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The linux kernel contains an SMI driver that was written by me (Duncan) and upstreamed a couple years ago called GSMI. This driver will format a parameter buffer and pass pointers to this parameter buffer to the SMI handler. It uses this to generate events for kernel shutdown reasons: Clean, Panic, Oops, etc. This function expects to be passed pointers into the SMM state save area that correspond to the prameter buffer and the return code, which are typically EAX and EBX. The format of the parameter buffer is defined in the kernel driver so we implement the same interface here in order to be compatible. GSMI_CMD_HANDSHAKE: this is an early call that it does to try and detect what kind of BIOS is running. GSMI_CMD_SET_EVENT_LOG: this contains a parameter buffer that has event type and data. The kernel-specific events are translated here and raw events are passed through as well which allows any run-time event to be added for testing. GSMI_CMD_CLEAR_EVENT_LOG: this command clears the event log. First the gsmi driver must be enabled in the kernel with CONFIG_GOOGLE_GSMI and then events can be added via sysfs and events are automatically generated for various kernel shutdown reasons. These can be seen in the event log as the 'Kernel Event' type: 169 | 2012-06-23 15:03:04 | Kernl Event | Clean Shutdown 181 | 2012-06-23 16:26:32 | Kernl Event | Oops 181 | 2012-06-23 16:26:32 | Kernl Event | Panic Change-Id: Ic0a3916401f0d9811e4aa8b2c560657dccc920c1 Signed-off-by: Duncan Laurie <dlaurie@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1316 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.