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The timing array is crucial to proper operation of DRAM. Getting a valid pointer to it is hence very important. Unfortunately, the constants chosen for the vendor were '1', and '2', (this in a 32-bit word) which in a debug print makes it almost impossible to tell if you've got a misaligned pointer. Note: coreboot people did not choose them :-) So, give them values which are extremely unlikely to occur elsewhere in the array (or in memory, for that matter). Given the frequency with which this check occurs, i.e. once, I would much prefer strings but I expect I'd get shouted down on that one. Constants in this case are an almost useless optimization but we'll go with them for now. Note no space is saved by not using strings: there's an entire function somewhere devoted to mapping the enum to a string! Debug prints of pointers to structs in this array are now far more useful than they were. See snarky comment in the code (left there to make sure nobody gets tempted to get fancy again). Comment now less snarky. This is tested on google snow to the point that the DRAM works. Change-Id: I30bc44719f321f791fd82ded60e29393399d9e3d Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/2221 Reviewed-by: David Hendricks <dhendrix@chromium.org> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) |
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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.