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authorMaximilian Brune <maximilian.brune@9elements.com>2023-09-18 00:44:33 +0200
committerNico Huber <nico.h@gmx.de>2024-06-09 12:01:00 +0000
commitab4b220a35bee0b40f07dd55a3bfd18f4ee93de8 (patch)
tree6e528ddbb9fc4ac04502a824fc9c71b57d4c74a4 /src/cpu/x86
parent3f56bd2394d6992b26e2d893f15333590149abd0 (diff)
cpu/x86/Kconfig: Add SMM Kconfig help
Signed-off-by: Maximilian Brune <maximilian.brune@9elements.com> Change-Id: Ia0a5c48c6314f53c4ed72958f5d6f839f0a5c2ca Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/77973 Reviewed-by: Nico Huber <nico.h@gmx.de> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
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diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/Kconfig b/src/cpu/x86/Kconfig
index 417989d764..828c0f9ce2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/Kconfig
@@ -163,11 +163,19 @@ config SMM_ASEG
bool
default n
depends on !NO_SMM
+ help
+ Legacy memory region of SMM (System Management Mode). It has been
+ replaced by TSEG and is currently only used for QEMU emulation target.
config SMM_TSEG
bool
default y
depends on !(NO_SMM || SMM_ASEG)
+ help
+ Top of Low Memory Segment (TSEG) is comprised of the SMRAM and IEDRAM.
+ SMRAM is a memory region used in SMM (System Management Mode) only.
+ IEDRAM is a memory region used for enhanced debug features.
+ SMM-mode processor access to TSEG always targets the physical DRAM.
if HAVE_SMI_HANDLER