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walkcbfs() is used only with ROMCC. Besides finding stages during the bootblock, it's also used when applying microcode updates during the bootblock phase. The function used to return only a pointer to the data of the CBFS file, while making the header completely inaccessible. Since the header contains the length of the CBFS file, the caller did not have a way to know how long the data was. Then, other conventions had to be used to determine the EOF, which might present problems if the user replaces the CBFS file. This is not an issue when jumping to a stage (romstage), but can present problems when accessing a microcode file which has not been NULL-terminated. Refactor walkcbfs_asm to return a pointer to the CBFS file header rather than the data. Rename walkcbfs() to walkcbfs_head(), and reimplement a new walkcbfs() based on walkcbfs_head(). Thus current usage of walkcbfs() remains unaffected. The code has been verified to run successfully under qemu. Subsequent patches will change usage of walkcbfs() to walkcbfs_head where knowing the length of the data is needed. Change-Id: I21cbf19e130e1480e2749754e5d5130d36036f8e Signed-off-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/4504 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <patrick@georgi-clan.de> |
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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.