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Ronald G. Minnich 305b19dd7a Remove code that enables/disables VMX in coreboot on chromebooks. There are several reasons for this: 1. It's a core setting, not a platform setting, which is bizarre. But, we disable vmx via an SMI, and that only happens on core 0. Hence, the code did not correctly make the same settings on all cores- one had them disabled, the others were in an unknown state. When (e.g.) kvm started on a vmx-enabled core, then moved to a vmx-disabled core, the processor would reset very quickly. Changing this would be messy. 2. On the CPU on link, there is something about trying to set the lock bit that is getting a GPF. 3. It's the wrong place and time to set it. Once controlled, they can't be changed in the kernel. The kernel is what should control this feature, not the BIOS, as we have learned time and time again. If somebody is in as root and can start a VM, you have a lot more to worry about than someone starting a guest virtual machine. Change-Id: I4f36093f1b68207251584066ccb9a6bcfeec767e Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1276 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>		2012-07-24 06:54:59 +02:00
3rdparty@f933fda790	Finally update 3rdparty	2012-07-19 13:58:02 +02:00
documentation	Whitespace/typo/cosmetic fixes (trivial).	2010-09-23 18:48:27 +00:00
payloads	libpayload: Add reset function for OHCI USB driver	2012-07-12 10:00:17 +02:00
src	Remove code that enables/disables VMX in coreboot on chromebooks.	2012-07-24 06:54:59 +02:00
util	msrtool: Factor out cpuid() from target probe functions into main()	2012-07-21 17:35:46 +02:00
.gitignore	romcc: kill gcc warnings and .gitignore generated files	2012-02-07 22:34:42 +01:00
.gitmodules	Add 3rdparty as submodule	2012-05-01 00:08:37 +02:00
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Makefile	Keep cscope.out when distclean.	2012-03-31 12:06:10 +02:00
Makefile.inc	abuild: Build boards in parallel if possible	2012-05-10 22:11:16 +02:00
README	Update README with newer version of the text from the web page	2011-06-15 10:16:33 +02:00

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
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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
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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
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 * 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
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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
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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.