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diff --git a/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.3-relnotes.md b/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.3-relnotes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2a5591ceff --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.3-relnotes.md @@ -0,0 +1,183 @@ +Announcing coreboot 4.3 +======================= + +The "Oh, has FOSDEM started?" release + +Dear coreboot community, + +today marks the release of coreboot 4.3, the third release on our time +based release schedule. Since the last release, 1030 commits by 114 +authors added a net total of 17500 lines to the source code. Thank you +to all who contributed! + +The release tarballs are available at http://www.coreboot.org/releases/. +There's also a 4.3 tag and branch in the git repository. + +Besides the usual addition of new mainboards (14) and chipsets +(various), a big theme of the development since 4.2 was cleaning up the +code: 20 mainboards were removed that aren't on the market for years +(and even hard to get on Ebay). For several parts of the tree, we +established tighter controls, making errors out of what were warnings +(and cleaning up the code to match) and provided better tests for +various aspects of the tree, and in general tried to establish a more +consistent structure across the code base. + +Besides that, we had various improvements across the tree, each +important when using the hardware, but to numerous for individual shout +outs. Martin compiled a list that's best posted verbatim. Thanks Martin! + +Log of commit 529fd81f640fa514ea4c443dd561086e7c582a64 to commit +1bf5e6409678d04fd15f9625460078853118521c for a total of 1030 commits: + +Mainboards +---------- + +### Added 14 mainboards + +* asus/kfsn4-dre_k8: Native init Dual AMD K8 CPUs & Nvidia CK804 + southbridge +* esd/atom15: Bay Trail SOC mainboard using Intel's FSP +* gigabyte/ga-g41m-es2l: Intel Core 2 / Native init x4x NB / I82801GX SB +* google/guado: Intel Broadwell chromebox (Asus Chromebox CN62) +* google/oak: Mediatek MT8173 SoC chromebook +* google/tidus: Intel Broadwell chromebox (Lenovo ThinkCentre Chromebox) +* google/veyron_emile: Rockchip RK3288 SoC board +* intel/d510mo: Native init Intel Pineview with Intel I82801GX + southbridge +* intel/littleplains: Intel Atom c2000 (Rangeley) SoC board +* intel/stargo2: Intel Ivy Bridge / Cave Creek usint Intel's FSP +* lenovo/r400: Intel Core 2 / Native init GM45 NB / Intel I82801IX SB +* lenovo/t500: Intel Core 2 / Native init GM45 NB / Intel I82801IX SB +* purism/librem13: Intel Broadwell Laptop using Intel MRC +* sunw/ultra40m2: Native init Dual AMD K8 Processors & Nvidia MCP55 SB + +### Removed 20 mainboards + +* arima/hdama +* digitallogic/adl855pc +* ibm/e325, e326 +* intel/sklrvp +* iwill/dk8s2, dk8x +* newisys/khepri +* tyan/s2735, s2850, s2875, s2880, s2881 & s2882 +* tyan/s2885, s2891, s2892, s2895, s4880 & s4882 + +### Improvements to mainboards + +* amd/bettong: fixes to Interrupts, Memory config, S4, EMMC, UARTS +* asus/kgpe-d16: IOMMU and memory fixes, Add CMOS options, Enable GART +* intel/strago: GPIO, DDR, & SD config, FSP updates, Clock fixes +* ACPI fixes across various platforms +* Many individual fixes to other mainboards + +### Continued updates for the Intel Skylake platform + +* google/chell, glados, & lars: FSP & Memory updates, Add Fan & NHLT + support +* intel/kunimitsu: FSP & GPIO updates, Add Fan & NHLT (audio) support + +Build system +------------ +* Update build to use FMAP based firmware layout with multiple cbfs + sections +* Enable Kconfig strict mode - Kconfig warnings are no longer allowed. +* Enable ACPI warnings are errors in IASL - warnings are no longer + allowed. +* Tighten checking on toolchains and give feedback to users if there are + issues +* Updates to get the ADA compiler to work correctly for coreboot +* Various improvements to Makefiles and build scripts +* Cleanup of CBFS file handling + +Utilities +--------- +* cleanups and improvements to many of the utilities +* cbfstool: Many fixes and extensions to integrate with FMAP +* Add amdfwtool to combine AMD firmware blobs instead of using shell + scripts. +* Toolchain updates: new versions of GMP & MPFR. Add ADA. +* Updates for building on NetBSD & OS X + +Payloads +-------- +* SeaBIOS: Update stable release to 1.9.0 +* coreinfo: fix date, hide cursor, use crosscompiler to build +* libpayload: updates for cbfs, XHCI and DesignWare HCD controllers + +ARM +--- +* Added 1 soc: mediatek/mt8173 +* Various fixes for ARM64 platforms + +X86 +--- +* Added 2 northbridges: intel/pineview & x4x +* Removed 1 northbridge: intel/i440lx +* Added 1 southbridge: intel/fsp_i89xx +* Removed 2 southbridge(s): intel/esb6300 & i82801cx +* Rename amd/model_10xxx to family_10h-family_15h. +* ACPI: fix warnings, Add functions for IVRS, DMAR I/O-APIC and HPET + entries +* Work in many areas fixing issues compiling in 64-bit +* Numerous other fixes across the tree + +Areas with significant work on updates and fixes +------------------------------------------------ +* cpu/amd/model_fxx +* intel/fsp1_x: Fix timestanps & postcodes, add native CAR & microcode +* nb/amd/amdfam10: Add S3, voltage & ACPI, speed fixes & MANY other + changes +* nb/amd/amdmct: Add S3, mem voltage, Fix performance & MANY other + changes +* nb/intel/sandybridge: Add IOMMU & ACPI DMAR support, Memory cleanup +* soc/intel/braswell: FSP & ACPI updates, GPIO & clock Fixes +* soc/intel/fsp_baytrail: GPIO, microcode and Interrupt updates. +* soc/intel/skylake: FSP, Power/Thermal & GPIO Updates, Add NHLT support +* sb/amd/sb700: Add ACPI & CMOS Setting support, SATA & clock Fixes + +MIPS +---- +* Imgtec Pistachio: Memory, PLL & I2C fixes, add reset + +SuperIO +------- +* Expand functionality for ite/it8718f & nuvoton/nct5572d superio + devices + +### Added 3 SIOs + +* intel/i8900 +* winbond/w83667hg-a & wpcd376i + +### Removed 6 SIOs + +* fintek/f71889 +* ite/it8661f +* nsc/pc8374 & pc97307 +* nuvoton/nct6776 +* smsc/fdc37m60x + +Lib +--- +* Several updates for reading EDID tables + +MISC +---- +* Commonlib: continued updates for cbfs changes +* Work on getting license headers on all coreboot files +* Drop the third paragraph of GPL copyright header across all of + coreboot + +Submodules +---------- +* 3rdparty/blobs: Update to CarrizoPI 1.1.0.1 (Binary PI 1.5) + +coreboot statistics +------------------- +Total commits: 1030 +Total authors: 114 +New authors: 46 +Total Reviewers: 41 +Total lines added: 88255 +Total lines removed: -70735 +Total delta: 17520 |