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# OCP Delta Lake
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This page describes coreboot support status for the [OCP] (Open Compute Project)
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Delta Lake server platform. This page is updated following each 4-weeks
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build/test/release cycle.
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## Introduction
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OCP Delta Lake server platform is a component of multi-host server system
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Yosemite-V3. Both were announced by Facebook and Intel in [OCP virtual summit 2020].
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Delta Lake server is a single socket Cooper Lake Scalable Processor (CPX-SP) server.
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Yosemite-V3 has multiple configurations. Depending on configurations, it may
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host up to 4 Delta Lake servers in one sled.
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The Yosemite-V3 program is in PVT phase. Facebook, Intel and partners
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jointly develop FSP/coreboot/LinuxBoot stack on Delta Lake as an alternative
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solution. This development reached EVT exit equivalent status.
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## Required blobs
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This board currently requires:
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- FSP blob: The blob (Intel Cooper Lake Scalable Processor Firmware Support Package)
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is not yet available to the public. It will be made public some time after the MP
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(Mass Production) of CPX-SP.
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- Microcode: Available through github.com:otcshare/Intel-Generic-Microcode.git.
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- ME binary: Ignition binary will be made public some time after the MP
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of CPX-SP.
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- ACM binaries: only required for CBnT enablement.
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## Payload
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- LinuxBoot: This is necessary only if you use LinuxBoot as coreboot payload.
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U-root as initramfs, is used in the joint development. It can be built
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following [All about u-root].
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## Flashing coreboot
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To do in-band FW image update, use [flashrom]:
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flashrom -p internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq -c "Opaque flash chip" --ifd \
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-i bios --noverify-all -w <path to coreboot image>
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From OpenBMC, to update FW image:
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fw-util slotx --update bios <path to coreboot image>
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To power off/on the host:
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power-util slotx off
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power-util slotx on
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To connect to console through SOL (Serial Over Lan):
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sol-util slotx
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## Firmware configurations
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[ChromeOS VPD] is used to store most of the firmware configurations.
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RO_VPD region holds default values, while RW_VPD region holds customized
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values.
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VPD variables supported are:
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- firmware_version: This variable holds overall firmware version. coreboot
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uses that value to populate smbios type 1 version field.
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- bmc_bootorder_override: When it's set to 1 IPMI OEM command can override boot
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order. The boot order override is done in the u-root LinuxBoot payload.
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- systemboot_log_level: u-root package systemboot log levels, would be mapped to
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quiet/verbose in systemboot as that is all we have for now. 5 to 8 would be mapped
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to verbose, 0 to 4 and 9 would be mapped to quiet.
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- DeltaLake specific VPDs: check mb/ocp/deltalake/vpd.h.
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## Working features
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The solution is developed using LinuxBoot payload with Linux kernel 5.2.9, and [u-root]
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as initramfs.
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- SMBIOS:
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- Type 0 -- BIOS Information
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- Type 1 -- System Information
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- Type 2 -- Baseboard Information
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- Type 3 -- System Enclosure or Chassis
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- Type 4 -- Processor Information
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- Type 7 -- Cache Information
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- Type 8 -- Port Connector Information
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- Type 9 -- PCI Slot Information
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- Type 11 -- OEM String
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- Type 16 -- Physical Memory Array
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- Type 17 -- Memory Device
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- Type 19 -- Memory Array Mapped Address
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- Type 32 -- System Boot Information
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- Type 38 -- IPMI Device Information
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- Type 41 -- Onboard Devices Extended Information
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- Type 127 -- End-of-Table
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- BMC integration:
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- BMC readiness check
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- IPMI commands
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- watchdog timer
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- POST complete pin acknowledgement
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- Check BMC version: ipmidump -device
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- SEL record generation
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- Converged Bootguard and TXT (CBnT)
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- TPM
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- Bootguard profile 0T
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- TXT
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- SRTM (verified through tboot)
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- memory secret clearance upon ungraceful shutdown
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- Early serial output
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- port 80h direct to GPIO
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- ACPI tables: APIC/DMAR/DSDT/FACP/FACS/HPET/MCFG/SPMI/SRAT/SLIT/SSDT
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- Skipping memory training upon subsequent reboots by using MRC cache
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- BMC crash dump
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- Error injection through ITP
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- Versions
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- Check FSP version: cbmem | grep LB_TAG_PLATFORM_BLOB_VERSION
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- Check Microcode version: cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep microcode
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- Devices:
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- Boot drive
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- NIC card
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- All 5 data drives
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- Power button
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- localboot
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- netboot from IPv6
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- basic memory hardware error injection/detection (SMI handler not upstreamed)
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- basic PCIe hardware error injection/detection (SMI handler not upstreamed)
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## Stress/performance tests passed
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- OS warm reboot (1000 cycles)
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- DC reboot (1000 cycles)
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- AC reboot (1000 cycle)
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- Mprime test (6 hours)
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- StressAppTest (6 hours)
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- Ptugen (6 hours)
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## Performance tests on par with traditional firmware
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- coremark
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- SpecCPU
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- Linkpack
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- Iperf(IPv6)
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- FIO
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## Other tests passed
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- Power
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- Thermal
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## Known issues
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- MLC (Intel Memory Latency Check) and stream performance issue
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- HECI access at OS run time:
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- spsInfoLinux64 command fail to return ME version
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- ptugen command fail to get memory power
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## Feature gaps
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- flashrom command not able to update ME region
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- ACPI APEI tables
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- PCIe hotplug, Virtual Pin Ports
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- PCIe Live Error Recovery
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- RO_VPD region as well as other RO regions are not write protected
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- Not able to selectively enable/disable core
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## Technology
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```eval_rst
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+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
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| Processor (1 socket) | Intel Cooper Lake Scalable Processor |
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+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
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| BMC | Aspeed AST 2500 |
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+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
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| PCH | Intel Lewisburg C620 Series |
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+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
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```
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[OCP]: https://www.opencompute.org
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[OCP virtual summit 2020]: https://www.opencompute.org/summit/virtual-summit/schedule
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[flashrom]: https://flashrom.org/Flashrom
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[All about u-root]: https://github.com/linuxboot/book/tree/master/u-root
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[u-root]: https://u-root.org/
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[ChromeOS VPD]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/vpd/+/master/README.md
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