Nico Huber has posted comments on this change. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/45208 )
Change subject: console: Allow VPD to disable an otherwise enabled coreboot console ......................................................................
Patch Set 4:
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https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/45208/4//COMMIT_MSG Commit Message:
https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/45208/4//COMMIT_MSG@18 PS4, Line 18: entry is added.
What do you mean with "a section"... […]
Yes, I meant an ELF section. And you are right, compression probably makes it too complex. The difference to Kconfig options would be that you get to use the exact same code. However, personally I'd just use Kconfig.
You mean verification schemes as in hashes and digital signatures? Actually, I would want them to change.
If it's really for x86 with its memory mapped flash, VPD isn't much overhead either, is it? I didn't look much at the code, but why would it be heavier than the CMOS option table? Anyway, I didn't see x86 written on this patch. Was that the intention?