotx

Working features

The solution is developed using LinuxBoot payload with Linux kernel 5.2.9, and u-root as initramfs.

• SMBIOS:
  • Type 0 -- BIOS Information
  • Type 1 -- System Information
  • Type 2 -- Baseboard Information
  • Type 3 -- System Enclosure or Chassis
  • Type 4 -- Processor Information
  • Type 7 -- Cache Information
  • Type 8 -- Port Connector Information
  • Type 9 -- PCI Slot Information
  • Type 11 -- OEM String
  • Type 13 -- BIOS Language Information
  • Type 32 -- System Boot Information
  • Type 38 -- IPMI Device Information
  • Type 127 -- End-of-Table
• BMC integration:
  • BMC readiness check
  • IPMI commands
  • watchdog timer
  • POST complete pin acknowledgement
  • Check BMC version: ipmidump -device
• SEL record generation
• Early serial output
• port 80h direct to GPIO
• ACPI tables: APIC/DMAR/DSDT/FACP/FACS/HPET/MCFG/SPMI/SRAT/SLIT/SSDT
• Skipping memory training upon subsequent reboots by using MRC cache
• BMC crash dump
• Error injection through ITP
• Versions
  • Check FSP version: cbmem | grep LB_TAG_PLATFORM_BLOB_VERSION
  • Check Microcode version: cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep microcode
• Devices:
  • Boot drive
  • NIC card
  • All 5 data drives
• Power button
• localboot
• netboot from IPv6

Stress/performance tests passed

• OS warm reboot overnight (6 hours)
• Mprime test (6 hours)
• MLC (Intel Memory Latency Check)
• Linkpack

Firmware configurations

ChromeOS VPD is used to store most of the firmware configurations. RO_VPD region holds default values, while RW_VPD region holds customized values.

VPD variables supported are:

• firmware_version: This variable holds overall firmware version. coreboot uses that value to populate smbios type 1 version field.
• DeltaLake specific VPDs: check mb/ocp/deltalake/vpd.h.

Known issues

• ME based power capping. This is a bug in ME. An IPS ticket is filed with Intel.
• HECI is not set up correctly, so BMC is not able to get PCH and DIMM temperature sensor readings. An IPS ticket is filed.

Feature gaps

• SMBIOS:
  • Type 16 -- Physical Memory Array
  • Type 17 -- Memory Device
  • Type 19 -- Memory Array Mapped Address
  • Type 41 -- Onboard Devices Extended Information
• Hardware error injection, detection, reporting
• PFR/CBnT
• RO_VPD region as well as other RO regions are not write protected.

Technology

+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Processor (1 socket)   | Intel Cooper Lake Scalable Processor        |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| BMC                    | Aspeed AST 2500                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| PCH                    | Intel Lewisburg C620 Series                 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+