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Duncan Laurie 79bbbd9db3 ELOG: Add support for SMM and kernel GSMI driver The linux kernel contains an SMI driver that was written by me (Duncan) and upstreamed a couple years ago called GSMI. This driver will format a parameter buffer and pass pointers to this parameter buffer to the SMI handler. It uses this to generate events for kernel shutdown reasons: Clean, Panic, Oops, etc. This function expects to be passed pointers into the SMM state save area that correspond to the prameter buffer and the return code, which are typically EAX and EBX. The format of the parameter buffer is defined in the kernel driver so we implement the same interface here in order to be compatible. GSMI_CMD_HANDSHAKE: this is an early call that it does to try and detect what kind of BIOS is running. GSMI_CMD_SET_EVENT_LOG: this contains a parameter buffer that has event type and data. The kernel-specific events are translated here and raw events are passed through as well which allows any run-time event to be added for testing. GSMI_CMD_CLEAR_EVENT_LOG: this command clears the event log. First the gsmi driver must be enabled in the kernel with CONFIG_GOOGLE_GSMI and then events can be added via sysfs and events are automatically generated for various kernel shutdown reasons. These can be seen in the event log as the 'Kernel Event' type: 169 \| 2012-06-23 15:03:04 \| Kernl Event \| Clean Shutdown 181 \| 2012-06-23 16:26:32 \| Kernl Event \| Oops 181 \| 2012-06-23 16:26:32 \| Kernl Event \| Panic Change-Id: Ic0a3916401f0d9811e4aa8b2c560657dccc920c1 Signed-off-by: Duncan Laurie <dlaurie@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1316 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>		2012-07-26 00:19:42 +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	ELOG: Add support for SMM and kernel GSMI driver	2012-07-26 00:19:42 +02:00
util	ifdtool: Use perror for file write errors	2012-07-24 10:13:33 +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
COPYING	update license template.	2006-08-12 22:03:36 +00:00
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
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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
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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.