| commit | 9b1f3cc6fb129789f1dd28160a83a1ea59dd123a | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> | Wed Dec 30 17:30:12 2020 -0800 |
| committer | Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> | Mon Mar 08 22:31:29 2021 +0000 |
| tree | 98347b2285d361fbcaa74892fa75a40a629d4b7f | |
| parent | 11075fc80e00186cb5b488e8e0fd280cd4e97823 [diff] |
cbfs: Pull handling of the CBFS_CACHE mem_pool into CBFS core This patch pulls control of the memory pool serving allocations from the CBFS_CACHE memlayout area into cbfs.c and makes it a core part of the CBFS API. Previously, platforms would independently instantiate this as part of boot_device_ro() (mostly through cbfs_spi.c). The new cbfs_cache pool is exported as a global so these platforms can still use it to directly back rdev_mmap() on their boot device, but the cbfs_cache can now also use it to directly make allocations itself. This is used to allow transparent decompression support in cbfs_map(). Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> Change-Id: I0d52b6a8f582a81a19fd0fd663bb89eab55a49d9 Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/49333 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org>
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.
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.
coreboot supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards.
For details please consult:
ANY_TOOLCHAIN Kconfig option if you're feeling lucky (no support in this case).Optional:
make menuconfig and make nconfig)Please consult https://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO for details.
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.
Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development guidelines and more can be found on the coreboot website:
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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.