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/*
* ich9deblob.c
* This file is part of the ich9deblob utility from the libreboot project
*
* Purpose: disable and remove the ME from ich9m/gm45 machines in coreboot.
*
* Copyright (C) 2014 Steve Shenton <sgsit@libreboot.org>
* Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
/*
* Read a factory.rom dump (ich9m/gm45 machines) and
* modify the flash descriptor to remove all regions except descriptor,
* Gbe and BIOS. Set BIOS region to full size of the ROM image (after
* the flash descriptor and gbe). Basically, deblob the descriptor.
*
* This will will generate a concatenated descriptor+gbe dump suitable
* for use in libreboot. Currently tested: ThinkPad X200 (coreboot/libreboot)
*/
// See docs/hcl/x200_remove_me.html for info plus links to datasheet (also linked below)
// Info about flash descriptor (read page 850 onwards):
// * http://www.intel.co.uk/content/dam/doc/datasheet/io-controller-hub-9-datasheet.pdf
// Info about Gbe region (read whole datasheet):
// * http://www.intel.co.uk/content/dam/doc/application-note/i-o-controller-hub-9m-82567lf-lm-v-nvm-map-appl-note.pdf
// * https://communities.intel.com/community/wired/blog/2010/10/14/how-to-basic-eeprom-checksums
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "descriptor/struct.h" // structs describing what's in the descriptor region
#include "gbe/gbe.h" // structs describing what's in the gbe region, plus functions that use them
#include "x86compatibility.c" // compatibility checks. this utility is not portable yet.
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStructFromFactory(struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD factoryDescriptorStruct, unsigned int factoryRomSize);
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// descriptor region. Will have an actual descriptor struct mapped to it (from the factory.rom dump)
// and then it will be modified (deblobbed) to remove the ME/AMT
char factoryDescriptorBuffer[DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE];
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD factoryDescriptorStruct;
char deblobbedDescriptorBuffer[DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE];
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStruct;
// gbe region. Well have actual gbe buffer mapped to it (from the factory.rom dump)
// and then it will be modified to correct the main region
char factoryGbeBuffer8k[GBEREGIONSIZE];
struct GBEREGIONRECORD_8K factoryGbeStruct8k;
char deblobbedGbeBuffer8k[GBEREGIONSIZE];
struct GBEREGIONRECORD_8K deblobbedGbeStruct8k;
// Used to store the location of the Gbe
// region inside the factory.rom image.
unsigned int factoryGbeRegionStart;
// names of the files that this utility will handle
char* factoryRomFilename = "factory.rom"; // user-supplied factory.bin dump (original firmware)
char* deblobbedDescriptorFilename = "deblobbed_descriptor.bin"; // descriptor+gbe: to be dd'd to beginning of a libreboot image
// Used when reading the factory.rom to extract descriptor/gbe regions
unsigned int bufferLength;
// For storing the size of the factory.rom dump in bytes
unsigned int factoryRomSize;
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Compatibility checks. This version of ich9deblob is not yet porable.
if (systemOrCompilerIncompatible(factoryDescriptorStruct, factoryGbeStruct8k)) return 1;
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Open factory.rom, needed for extracting descriptor and gbe
// -----------------------------------------------
FILE* fileStream = NULL;
fileStream = fopen(factoryRomFilename, "rb"); // open factory.rom
if (NULL == fileStream)
{
printf("\nerror: could not open factory.rom\n");
return 1;
}
printf("\nfactory.rom opened successfully\n");
// -----------------------------------------------
// Get the descriptor region dump from the factory.rom
// (goes in factoryDescriptorBuffer variable)
bufferLength = fread(factoryDescriptorBuffer, sizeof(char), DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE, fileStream);
if (DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE != bufferLength) //
{
printf("\nerror: could not read descriptor from factory.rom (%i) bytes read\n", bufferLength);
return 1;
}
printf("\ndescriptor region read successfully\n");
// copy descriptor buffer into descriptor struct memory
// factoryDescriptorStruct is an instance of a struct that actually
// defines the locations of all these variables in the descriptor,
// as defined in the datasheets. This allows us to map the extracted
// 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);
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Get the gbe region dump from the factory.rom
// get original GBe region location
// (it will be moved to the beginning of the flash, after the descriptor region)
// note for example, factoryGbeRegionStart is set to <<FLREGIONBITSHIFT of actual address (in C). this is how the addresses
// are stored in the descriptor.
factoryGbeRegionStart = factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT;
// Set offset so that we can read the data from
// the gbe region
fseek(fileStream, factoryGbeRegionStart, SEEK_SET);
// Read the gbe data from the factory.rom and put it in factoryGbeBuffer8k
bufferLength = fread(factoryGbeBuffer8k, sizeof(char), GBEREGIONSIZE, fileStream);
if (GBEREGIONSIZE != bufferLength)
{
printf("\nerror: could not read GBe region from factory.rom (%i) bytes read\n", bufferLength);
return 1;
}
printf("\ngbe (8KiB) region read successfully\n");
// copy gbe buffer into gbe struct memory
// factoryGbeStruct8k is an instance of a struct that actually
// defines the locations of all these variables in the gbe,
// as defined in the datasheets. This allows us to map the extracted
// gbe over the struct so that it can then be modified
// for libreboot's purpose
memcpy(&factoryGbeStruct8k, &factoryGbeBuffer8k, GBEREGIONSIZE);
// the original factoryGbeStruct8k is only reference. Changes go here:
memcpy(&deblobbedGbeStruct8k, &factoryGbeBuffer8k, GBEREGIONSIZE);
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Get size of ROM image
// This is needed for relocating the BIOS region (per descriptor)
fseek(fileStream, 0L, SEEK_END);
factoryRomSize = ftell(fileStream);
printf("\nfactory.rom size: [%i] bytes\n", factoryRomSize);
fclose(fileStream);
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Disable the ME and Platform regions. Put Gbe at the beginning (after descriptor).
// Also, extend the BIOS region to fill the ROM image (after descriptor+gbe).
deblobbedDescriptorStruct = deblobbedDescriptorStructFromFactory(factoryDescriptorStruct, factoryRomSize);
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Modify the Gbe descriptor (see function for details)
deblobbedGbeStruct8k = deblobbedGbeStructFromFactory(factoryGbeStruct8k);
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert the deblobbed descriptor and gbe back to byte arrays, so that they
// can more easily be written to files:
// deblobbed descriptor region
memcpy(&deblobbedDescriptorBuffer, &deblobbedDescriptorStruct, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE); // descriptor
memcpy(&deblobbedGbeBuffer8k, &deblobbedGbeStruct8k, GBEREGIONSIZE); // gbe
// delete old file before continuing
remove(deblobbedDescriptorFilename);
// open new file for writing the deblobbed descriptor+gbe
fileStream = fopen(deblobbedDescriptorFilename, "ab");
// write the descriptor region into the first part
if (DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE != fwrite(deblobbedDescriptorBuffer, sizeof(char), DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE, fileStream))
{
printf("\nerror: writing descriptor region failed\n");
return 1;
}
// add gbe to the end of the file
if (GBEREGIONSIZE != fwrite(deblobbedGbeBuffer8k, sizeof(char), GBEREGIONSIZE, fileStream))
{
printf("\nerror: writing GBe region failed\n");
return 1;
}
fclose(fileStream);
printf("\ndeblobbed descriptor successfully created: deblobbed_descriptor.bin \n");
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
printf("\nNow do: dd if=deblobbed_descriptor.bin of=libreboot.rom bs=1 count=12k conv=notrunc");
printf("\n(in other words, add the modified descriptor+gbe to your ROM image)\n");
return 0;
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
// Descriptor functions
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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.
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStructFromFactory(struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD factoryDescriptorStruct, unsigned int factoryRomSize)
{
struct DESCRIPTORREGIONRECORD deblobbedDescriptorStruct;
memcpy(&deblobbedDescriptorStruct, &factoryDescriptorStruct, DESCRIPTORREGIONSIZE);
// Now we need to modify the descriptor so that the ME can be excluded
// from the final ROM image (libreboot one) after adding the modified
// descriptor+gbe. Refer to libreboot docs for details: docs/hcl/x200_remove_me.html
// 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)
// 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.
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.
// 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;
// ^ 2<<FLREGIONBITSHIFT=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
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;
// ^ 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;
// debugging
printf("\nOriginal (factory.rom) Descriptor start block: %08x ; Descriptor end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("Original (factory.rom) BIOS start block: %08x ; BIOS end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("Original (factory.rom) ME start block: %08x ; ME end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("Original (factory.rom) GBe start block: %08x ; GBe end block: %08x\n", factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, factoryDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("\nRelocated (libreboot.rom) Descriptor start block: %08x ; Descriptor end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg0.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("Relocated (libreboot.rom) BIOS start block: %08x ; BIOS end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg1.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("Relocated (libreboot.rom) ME start block: %08x ; ME end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg2.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
printf("Relocated (libreboot.rom) GBe start block: %08x ; GBe end block: %08x\n", deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.BASE << FLREGIONBITSHIFT, deblobbedDescriptorStruct.regionSection.flReg3.LIMIT << FLREGIONBITSHIFT);
return deblobbedDescriptorStruct;
}
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