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This is based around the SMBIOS event log specification but expanded with OEM event types to support more specific and relevant system events. It requires flash storage and a minimum 4K block (or flash block size) that should be allocated in the FMAP. A copy of the event log is maintained in memory for convenience and speed and the in-memory copy is written to flash at specific points. The log is automatically shunk when it reaches a configurable full threshold in order to not get stuck with a full log that needs OS help to clear. ELOG implements the specification published here: http://code.google.com/p/firmware-event-log/wiki/FirmwareEventLogDesign And is similar to what we use in other firmware at Google. This implementation does not support double-buffered flash regions. This is done because speed is valued over the log reliability and it keeps the code simpler for the first version. This is a large commit and by itself it just provides a new driver that is made available to coreboot. Without additional patches it is not very useful, but the end result is an event log that will contain entries like this: 171 | 2012-06-23 16:02:55 | System boot | 285 172 | 2012-06-23 16:02:55 | EC Event | Power Button 173 | 2012-06-23 16:02:55 | SUS Power Fail 174 | 2012-06-23 16:02:55 | System Reset 175 | 2012-06-23 16:02:55 | ACPI Wake | S5 Change-Id: I985524c67f525c8a268eccbd856c1a4c2a426889 Signed-off-by: Duncan Laurie <dlaurie@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1311 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 http://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: * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices Build Requirements ------------------ * 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 ------------------------------------------------ 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 --------------------- 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.