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-rw-r--r--resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.c104
-rw-r--r--resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.h1
-rw-r--r--resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/gbe/gbe.h1
3 files changed, 53 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.c b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.c
index 1e434be..467e2bd 100644
--- a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.c
+++ b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.c
@@ -35,80 +35,78 @@
/*
* Modify the flash descriptor, to remove the ME/AMT, and disable all other regions
* Only Flash Descriptor, Gbe and BIOS regions (BIOS region fills factoryRomSize-12k) are left.
- * Tested on ThinkPad X200 and X200S. X200T and other GM45 targets may also work.
+ * Tested on ThinkPad X200 and X200S. X200T and other GM45/GS45 targets may also work.
* Also described in docs/hcl/x200_remove_me.html
*/
+
+/*
+ * Remove the ME/AMT blobs. This is needed for the ICH9 machines (eg X200)
+ * to be compatible in libreboot.
+ *
+ * Disable the ME/Platform regions, re-locate Descriptor+Gbe+BIOS like so:
+ * Descriptor(4K), then Gbe (8K), then the remainder of the image is the BIOS region.
+ */
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStructFromFactory(struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD factoryDescriptorStruct, unsigned int factoryRomSize)
{
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStruct;
memcpy(&deblobbedDescriptorStruct, &factoryDescriptorStruct, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE);
+ /*
+ * Remove all those nasty blobs:
+ * -----------------------------
+ */
+
/*
* 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)
*/
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):
- */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.masterAccessSection.flMstr1.fdRegionWriteAccess = 1;
-
- /* relocate BIOS region and increase size to fill image */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE = 3; // 3<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT is 12KiB, which is where BIOS region is to begin (after descriptor and gbe)
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT = ((factoryRomSize >> FLREGIONBITSHIFT) - 1);
+
/*
- * ^ for example, 8MB ROM, that's 8388608 bytes.
- * ^ 8388608>>FLREGIONBITSHIFT (or 8388608/4096) = 2048 bytes
- * 2048 - 1 = 2047 bytes.
- * This defines where the final 0x1000 (4KiB) page starts in the flash chip, because the hardware does:
- * 2047<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT (or 2047*4096) = 8384512 bytes, or 7FF000 bytes
- * (it can't be 0x7FFFFF because of limited number of bits)
+ * There are 5 regions. Since we set the number now to 3, that means
+ * we need to disable 2 regions. ME and Platform will be disabled!
+ *
+ * To disable a region, set the BASE to 1FFF. Shifted by FLREGIONBITSHIFT,
+ * this puts the beginning of that region well outside the ROM image.
+ * Also set the LIMIT (size) to 0.
*/
-
- /* set ME region size to 0 - the ME is a blob, we don't want it in libreboot */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE = 0x1FFF; // setting 1FFF means setting size to 0. 1FFF<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT is outside of the ROM image (8MB) size?
- /* ^ datasheet says to set this to 1FFF, but FFF was previously used and also worked. */
+ /* Disable (delete) the ME region */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE = 0x1FFF;
deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT = 0;
- /*
- * ^ 0<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT=0, so basically, the size is 0,
- * ^ and the base (1FFF>>FLREGIONBITSHIFT) is well outside the higher 8MB range.
- */
+ /* Disable (delete) the Platform region */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.BASE = 0x1FFF;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.LIMIT = 0;
+
+ /* Other steps needed for the deblobbing: */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.ichStraps.ichStrap0.meDisable = 1; /* Disable the ME in ICHSTRAP0 */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meDisable = 1; /* Disable the ME in MCHSTRAP0 */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.tpmDisable = 1; /* Disable the TPM in MCHSTRAP0 */
- /* relocate Gbe region to begin at 4KiB (immediately after the flash descriptor) */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE = 1; // 1<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT is 4096, which is where the Gbe region is to begin (after the descriptor)
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT = 2;
+ /* Disable the ME, apart from chipset bugfixes. This is useless for libreboot, but might be interesting for others. */
+ /* The concept is similar to CPU microcode updates in coreboot. */
+ /* deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meAlternateDisable = 1; */
+
/*
- * ^ 2<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT=8192 bytes. So we are set it to size 8KiB after the first 4KiB in the flash chip.
+ * Removing the ME and Platform regions lets us do cool things, like:
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
+
+ /* Relocate the Gbe region to begin at 4KiB (immediately after the flash descriptor) */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE = DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE >> FLREGIONBITSHIFT;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT = GBEREGIONSIZE_8K >> FLREGIONBITSHIFT;
- /* set Platform region size to 0 - another blob that we don't want */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.BASE = 0x1FFF; // setting 1FFF means setting size to 0. 1FFF<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT is outside of the ROM image (8MB) size?
- /* ^ datasheet says to set this to 1FFF, but FFF was previously used and also worked. */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg4.LIMIT = 0;
+ /* BIOS region (where coreboot/libreboot goes) can now fill the entire ROM image,
+ * after the first 12KiB where the Descriptor+Gbe are. */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE = (DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE + GBEREGIONSIZE_8K) >> FLREGIONBITSHIFT;
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT = (factoryRomSize >> FLREGIONBITSHIFT) - 1;
+
/*
- * ^ 0<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT=0, so basically, the size is 0,
- * and the base (1FFF>>FLREGIONBITSHIFT) is well outside the higher 8MB range.
- */
-
- /* disable ME in ICHSTRAP0 - the ME is a blob, we don't want it in libreboot */
- deblobbedDescriptorStruct.ichStraps.ichStrap0.meDisable = 1;
-
- /* disable ME and TPM in MCHSTRAP0 */
- 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)
- * deblobbedDescriptorStruct.mchStraps.mchStrap0.meAlternateDisable = 1;
+ * Other things:
+ * -------------
*/
+
+ /* Make the flash descriptor region writeable from Host CPU / BIOS: */
+ deblobbedDescriptorStruct.masterAccessSection.flMstr1.fdRegionWriteAccess = 1;
return deblobbedDescriptorStruct;
}
diff --git a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.h b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.h
index 8648c98..69d3358 100644
--- a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.h
+++ b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/descriptor/descriptor.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
+#include "../gbe/gbe.h" /* Needed for GBEREGIONSIZE_4K/8K define */
/* size of the descriptor in bytes */
#define DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE 0x1000
diff --git a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/gbe/gbe.h b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/gbe/gbe.h
index 7ba59e2..867927d 100644
--- a/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/gbe/gbe.h
+++ b/resources/utilities/ich9deblob/src/gbe/gbe.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
+#include "../descriptor/descriptor.h"
/* Size of the full gbe region in bytes */
#define GBEREGIONSIZE_8K 0x2000