Re: [SeaBIOS] [coreboot] RFC: Changing CBMEM console to run as a persistent ring-buffer

2017-04-22 Thread Paul Menzel
[For the GRUB folks, this is about coreboot commit d67c6876 (Turn CBMEM console into a ring buffer that can persist across reboots) [1]. Julius’ message can be find in the coreboot list archive [2].] Dear Julius, Am Montag, den 10.04.2017, 15:50 -0700 schrieb Julius Werner: […] > The change m

Re: [SeaBIOS] [coreboot] RFC: Changing CBMEM console to run as a persistent ring-buffer

2017-04-12 Thread Julius Werner
> > Is it possible to figure whenever the cbmem buffer supports rollover or > not, so a updated seabios version can work correctly with both old and > new coreboot? > Not explicitly, but it should still work fine with both versions. The old coreboot can only either not fill up the buffer or fill u

Re: [SeaBIOS] [coreboot] RFC: Changing CBMEM console to run as a persistent ring-buffer

2017-04-12 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
Hi, > Right, sorry, I confused something while writing the explanation > there. Nevertheless, the SeaBIOS code will require a small adjustment > (same as the libpayload driver in the patch I linked) to continue > appending correctly after the log has rolled over, and I'll provide > that patch.

Re: [SeaBIOS] [coreboot] RFC: Changing CBMEM console to run as a persistent ring-buffer

2017-04-11 Thread Haleigh Novak
Hello, Will the ability to change the 'Room allocated for console output in CBMEM' size still be available (and functional) for those need to view the full console output due to the addition of debugging/tracing lines? HN From: coreboot on behalf of Julius W

Re: [SeaBIOS] [coreboot] RFC: Changing CBMEM console to run as a persistent ring-buffer

2017-04-11 Thread Julius Werner
> > seabios doesn't read the log, instead it'll append its own messages. > Which I expect will continue to work fine, except when it hits the end > of the log buffer, where seabios will simply stop logging instead of > rolling over. > Right, sorry, I confused something while writing the explanatio