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ARM processors save the PC value in the Link Register when they handle and exception, but they store it with an added offset (depending on the exception type). In order to make crashes easier to read and correctly support more complicated handlers in libpayload, this patch adjusts the saved PC value on exception entry to correct for that offset. (Note: The value that we now store is what ARM calls the "preferred return address". For most exceptions this is the faulting instruction, but for software interrupts (SWI) it is the instruction after that. This is the way most programs like GDB expect the stored PC address to work, so let's leave it at that.) Numbers taken from the Architecture Reference Manual at the end of section B1.8.3. BRANCH=none BUG=chrome-os-partner:18390 TEST=Provoked a data abort and an undefined instruction in both coreboot and depthcharge, confirmed that the PC address was spot on. Original-Change-Id: Ia958a7edfcd4aa5e04c20148140a6148586935ba Original-Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> Original-Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/199844 Original-Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <reinauer@chromium.org> Original-Reviewed-by: Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@chromium.org> (cherry picked from commit 4a914d36bb181d090f75b1414158846d40dc9bac) Signed-off-by: Marc Jones <marc.jones@se-eng.com> Change-Id: Ib63ca973d5f037a879b4d4d258a4983160b67dd6 Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/7992 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: David Hendricks <dhendrix@chromium.org> |
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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.