Go to file
Aaron Durbin bf1e481944 lib: remove FLASHMAP_OFFSET config variable
The FLASHMAP_OFFSET config variable is used in lib/fmap.c, however
the fmdtool creates a fmap_config.h with a FMAP_OFFSET #define.
Those 2 values are not consistent. Therefore, remove the Kconfig
variable and defer to the #define generated by fmdtool.

Change-Id: Ib4ecbc429e142b3e250106eea59fea1caa222917
Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/14765
Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
Reviewed-by: Furquan Shaikh <furquan@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Leroy P Leahy <leroy.p.leahy@intel.com>
2016-05-11 21:32:44 +02:00
3rdparty 3rdparty/blobs: add more Qualcomm stubs 2016-05-10 21:22:28 +02:00
Documentation lib: remove FLASHMAP_OFFSET config variable 2016-05-11 21:32:44 +02:00
payloads coreboot_tables: Extend serial port description 2016-05-09 17:21:22 +02:00
src lib: remove FLASHMAP_OFFSET config variable 2016-05-11 21:32:44 +02:00
util cbfstool/fsp: Rename fsp1_1_relocate 2016-05-11 18:38:28 +02:00
.clang-format Provide coreboot coding style formalisation file for clang-format 2015-11-10 00:49:03 +01:00
.gitignore .gitignore: add build and libpayload dirs for nvramcui payload 2016-05-03 04:16:45 +02:00
.gitmodules git modules: rename git submodules to avoid hierarchies 2016-02-11 20:55:55 +01:00
.gitreview
COPYING
MAINTAINERS MAINTAINERS: Add maintainer for Pineview & x4x chipsets & boards 2016-04-19 19:25:59 +02:00
Makefile Makefile: Update payload clean targets 2016-03-09 17:01:56 +01:00
Makefile.inc xip: Do not pass --xip for early stages if CAR supports code execution 2016-05-09 05:01:58 +02:00
README
toolchain.inc toolchain.inc: test IASL by version string instead of number 2016-03-04 16:36:25 +01:00

README

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------

 * 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_TOOLCHAIN Kconfig option if you're feeling lucky (no support in this
   case).
 * iasl (for targets with ACPI support)

Optional:

 * doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
 * gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
 * ncurses (for 'make menuconfig' and 'make nconfig')
 * 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.