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The v3 resource allocator should be ported to v2 | The v3 resource allocator should be ported to v2 | ||
=== Status === | === Status === | ||
Upstream. Known problems on some boards. | |||
=== Developers === | === Developers === | ||
Myles | Myles | ||
== Build System == | |||
The current system of generated Makefiles is non-ideal (for too many reasons for this little margin). Fix it, somehow | |||
=== Status === | |||
In branch coreboot-v2-newbuild. Beware, it's WIP | |||
=== Developers === | |||
Stefan, Ron, Patrick | |||
== Config System == | |||
Use KConfig to improve the situation. | |||
=== Status === | |||
In branch coreboot-v2-newbuild. Beware, it's WIP | |||
=== Developers === | |||
Stefan, Ron, Patrick | |||
= More ideas = | = More ideas = | ||
== | == Unify text printing functions == | ||
There | There are several copies of print_* and printk_* in the code. Unify them so everything is happier than before (because the disjoint features are merged). | ||
== Unify ACPI == | == Unify ACPI == | ||
Every ACPI board has its own routines to compile the ACPI sources. Unify that. Also, figure out generic ACPI code and deduplicate it | Every ACPI board has its own routines to compile the ACPI sources. Unify that. Also, figure out generic ACPI code and deduplicate it | ||
== Unify fallback/normal switch == | == Unify fallback/normal switch == | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 10 July 2009
This page collects a list of projects to improve the infrastructure of coreboot-v2. Infrastructure means those parts of the code that aren't chipset or mainboard specific, but are used by all of them.
The idea is to consolidate a list of things "to do" with their status and responsible developers.
In progress
CBFS
A filesystem-alike layout for the coreboot image, to enable systems like bayou and to clean up the system in general (eg. no more buildrom)
Status
Upstream, implemented on some boards. Known problems on some boards.
Developers
Stefan, Ron, Patrick, Myles
Low/High Tables
SeaBIOS requires a copy of various BIOS tables outside the fseg as it overwrites that segment. Generally clean out the table generation code.
Status
Upstream, implemented on some boards. Problems on others.
Developers
?
Port v3 Resource Allocator
The v3 resource allocator should be ported to v2
Status
Upstream. Known problems on some boards.
Developers
Myles
Build System
The current system of generated Makefiles is non-ideal (for too many reasons for this little margin). Fix it, somehow
Status
In branch coreboot-v2-newbuild. Beware, it's WIP
Developers
Stefan, Ron, Patrick
Config System
Use KConfig to improve the situation.
Status
In branch coreboot-v2-newbuild. Beware, it's WIP
Developers
Stefan, Ron, Patrick
More ideas
Unify text printing functions
There are several copies of print_* and printk_* in the code. Unify them so everything is happier than before (because the disjoint features are merged).
Unify ACPI
Every ACPI board has its own routines to compile the ACPI sources. Unify that. Also, figure out generic ACPI code and deduplicate it
Unify fallback/normal switch
Right now, the decision whether to use fallback or normal is in cache_as_ram_auto.c in many boards. Make that generic again (also helps with further CBFSification at some point).
Common payload location
Many boards in v2 have different names for the payload in targets/.../Config.lb (payload.elf, filo.elf, etherboot.elf, etc) and locations (../payload.elf, or various absolute paths which only work for one developer). We should fix this by using ../payload.elf as common payload name/location for all boards. A long-term solution will probably be the use of Kconfig in v2 where the user specifies a payload manually as in v3.