bff4cb0558
This update is a combination of all four of the patches so that the
commit can be done without breaking parts of coreboot. This possible
breakage is because of the cross-dependencies between the original
separate patches would cause failure because of data structure changes.
security/intel/stm
This directory contains the functions that check and move the STM to the
MSEG, create its page tables, and create the BIOS resource list.
The STM page tables is a six page region located in the MSEG and are
pointed to by the CR3 Offset field in the MSEG header. The initial
page tables will identity map all memory between 0-4G. The STM starts
in IA32e mode, which requires page tables to exist at startup.
The BIOS resource list defines the resources that the SMI Handler is
allowed to access. This includes the SMM memory area where the SMI
handler resides and other resources such as I/O devices. The STM uses
the BIOS resource list to restrict the SMI handler's accesses.
The BIOS resource list is currently located in the same area as the
SMI handler. This location is shown in the comment section before
smm_load_module in smm_module_loader.c
Note: The files within security/intel/stm come directly from their
Tianocore counterparts. Unnecessary code has been removed and the
remaining code has been converted to meet coreboot coding requirements.
For more information see:
SMI Transfer Monitor (STM) User Guide, Intel Corp.,
August 2015, Rev 1.0, can be found at firmware.intel.com
include/cpu/x86:
Addtions to include/cpu/x86 for STM support.
cpu/x86:
STM Set up - The STM needs to be loaded into the MSEG during BIOS
initialization and the SMM Monitor Control MSR be set to indicate
that an STM is in the system.
cpu/x86/smm:
SMI module loader modifications needed to set up the
SMM descriptors used by the STM during its initialization
Original-Change-Id: If4adcd92c341162630ce1ec357ffcf8a135785ec
Original-Signed-off-by: Eugene D. Myers <edmyers@tycho.nsa.gov>
Original-Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/33234
Original-Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
Original-Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
Original-Reviewed-by: ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
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README.md
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 https://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:
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_TOOLCHAINKconfig option if you're feeling lucky (no support in this case). - iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
- pkg-config
- libssl-dev (openssl)
Optional:
- doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
- gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
- ncurses (for
make menuconfigandmake nconfig) - flex and bison (for regenerating parsers)
Building coreboot
Please consult https://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 https://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:
You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list:
https://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.