Hi, coreboot has a requirement to store some data in flash to get some chipsets to work well. There are multiple ways to achieve this:
1. Write flashing code from scratch. Pointless. 2. Use parts of the flashrom codebase or libflashrom. Advantages: coreboot and flashrom developers often work on both projects, enabling better cooperation. flashrom has the best chipset/flash support out there. 3. Use parts of the U-Boot codebase (which has drivers derived from flashrom). Advantages: The codebase is designed with firmware constraints in mind. http://review.coreboot.org/997 seems to implement this. As a flashrom developer, I would like to see flashrom code used in coreboot, and I'm very interested in finding and fixing any obstacles to that goal. Patrick, I think you worked on the coreboot patch mentioned above. Could you tell us about your reasons for choosing option 3, and how we can make option 2 viable? Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/ -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
