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In cbfs_add_component(), the |offset| variable confusingly jumps back and forth between host address space and flash address space in some cases. This patch tries to clean that logic up a bit by converting it to flash address space very early in the function, and then keeping it that way afterwards. convert() implementations that need the host address space value should store it in a different variable to reduce the risk of confusion. This should also fix a tiny issue where --gen-attribute might have previously encoded the base address as given in CBFS -- it probably makes more sense to always have it store a consistent format (i.e. always flash address). Also revert the unnecessary check for --base-address in add_topswap_bootblock() that was added in CB:59877. On closer inspection, the function actually doesn't use the passed in *offset at all and uses it purely as an out-parameter. So while our current Makefile does pass --base-address when adding the bootblock, it actually has no effect and is redundant for the topswap case. Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> Change-Id: Idf4721c5b0700789ddb81c1618d740b3e7f486cb Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/60018 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Tim Wawrzynczak <twawrzynczak@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Raul Rangel <rrangel@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@mailbox.org> |
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README.md
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 https://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:
Build Requirements
- make
- gcc / g++
Because Linux distribution compilers tend to use lots of patches. coreboot
does lots of "unusual" things in its build system, some of which break due
to those patches, sometimes by gcc aborting, sometimes - and that's worse -
by generating broken object code.
Two options: use our toolchain (eg. make crosstools-i386) or enable the
ANY_TOOLCHAINKconfig option if you're feeling lucky (no support in this case). - iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
- pkg-config
- libssl-dev (openssl)
Optional:
- doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
- gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
- ncurses (for
make menuconfigandmake nconfig) - flex and bison (for regenerating parsers)
Building coreboot
Please consult https://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 https://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:
You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list:
https://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.