[coreboot] ASRock E350M1: Boot delay with debug enabled, system RAM reported incorrectly in Linux

[Marshall Buschman]

On 06/19/2011 03:05 PM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Scott Duplichan wrote:
>> The real problem is that the asl code for \_SB.PCI0._CRS is using
>> uninitialized variable TOM1. The default value of aaaaaaaa from
>> from line 267 of family14/ssdt.asl is being used.
> Good find. Many thanks Scott.
>
>
>> Somehow the OS does need to know where the PCI hole can safely start.
>> It can't start immediately after the end of low ram because of uma.
>> \_SB.PCI0._CRS is one way to pass this information. This method
>> requires passing data from coreboot to asl, which is a pain.
> Is it neccessarily that bad? Rudolf has developed some functions to
> build AML at coreboot run time. It sounds like they might help?
>
>
>> I wonder if just reserving the uma range in the e820 map is
>> sufficient? I will try to do some experiments tonight.
> Maybe short term, but the only real solution is indeed to store the
> correct value from coreboot processing into AML.
>
>
>> If you can send me a binary or otherwise let me recreate the serial
>> logging problem, I will take a look.
> http://stuge.se/stuge_e350m1_47b3fb_4mb.bin
>
>
> //Peter
>
To add another data point, using Peter's image, it takes roughly 1 
minute and 51 seconds to boot.
Log file is at http://www.lucidmachines.com/coreboot/1min51sec

Thanks!
-Marshall