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diff --git a/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.5-relnotes.md b/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.5-relnotes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..31eac0a23b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.5-relnotes.md @@ -0,0 +1,214 @@ +Announcing coreboot 4.5 +======================= + +We are happy to announce the release of coreboot 4.5 + +The 4.5 release covers commit 80a3df260767 to commit 0bc12abc2b26. + +This release is the first since the project switched from doing +quarterly releases to doing biannual releases. The next release will be +in April of 2017. + +Since the last release in April, the coreboot project has had 1889 +commits by 119 authors. + +The release tarballs and gpg signatures are available in the usual place +at https://www.coreboot.org/downloads + +There is a 4.5 tag in the git repository, and a branch will be created +as needed. + + +Areas with significant updates +------------------------------ + +### Toolchain (29 commits) +* Updated mpfr version from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 +* Updated gcc version from 5.2.0 to 5.3.0 +* Updated binutils version from 2.25 to 2.26.1 & Fix aarch64 build + problem +* Updated gdb version from 7.9.1 to 7.11 +* Updated iasl version from 20160318 to 20160831 +* Updated python version from 3.4.3 to 3.5.1 +* Updated expat version from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1 +* Updated llvm / clang version from 3.7.1 to 3.8.0 +* Updated make version from 4.1 to 4.2.1 + +### Build system (32 commits) +* Updates for cbfstool / fmap changes +* Order per-region files to optimize placement success +* Add support for the ADA language and toolchain. + +### Utilities (103 commits) +* Lint - Update checkpatch.pl, add tools to find non-ascii & + unprintable chars and to verify a single newline at the end of files +* cbfstool - Update for Linux payloads, Honor FSP modules addresses, fix + elf parsing +* Sconfig - Add 10 bit addressing mode for i2c devices, add generic + device type, support strings, pass in devicetree filename +* General code cleanup (197 commits) +* Cleaning up code formatting and whitespace +* Fix spelling & capitalization +* Removing commented out code +* Transition away from device_t + +### TPM (55 commits) +* Add support for Trusted Platform Module 2.0 +* SPI & refactored I2C TPM driver + +### Drivers (54 commits) +* Add ACPI support in several drivers +* coreboot_tables - Extend serial port description +* Elog - refactor, add debug info +* I2C - add generic driver, +* SPI - Add new chip support, major refactoring, don't assume SPI flash + boot device + +### Lib (33 commits) +* Add real-time-clock functions +* Add RW boot device construct +* reg_script updates: add to bootblock, add xor support, add display + support +* Timestamp fixes & updates + +### Vendorcode +* AMD (14 commits) - Cleanup, add libagesa.a builds, remove unused code. +* Google (22 commits) - VBoot2 updates and cleanup +* Intel (86 commits) - Add Intel FSP 2.0, update Broadwell DE support + +### Payloads (37 commits) +* Subpayload support got extend and is enabled by default. +* nvramcui: refactor, update build +* SeaBIOS: Update stable version to 1.9.3, add bootorder file +* iPXE: Update stable version to the last commit of July 2016 +* Fix broken linux boot sequence + +Mainboard changes +----------------- + +### Added 13 mainboards, plus a few mainboard variants not included here +* ADI RCC-DFF networking board (adi/rcc-dff) - intel/rangeley SoC +* AMD Evaluation Board DB-FT3B-LC (amd/db-ft3b-lc) - amd/00730F01 + (Family 16h Models 30h-3Fh (Mullins)) CPU +* AMD f2950 / TONK 1201/2 Board (amd/f2950) - amd/geode_lx CPU +* Apple iMAC 5.2 (apple/imac52) - intel/i945 CPU +* Unibap Development Kit ODE E21XX - amd/00730F01 (Family 16h Models + 30h-3Fh (Mullins)) CPU +* elmex/pcm205400 - amd/Family_14 CPU +* elmex/pcm205401 - amd/Family_14 CPU +* Lenovo N21 chromebook (google/enguarde) - intel/baytrail SoC +* google/gale - Qualcomm IPQ40XX SoC +* AOpen Chromebox (google/ninja) - intel/baytrail SoC +* google/reef - intel/apollolake SoC +* Acer Chromebox CXI2 (google/rikku) - intel/Broadwell SoC +* google/rotor - marvell/MVMAP2315 SoC + +### Removed 5 mainboards: +These were all development boards not available to the public. +* google/bolt - intel/haswell - removed in commit 139314b +* google/rush - nvidia/tegra132 - removed in commit e67cd9e +* google/rush_ryu - nvidia/tegra132 - removed in commit 0c63415 +* google/slippy - intel/haswell - removed in commit bc24b85 +* intel/amenia - intel/apollolake - removed in commit c2586db + +### Existing boards with significant updates +* asus/kgpe-d16 - amd/socket_G34 - Add TPM support, enable secondary + serial port +* emulation/spike-riscv: RISC-V -clean up, use generic bootblock, look + for CBFS in RAM, reimplement SBI +* google/gru - rockchip/RK3399 SoC (76 commits) - Board bringup +* google/oak - mediatek/mt8173 SoC- Add Elm variant, update memory, + configure display, initialize touchscreen gpio +* intel/galilleo- intel/quark SoC (14 commits) - Board bringup, add + galileo gen1 support, switch to FSP2.0 +* intel/minnowmax - intel/fsp_baytrail SoC - Enable all PCIe ports, + Program GPIO for power LED +* lenovo/x60 - intel/socket_mPGA478 - init GPIOs before dock check, add + hda verb table +* siemens/mc_bdx1 - intel/fsp_broadwell_de SoC - Add external RTC, Set + up MAC addresses, Update IRQs +* siemens/mc_tcu3 - intel/fsp_baytrail SoC - cleanup & LCD panel updates + +Changes in chips +---------------- +### Moved 3 northbridge/southbridge pairs to soc: +* dmp/vortex86ex +* intel/sch +* rdc/r8610 + +### Added 2 socs: +* marvell/mvmap2315 (12 commits) +* qualcomm/ipq40xx (22 commits) + +### Removed 1 soc: +* nvidia/tegra132 - removed in commit 9ba0699 + +### Added 2 sios: +* nuvoton/nct6776 +* nuvoton/nct6791d + +### ARM (34 commits) +* Add armv7-r configuration + +#### rockchip/rk3399 (73 commits) +* Bringup, memory updates + +### RISC-V (40 commits) +* Improve and refactor trap handling + +### X86 (225 commits) + +### ACPI (40 commits) +* Add support for writing various entries and descriptor + types, Add common definitions, Use 'GOOG' id for coreboot table +* amd/mct_ddr3 northbridge: Support non-ECC DIMMs, Update SMBIOS, + various fixes +* arch/x86: many postcar stage updates, add common ACPI definitions, + Support "weak" BIST and timestamp save routines +* intel/apollolake SoC (211 commits) - Chip bringup, Update bootblock +* intel/common: ACPI updates, Add smihandler, LPSS I2C driver, and IGD + OpRegion support +* intel/fsp_broadwell_de: IRQ fixes, SPI message fixes, Add DMAR table + to ACPI +* intel/gm45 northbridge: Fix text mode init, enable vesa framebuffer, + use VGA if connected +* intel/i945 northbridge: add native VGA init, Update divisor + calculations +* intel/quark SoC (62 commits) - Chip bringup, add Fsp2.0 support, + updates for serial console +* intel/skylake CPU (61 commits) - Finished Skylake bringup, start + updating for Kabylake FSP +* intel/x4x northbridge (13 commits) - Memory & Graphics updates + +Submodules +---------- +Updated 4 submodules +* 3rdparty/blobs (6 commits) +* 3rdparty/arm-trusted-firmware (425 commits) +* 3rdparty/vboot (61 commits) +* 3rdparty/chromeec/ (676 commits) + +Tested boards +------------- +The following boards were tested for this release: +* asrock/e350m1 4.4-1890 +* asus/kfsn4-dre 4.4-1698 / 4.5-17 +* asus/kgpe-d16 4.4-1802 / 4.5-17 +* emulation/qemu-q35 4.4-1698 / 4.5-8 +* gigabyte/ga-b75m-d3v 4.4-1757 +* google/peppy 4.4-1882 +* lenovo/g505s 4.4-1739 +* lenovo/x201 4.4-1886 +* lenovo/x220 4.4-1746 / 4.5-17 + +coreboot statistics +------------------- +* Total Commits: 1889 +* Average Commits per day: 10.92 +* Total authors: 119 +* New authors: 47 +* Total Reviewers: 67 +* Total Submitters: 19 +* Total lines added: 164950 +* Total lines removed: -182737 +* Total difference: -17787 |