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Paul Menzel dd1ee27503 util/lint/checkpatch: Decrease commit message line length limit to 72
Currently, `checkpatch.pl`, imported from the Linux project, checks for
75 characters per line [2]:

> Suggest line wrapping at 75 columns so the default git commit log
> indentation of 4 plus the commit message text still fits on an 80
> column screen.

But Gerrit’s Web interface and its commit hooks use with 72 characters
per line [2]:

    remote: commit 35bb56d: warning: too many message lines longer than 72 characters; manually wrap lines
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    remote: SUCCESS
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    remote:   https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/60004 [DO NOT SUBMIT] Gerrit commit msg line length test [NEW]

So, decrease the suggested length from 75 to 72 characters per line.

[1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a076f40d8c9be95bee7bcf18436655e1140447f
[2]: https://review.coreboot.org/60004

Change-Id: Ic9c686cb1a902259b18377b76b5c999e94660fed
Signed-off-by: Paul Menzel <pmenzel@molgen.mpg.de>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/60006
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Reviewed-by: Martin Roth <martinroth@google.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_TOOLCHAIN Kconfig 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 menuconfig and make 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:

https://www.coreboot.org

You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list:

https://www.coreboot.org/Mailinglist

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.