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authorMario Scheithauer <mario.scheithauer@siemens.com>2019-02-27 10:29:01 +0100
committerNico Huber <nico.h@gmx.de>2019-03-03 11:30:01 +0000
commit268744306a512de20839fa566f847d33cfec03bc (patch)
treed6df5a1cdff6ea1ebc0dbec297a744fec89ec65a /src/southbridge
parenta7967eea163a59926a72554ee77e4d19b1510b2c (diff)
sb/intel/common/firmware: Don't touch descriptor region
This patch makes the way to protect flash regions selectable. If you don't want to use ifdtool for modification of flash descriptor, enable the new option. Otherwise, the previous config settings for all mainboards will be retained. Change-Id: I46ec6339008edcc78fe76682eed5714f85354937 Signed-off-by: Mario Scheithauer <mario.scheithauer@siemens.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31639 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Nico Huber <nico.h@gmx.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'src/southbridge')
-rw-r--r--src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Kconfig26
-rw-r--r--src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Makefile.inc4
-rw-r--r--src/southbridge/intel/lynxpoint/Kconfig4
3 files changed, 27 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Kconfig b/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Kconfig
index 31a3df32c9..c0dd43984d 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Kconfig
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Kconfig
@@ -141,9 +141,23 @@ config EC_BIN_PATH
depends on HAVE_EC_BIN
default "3rdparty/blobs/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/ec.bin"
+choice
+ prompt "Protect flash regions"
+ default UNLOCK_FLASH_REGIONS
+ help
+ This option allows you to protect flash regions.
+
+config DO_NOT_TOUCH_DESCRIPTOR_REGION
+ bool "Use the preset values to protect the regions"
+ help
+ Read and write access permissions to different regions in the flash
+ can be controlled via dedicated bitfields in the flash descriptor.
+ These permissions can be modified with the Intel Flash Descriptor
+ Tool (ifdtool). If you don't want to change these permissions and
+ keep the ones provided in the initial descriptor, use this option.
+
config LOCK_MANAGEMENT_ENGINE
bool "Lock ME/TXE section"
- default n
help
The Intel Firmware Descriptor supports preventing write accesses
from the host to the ME or TXE section in the firmware
@@ -152,7 +166,15 @@ config LOCK_MANAGEMENT_ENGINE
want to increase security of your ROM image once you are sure
that the ME/TXE firmware is no longer going to change.
- If unsure, say N.
+ If unsure, select "Unlock flash regions".
+
+config UNLOCK_FLASH_REGIONS
+ bool "Unlock flash regions"
+ help
+ All regions are completely unprotected and can be overwritten using
+ a flash programming tool.
+
+endchoice
config CBFS_SIZE
hex
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Makefile.inc b/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Makefile.inc
index 774bb2391a..898ab60770 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/common/firmware/Makefile.inc
@@ -68,12 +68,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_HAVE_EC_BIN),y)
$(obj)/coreboot.pre
mv $(obj)/coreboot.pre.new $(obj)/coreboot.pre
endif
+
ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOCK_MANAGEMENT_ENGINE),y)
printf " IFDTOOL Locking Management Engine\n"
$(objutil)/ifdtool/ifdtool \
$(IFDTOOL_USE_CHIPSET) -l $(obj)/coreboot.pre
mv $(obj)/coreboot.pre.new $(obj)/coreboot.pre
-else
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_UNLOCK_FLASH_REGIONS),y)
printf " IFDTOOL Unlocking Management Engine\n"
$(objutil)/ifdtool/ifdtool \
$(IFDTOOL_USE_CHIPSET) -u $(obj)/coreboot.pre
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/lynxpoint/Kconfig b/src/southbridge/intel/lynxpoint/Kconfig
index 79f30ae706..87e197070b 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/lynxpoint/Kconfig
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/lynxpoint/Kconfig
@@ -79,8 +79,4 @@ config FINALIZE_USB_ROUTE_XHCI
If you set this option to y, the USB ports will be routed
to the XHCI controller during the finalize SMM callback.
-config LOCK_MANAGEMENT_ENGINE
- bool
- default n
-
endif