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2015-10-31tree: drop last paragraph of GPL copyright headerPatrick Georgi
It encourages users from writing to the FSF without giving an address. Linux also prefers to drop that and their checkpatch.pl (that we imported) looks out for that. This is the result of util/scripts/no-fsf-addresses.sh with no further editing. Change-Id: Ie96faea295fe001911d77dbc51e9a6789558fbd6 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/11888 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
2015-10-11cbmem console: make verstage first class citizenAaron Durbin
The conditions in cbmem console for supporting verstage were implicitly utilizing CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE to handle the cbmem console enablement. Fix it so verstage is a first class citizen for deciding actions pertaining to cbmem console. BUG=chrome-os-partner:44827 BRANCH=None TEST=Built and booted glados using verstage. cbmem console shows verstage output. Change-Id: Iba79efd1c1d4056f1a105a5e10ffc95f3e69b597 Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/11820 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
2015-06-09cbmem: add indicator to hooks if cbmem is being recoveredAaron Durbin
It can be helpful to certain users of the cbmem init hooks to know if recovery was done or not. Therefore, add this as a parameter to the hooks. Change-Id: I049fc191059cfdb8095986d3dc4eee9e25cf5452 Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/10480 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
2015-06-09cbmem: Unify CBMEM init tasks with CBMEM_INIT_HOOK() APIKyösti Mälkki
Squashed and adjusted two changes from chromium.git. Covers CBMEM init for ROMTAGE and RAMSTAGE. cbmem: Unify random on-CBMEM-init tasks under common CBMEM_INIT_HOOK() API There are several use cases for performing a certain task when CBMEM is first set up (usually to migrate some data into it that was previously kept in BSS/SRAM/hammerspace), and unfortunately we handle each of them differently: timestamp migration is called explicitly from cbmem_initialize(), certain x86-chipset-specific tasks use the CAR_MIGRATION() macro to register a hook, and the CBMEM console is migrated through a direct call from romstage (on non-x86 and SandyBridge boards). This patch decouples the CAR_MIGRATION() hook mechanism from cache-as-RAM and rechristens it to CBMEM_INIT_HOOK(), which is a clearer description of what it really does. All of the above use cases are ported to this new, consistent model, allowing us to have one less line of boilerplate in non-CAR romstages. BRANCH=None BUG=None TEST=Built and booted on Nyan_Blaze and Falco with and without CONFIG_CBMEM_CONSOLE. Confirmed that 'cbmem -c' shows the full log after boot (and the resume log after S3 resume on Falco). Compiled for Parrot, Stout and Lumpy. Original-Change-Id: I1681b372664f5a1f15c3733cbd32b9b11f55f8ea Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/232612 Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> cbmem: Extend hooks to ramstage, fix timestamp synching Commit 7dd5bbd71 (cbmem: Unify random on-CBMEM-init tasks under common CBMEM_INIT_HOOK() API) inadvertently broke ramstage timestamps since timestamp_sync() was no longer called there. Oops. This patch fixes the issue by extending the CBMEM_INIT_HOOK() mechanism to the cbmem_initialize() call in ramstage. The macro is split into explicit ROMSTAGE_/RAMSTAGE_ versions to make the behavior as clear as possible and prevent surprises (although just using a single macro and relying on the Makefiles to link an object into all appropriate stages would also work). This allows us to get rid of the explicit cbmemc_reinit() in ramstage (which I somehow accounted for in the last patch without realizing that timestamps work exactly the same way...), and replace the older and less flexible cbmem_arch_init() mechanism. Also added a size assertion for the pre-RAM CBMEM console to memlayout that could prevent a very unlikely buffer overflow I just noticed. BRANCH=None BUG=None TEST=Booted on Pinky and Falco, confirmed that ramstage timestamps once again show up. Compile-tested for Rambi and Samus. Original-Change-Id: If907266c3f20dc3d599b5c968ea5b39fe5c00e9c Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/233533 Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Change-Id: I1be89bafacfe85cba63426e2d91f5d8d4caa1800 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Marc Jones <marc.jones@se-eng.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/7878 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org>
2015-05-26CBMEM console: Fix buffer without EARLY_CBMEM_INITKyösti Mälkki
On S3 resume, CBMEM_ID_CONSOLE from previous boot is found in ramstage, even when romstage did not create it. So buffer did not get cleared on S3 resume path. Also do not allocate for preram_cbmem_console in CAR when there are no means to back it up to ram. Change-Id: I175cebbb938adf2a7414703fefffb8da796e9fa9 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/10301 Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
2015-05-21Remove address from GPLv2 headersPatrick Georgi
As per discussion with lawyers[tm], it's not a good idea to shorten the license header too much - not for legal reasons but because there are tools that look for them, and giving them a standard pattern simplifies things. However, we got confirmation that we don't have to update every file ever added to coreboot whenever the FSF gets a new lease, but can drop the address instead. util/kconfig is excluded because that's imported code that we may want to synchronize every now and then. $ find * -type f -exec sed -i "s:Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, *MA[, ]*02110-1301[, ]*USA:Foundation, Inc.:" {} + $ find * -type f -exec sed -i "s:Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA:Foundation, Inc.:" {} + $ find * -type f -exec sed -i "s:Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place[-, ]*Suite 330, Boston, MA *02111-1307[, ]*USA:Foundation, Inc.:" {} + $ find * -type f -exec sed -i "s:Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.:Foundation, Inc.:" {} + $ find * -type f -a \! -name \*.patch \ -a \! -name \*_shipped \ -a \! -name LICENSE_GPL \ -a \! -name LGPL.txt \ -a \! -name COPYING \ -a \! -name DISCLAIMER \ -exec sed -i "/Foundation, Inc./ N;s:Foundation, Inc.* USA\.* *:Foundation, Inc. :;s:Foundation, Inc. $:Foundation, Inc.:" {} + Change-Id: Icc968a5a5f3a5df8d32b940f9cdb35350654bef9 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/9233 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
2015-04-27cbmem: add and use a function to dump console bufferVadim Bendebury
The new function can be compiled in only when serial console is disabled. When invoked, this function initializes the serial interface and dumps the contents of the CBMEM console buffer to serial output. BRANCH=none BUG=chromium:475347 TEST=compiled for different platforms with and without serial console enabled. No actual test of this function yet. Change-Id: Ia8d16649dc9d09798fa6970f2cfd893438e00dc5 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@chromium.org> Original-Commit-Id: a38a8254dd788ad188ba2509b9ae117d6f699579 Original-Change-Id: Ib85759a2727e31ba1ca21da7e6c346e434f83b52 Original-Signed-off-by: Vadim Bendebury <vbendeb@chromium.org> Original-Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/265293 Original-Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/9984 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2015-04-23cbmem_console: fix it for x86Aaron Durbin
The Kconfig options pertaining cbmem console in the preram environment no longer make sense with the linker script changes. Remove them and their usage within cbmem_console. Change-Id: Ibf61645ca2331e4851e748e4e7aa5059e1192ed7 Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/9851 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
2015-04-06New mechanism to define SRAM/memory map with automatic bounds checkingJulius Werner
This patch creates a new mechanism to define the static memory layout (primarily in SRAM) for a given board, superseding the brittle mass of Kconfigs that we were using before. The core part is a memlayout.ld file in the mainboard directory (although boards are expected to just include the SoC default in most cases), which is the primary linker script for all stages (though not rmodules for now). It uses preprocessor macros from <memlayout.h> to form a different valid linker script for all stages while looking like a declarative, boilerplate-free map of memory addresses to the programmer. Linker asserts will automatically guarantee that the defined regions cannot overlap. Stages are defined with a maximum size that will be enforced by the linker. The file serves to both define and document the memory layout, so that the documentation cannot go missing or out of date. The mechanism is implemented for all boards in the ARM, ARM64 and MIPS architectures, and should be extended onto all systems using SRAM in the future. The CAR/XIP environment on x86 has very different requirements and the layout is generally not as static, so it will stay like it is and be unaffected by this patch (save for aligning some symbol names for consistency and sharing the new common ramstage linker script include). BUG=None TEST=Booted normally and in recovery mode, checked suspend/resume and the CBMEM console on Falco, Blaze (both normal and vboot2), Pinky and Pit. Compiled Ryu, Storm and Urara, manually compared the disassemblies with ToT and looked for red flags. Change-Id: Ifd2276417f2036cbe9c056f17e42f051bcd20e81 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@chromium.org> Original-Commit-Id: f1e2028e7ebceeb2d71ff366150a37564595e614 Original-Change-Id: I005506add4e8fcdb74db6d5e6cb2d4cb1bd3cda5 Original-Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org> Original-Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/213370 Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/9283 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner@gmx.at> Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com>
2015-01-27CBMEM: Support DYNAMIC_CBMEM with LATE_CBMEM_INITKyösti Mälkki
We can now create CBMEM with dynamic allocation even if CBMEM location is resolved late in ramstage. Change-Id: I8529ccbcd4a0e567ebe0a46232ac5d16476e81a8 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/7861 Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
2015-01-27CBMEM console: Fix and enhance pre-RAM supportKyösti Mälkki
Use the value of CONSOLE_PRERAM_BUFFER_SIZE to determine if we can do CBMEM console in bootblock and romstage. Kconfig forces it to zero if _BASE is unset or we cannot do CAR migration on x86. Add CBMEM console to bootblock, except for x86. Only one of bootblock and romstage clears the pre-RAM buffer. To start with empty console log on S3 wakeup, ramstage now clears previous contents of CBMEM buffer if there was no pre-RAM buffer. Unify Kconfig variable naming. TODO: ARM configurations do not define PRERAM_BUFFER_BASE values. Change-Id: I70d82da629529dbfd7bc9491223abd703cbc0115 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/7862 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com>
2015-01-27CBMEM console: Fix CAR migration stepKyösti Mälkki
With the change it becomes irrelevant if memcpy() car.global_data or cbmemc_reinit() is done first. Change-Id: Ie479eef346c959e97dcc55861ccb0db1321fb7b2 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/8032 Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
2014-12-16CBMEM console: Fix boards with BROKEN_CAR_MIGRATEKyösti Mälkki
There is no need to call cbmemc_reinit() exclusively in romstage, that is done as part of the CAR migration of cbmem_recovery(). CBMEM console for romstage remains disabled for boards flagged with BROKEN_CAR_MIGRATE, but with this change it is possible to have it for ramstage. Change-Id: I48c4afcd847d0d5f8864d23c0786935341e3f752 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/7592 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Martin Roth <gaumless@gmail.com>
2014-10-07cbmem console: Locate the preram console with a symbol instead of a section.Gabe Black
On non-x86 systems, the location of the preram CBMEM console may not be in a predictable place relative to other things in the linker script. That makes it difficult to work with as its own section because the linker will complain if you try to move backwards as it lays out memory. If the console header is treated as an actual blob of memory which has to be put in the image, we'd have to predict where to put it so that it isn't before something with a lower address or after something with a higher address. Symbols, on the other hand, can be defined arbitrarily. Change-Id: I3257b981eee0c15bb997a9f2c55a03494c6ec6f0 Signed-off-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/193164 Reviewed-by: Tom Warren <twarren@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Commit-Queue: Gabe Black <gabeblack@chromium.org> Tested-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@chromium.org> (cherry picked from commit a492761c27076bcac080013d509ae4aafd6dc3e3) Signed-off-by: Isaac Christensen <isaac.christensen@se-eng.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/7013 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
2014-03-04console: Fix includesKyösti Mälkki
Do not pull in console hw-specific prototypes everywhere with console.h as those are not needed for higher levels. Move prototypes for UARTs next to other consoles. Change-Id: Icbc9cd3e5bdfdab85d7dccd7c3827bba35248fb8 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/5232 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Edward O'Callaghan <eocallaghan@alterapraxis.com> Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2013-11-30CBMEM console: increase temporary buffer size for non-dynamic CBMEMKyösti Mälkki
Make temporary buffer allocation equal with the allocation in CBMEM and let copy_console_buffer() handle possible truncation. When not using dynamic CBMEM the CBMEM area is initialized late in the ramstage and should be able to hold almost as many characters as the CBMEM can hold. We have seen 40000 was not always enough with logging level set to spew, new default size is 0x10000. Change-Id: If4b143fdf807e28b6766b8b99db5216b767948d5 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/4295 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Martin Roth <martin.roth@se-eng.com>
2013-11-30cbmem console: reduce temporary buffer size for dynamic CBMEMStefan Reinauer
When using dynamic CBMEM the CBMEM area is initialized before entering ram stage, and so we need a way smaller temporary buffer for the CBMEM console during early bits of ram stage. In practice around 256 bytes are needed, but keep the buffer at 1k so we make sure we don't run out. TEST=Boot tested on pit BRANCH=none BUG=none Change-Id: I462810b7bafbcc57f8e5f9b1d1f38cfdf85fa630 Signed-off-by: Stefan Reinauer <reinauer@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/168575 Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> [km: cherry-pick 7fd1bbc0 from chromium git] Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/4293 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Martin Roth <martin.roth@se-eng.com>
2013-11-30CBMEM console: Prevent buffer overrunKyösti Mälkki
Make sure memcpy target and a possible message telling log was truncated stay within the allocated region for CBMEM console. This fixes observed CBMEM corruption on platforms that do not use CBMEM console during romstage. Those platforms will need an additional fix to reset cursor position to zero on s3 resume. Change-Id: I76501ca3afc716545ca76ebca1119995126a43f8 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/4292 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Idwer Vollering <vidwer@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Martin Roth <martin.roth@se-eng.com>
2013-10-13Rename cpu/x86/car.h to arch/early_variables.hStefan Reinauer
and add an ARMv7 version. Change-Id: I14fbff88d7c2b003dde57a19bf0ba9640d322156 Signed-off-by: Stefan Reinauer <reinauer@google.com> [km: rebased fa004acf8 from chromium git] Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/3939 Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
2013-09-21CBMEM: Always select CAR_MIGRATIONKyösti Mälkki
If romstage does not make cbmem_initialize() call, linker should optimize the code for CAR migration away. This simplifies design of CBMEM console by a considerable amount. As console buffer is now migrated within cbmem_initialize() call there is no longer need for cbmemc_reinit() call made at end of romstage. Change-Id: I8675ecaafb641fa02675e9ba3f374caa8e240f1d Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/3916 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com>
2013-09-21CBMEM console: Support late initKyösti Mälkki
It is not compulsory to have CBMEM console initialised in romstage, so try add the CBMEM table entry again in ramstage, if not found. Change-Id: I96ab502df7f05d6bf1d6e6fa84d395ef6306b525 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/3915 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <patrick@georgi-clan.de> Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com>
2013-07-11Fix CBMEM console use with CAR_MIGRATIONKyösti Mälkki
With EARLY_CBMEM_INIT and CAR_MIGRATION selected, cbmemc_reinit() was called twice during romstage. This effectively deleted output of romstage in CBMEM console. Change-Id: I21072a319c0e4a5f695b0573bc017bf7921fc663 Signed-off-by: Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/3609 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com>
2013-07-10lib: Fix spellingMartin Roth
Change-Id: I999987af9cb44906e3c3135c0351a0cd6eb210ff Signed-off-by: Martin Roth <martin.roth@se-eng.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/3756 Reviewed-by: Dave Frodin <dave.frodin@se-eng.com> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2013-05-16cbmem console: use cache-as-ram API and cleanupAaron Durbin
Allow for automatic cache-as-ram migration for the cbmem console. The code was refactored in the thought of making it easier to read. The #ifdefs still exist, but they are no longer sprinkled throughout the code. The cbmem_console_p variable now exists globally in both romstage and ramstage. However, the cbmem_console_p is referenced using the cache-as-ram API. When cbmem is initialized the console is automatically copied over by calling cbmemc_reinit() through a callback. Change-Id: I9f4a64e33c58b8b7318db27942e37c13804e6f2c Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/3235 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2012-03-29Add infrastructure for global data in the CAR phase of bootGabe Black
The cbmem console structure and car global data are put in their own section, with the cbmem console coming after the global data. These areas are linked to be where CAR is available and at the very bottom of the stack. There is one shortcoming of this change: The section created by this change needs to be stripped out by the Makefile since leaving it in confuses cbfstool when it installs the stage in the image. I would like to make the tools link those symbols at the right location but leave allocation of that space out of the ELF. Change-Id: Iccfb99b128d59c5b7d6164796d21ba46d2a674e0 Signed-off-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/727 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2012-03-29CBMEM CONSOLE: Add CBMEM console driver implementation.Vadim Bendebury
The CBMEM console driver saves console output in a CBMEM area, which then is made available to Linux applications for perusing. There are some system limitations which need to be worked around to achieve this goal: - some console traffic is generated before DRAM is initialized, leave alone CBMEM initialized. - after the RAM based stage starts, a lot of traffic is generated before CBMEM is initialized. As a result, the console log lives in three different places - the bottom of the cache as RAM space, the CBMEM buffer (where it is expected to be) and a static buffer used early in the RAM stage. When execution starts (in the cache as RAM mode), the console buffer is allocated at the bottom of the cache as RAM memory address range. Once DRAM is initialized, the CBMEM structure is initialized, and then the console buffer contents are copied from the bottom of the cache as RAM space into the CBMEM area right before the cache as RAM mode is disabled. The src/lib/cbmem_console.c:cbmemc_reinit() takes care of the copying. At this point the cache as RAM memory is about to be disabled, but the ROM stage is still going generating console output. To make sure this output is not lost, cbmemc_reinit() saves the new buffer address at a fixed location (0x600 was chosen for this), and the actual "printing" function checks to see if the RAM is already initialized (the stack is in RAM), and if so, gets the console buffer pointer from this location instead of using the cache as RAM address. When the RAM stage starts, a static buffer is used to store the console output, as the CBMEM buffer location is not known. Then, when CBMEM is reinitialized, cbmemc_reinit() again takes care of the copying. In case the allocated buffers are not large enough, the excessive data is dropped, and the copying routine adds some text to the output buffer to indicate that there has been data lost and how many characters were dropped. Change-Id: I8c126e31db6cb2141f7f4f97c5047f39a8db44fc Signed-off-by: Vadim Bendebury <vbendeb@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/719 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>