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Kyösti Mälkki 6ff1d36a47 Intel and GFXUMA: fix MTRR and use uma_resource() Commit `2d42b34003` changed the variable MTRR setup and removed compensation of uma_memory_size in the cacheable memory resources. Since the cacheable region size was no longer divisible by a large power of 2, like 256 MB, this caused excessive use of MTRRs. As first symptoms, slow boot with grub and poor user response. As a solution, register the actual top of low ram with ram_resource(), and do not subtract the UMA/TSEG regions from it. TSEG may require further work as the original did not appear exactly right to begin with. To have UMA as un-cacheable, use uma_resource(). Change-Id: I4ca99b5c2ca4e474296590b3d0c6ef5d09550d80 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1239 Reviewed-by: Anton Kochkov <anton.kochkov@gmail.com> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)		2012-07-27 15:54:08 +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: Fix typo	2012-07-27 11:09:19 +02:00
src	Intel and GFXUMA: fix MTRR and use uma_resource()	2012-07-27 15:54:08 +02:00
util	Drop mainboard chip.h	2012-07-26 22:57:35 +02:00
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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
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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.