Hello, > The TL;DR is that if coreboot can execute Linux from flash and > bypass the BIOS, MBR, and UEFI, then the TCB of the boot process > shrinks. The boot process can also be measured with and verified > with a TPM.
this is certainly an interesting direction to explore! I agree that we have to eventually overcome our current dependency from the legacy multi-boot method. Your ambition is one extreme end of the spectrum. Another topic would be the support for UEFI boot. As a further addition to our road map with respect to my goal for a long-term supportable version 17.05, I would like to add a tool-chain update. It is sensible to update it before this point so the longer-term maintenance will be based on the same tool chain as used by the ongoing development for about 18-24 months (which is our typical interval for tool-chain updates). >From the updated tool chain, I hope to get the following benefits: * Support for C++14, C++17 * Better support for reproducible builds * The uniform definition of 'size_t' as 'unsigned long' to harmonize the ABIs of C++ libraries like Qt5 across 32/64-bit architectures (this will be specific to Genode's tool chain) * Tighter integration of the tool chain with Genode's ports mechanism and build system. (right now, we use a separate tool-chain creation script, which does not ensure that the used tool chain matches the Genode version) Cheers Norman -- Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske Genode Labs http://www.genode-labs.com · http://genode.org Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi _______________________________________________ genode-main mailing list genode-main@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/genode-main
