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Julius Werner 18fdeb7d32 cbmem: Extend hooks to ramstage, fix timestamp synching
Commit 7dd5bbd71 (cbmem: Unify random on-CBMEM-init tasks under common
CBMEM_INIT_HOOK() API) inadvertently broke ramstage timestamps since
timestamp_sync() was no longer called there. Oops.

This patch fixes the issue by extending the CBMEM_INIT_HOOK() mechanism
to the cbmem_initialize() call in ramstage. The macro is split into
explicit ROMSTAGE_/RAMSTAGE_ versions to make the behavior as clear as
possible and prevent surprises (although just using a single macro and
relying on the Makefiles to link an object into all appropriate stages
would also work).

This allows us to get rid of the explicit cbmemc_reinit() in ramstage
(which I somehow accounted for in the last patch without realizing that
timestamps work exactly the same way...), and replace the older and less
flexible cbmem_arch_init() mechanism.

Also added a size assertion for the pre-RAM CBMEM console to memlayout
that could prevent a very unlikely buffer overflow I just noticed.

BRANCH=None
BUG=None
TEST=Booted on Pinky and Falco, confirmed that ramstage timestamps once
again show up. Compile-tested for Rambi and Samus.

Change-Id: If907266c3f20dc3d599b5c968ea5b39fe5c00e9c
Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/233533
Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org>
2014-12-06 01:10:47 +00:00
configs veyron: Enable timestamps and CBMEM console 2014-12-04 06:14:16 +00:00
documentation documentation: Add documentation for timestamp library 2014-11-14 23:57:04 +00:00
payloads Revert "ryu: libpayload: Add CONFIG_LP_TEGRA_VIDEO_CONSOLE_INIT" 2014-12-04 20:44:56 +00:00
src cbmem: Extend hooks to ramstage, fix timestamp synching 2014-12-06 01:10:47 +00:00
util util: ipq8064: utility to create uber-SBL 2014-12-03 07:13:53 +00:00
.gitignore rmodules: add support for rmodtool 2014-03-31 22:25:57 +00:00
COMMIT-QUEUE.ini COMMIT-QUEUE.ini: Add documentation. 2013-11-01 14:08:42 +00:00
COPYING update license template. 2006-08-12 22:03:36 +00:00
Makefile Makefile: Fix dependency tracking for ramstage objects 2014-12-06 01:10:41 +00:00
Makefile.inc Makefile: Fix dependency tracking for ramstage objects 2014-12-06 01:10:41 +00:00
PRESUBMIT.cfg chromeos: Add PRESUBMIT.cfg 2013-05-01 14:31:10 -07:00
README Update README with newer version of the text from the web page 2011-06-15 10:16:33 +02:00
toolchain.inc arch/mips: Add base MIPS architecture support 2014-09-01 11:05:57 +00:00

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coreboot README
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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.