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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2014-12-22 06:54:35 (EST)
committer Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2014-12-22 06:54:35 (EST)
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ich9deblob: make it more clear where descriptor changes are made
Diffstat (limited to 'resources/utilities/ich9deblob/ich9deblob.c')
-rw-r--r--resources/utilities/ich9deblob/ich9deblob.c42
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/ich9deblob.c b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/ich9deblob.c
index b9986ab..35c0188 100644
--- a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/ich9deblob.c
+++ b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/ich9deblob.c
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// descriptor region. Will have actual descriptor mapped to it (from the factory.rom dump)
+ // and then it will be modified (deblobbed) to remove the ME/AMT
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD factoryDescriptorStruct;
+ struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStruct;
unsigned int descriptorRegionStructSize = sizeof(factoryDescriptorStruct);
// check compiler bit-packs in a compatible way basically, it is expected that this code will be used on x86
if (DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE != descriptorRegionStructSize){
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
// descriptor over the struct so that it can then be modified
// for libreboot's purpose
memcpy(&factoryDescriptorStruct, &factoryDescriptorBuffer, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE);
+ // ^ the above is just for reference if needed. The modifications will be made here:
+ memcpy(&deblobbedDescriptorStruct, &factoryDescriptorBuffer, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE);
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -156,18 +160,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
// set number of regions from 4 -> 2 (0 based, so 4 means 5 and 2
// means 3. We want 3 regions: descriptor, gbe and bios, in that order)
- factoryDescriptorStruct.flMaps.flMap0.NR = 2;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.flMaps.flMap0.NR = 2;
// make descriptor writable from OS. This is that the user can run:
// sudo ./flashrom -p internal:laptop=force_I_want_a_brick
// from the OS, without relying an an external SPI flasher, while
// being able to write to the descriptor region (locked by default,
// until making the change below):
- factoryDescriptorStruct.masterAccessSection.flMstr1.fdRegionWriteAccess = 1;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.masterAccessSection.flMstr1.fdRegionWriteAccess = 1;
// relocate BIOS region and increase size to fill image
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE = 3; // 3<<12 is 12KiB, which is where BIOS region is to begin (after descriptor and gbe)
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT = ((romSize >> flRegionBitShift) - 1);
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE = 3; // 3<<12 is 12KiB, which is where BIOS region is to begin (after descriptor and gbe)
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT = ((romSize >> flRegionBitShift) - 1);
// ^ for example, 8MB ROM, that's 8388608 bytes.
// ^ 8388608>>12 (or 8388608/4096) = 2048 bytes
// 2048 - 1 = 2047 bytes.
@@ -176,40 +180,40 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
// (it can't be 0x7FFFFF because of limited number of bits)
// set ME region size to 0 - the ME is a blob, we don't want it in libreboot
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE = 0x1FFF; // setting 1FFF means setting size to 0. 1FFF<<12 is outside of the ROM image (8MB) size?
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE = 0x1FFF; // setting 1FFF means setting size to 0. 1FFF<<12 is outside of the ROM image (8MB) size?
// ^ datasheet says to set this to 1FFF, but FFF was previously used and also worked.
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT = 0;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT = 0;
// ^ 0<<12=0, so basically, the size is 0, and the base (1FFF>>12) is well outside the higher 8MB range.
// relocate Gbe region to begin at 4KiB (immediately after the flash descriptor)
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE = 1; // 1<<12 is 4096, which is where the Gbe region is to begin (after the descriptor)
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT = 2;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE = 1; // 1<<12 is 4096, which is where the Gbe region is to begin (after the descriptor)
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT = 2;
// ^ 2<<12=8192 bytes. So we are set it to size 8KiB after the first 4KiB in the flash chip.
// set Platform region size to 0 - another blob that we don't want
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.BASE = 0x1FFF; // setting 1FFF means setting size to 0. 1FFF<<12 is outside of the ROM image (8MB) size?
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.BASE = 0x1FFF; // setting 1FFF means setting size to 0. 1FFF<<12 is outside of the ROM image (8MB) size?
// ^ datasheet says to set this to 1FFF, but FFF was previously used and also worked.
- factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.LIMIT = 0;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.LIMIT = 0;
// ^ 0<<12=0, so basically, the size is 0, and the base (1FFF>>12) is well outside the higher 8MB range.
// disable ME in ICHSTRAP0 - the ME is a blob, we don't want it in libreboot
- factoryDescriptorStruct.ichStraps.ichStrap0.meDisable = 1;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.ichStraps.ichStrap0.meDisable = 1;
// disable ME and TPM in MCHSTRAP0
- factoryDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meDisable = 1; // ME is a blob. not wanted in libreboot.
- factoryDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.tpmDisable = 1; // not wanted in libreboot
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meDisable = 1; // ME is a blob. not wanted in libreboot.
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.tpmDisable = 1; // not wanted in libreboot
// disable ME, apart from chipset bugfixes (ME region should first be re-enabled above)
// This is sort of like the CPU microcode updates, but for the chipset
// (commented out below here, since blobs go against libreboot's purpose,
// but may be interesting for others)
- // factoryDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meAlternateDisable = 1;
+ // deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meAlternateDisable = 1;
// debugging
- printf("\nRelocated Descriptor start block: %08x ; Descriptor end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.BASE << flRegionBitShift, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
- printf("Relocated BIOS start block: %08x ; BIOS end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE << flRegionBitShift, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
- printf("Relocated ME start block: %08x ; ME end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE << flRegionBitShift, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
- printf("Relocated GBe start block: %08x ; GBe end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE << flRegionBitShift, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
+ printf("\nRelocated Descriptor start block: %08x ; Descriptor end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.BASE << flRegionBitShift, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
+ printf("Relocated BIOS start block: %08x ; BIOS end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE << flRegionBitShift, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
+ printf("Relocated ME start block: %08x ; ME end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE << flRegionBitShift, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
+ printf("Relocated GBe start block: %08x ; GBe end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE << flRegionBitShift, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT << flRegionBitShift);
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
// can more easily be written to files:
// deblobbed descriptor region
char deblobbedDescriptorBuffer[DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE];
- memcpy(&deblobbedDescriptorBuffer, &factoryDescriptorStruct, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE);
+ memcpy(&deblobbedDescriptorBuffer, &deblobbedDescriptorStruct, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE);
// delete old file before continuing
remove(deblobbedDescriptorFilename);