Martin L Roth has uploaded this change for review. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/87042?usp=email )
Change subject: Docs: Updated 25.03 release notes ......................................................................
Docs: Updated 25.03 release notes
These are the release notes for the 25.03 release.
We will update again after the release is done with the final statistics and information.
Change-Id: I4a3894fd617e95b8014c3cf1afe6472994e3fb16 Signed-off-by: Martin Roth gaumless@gmail.com --- M Documentation/releases/coreboot-25.03-relnotes.md 1 file changed, 285 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
git pull ssh://review.coreboot.org:29418/coreboot refs/changes/42/87042/1
diff --git a/Documentation/releases/coreboot-25.03-relnotes.md b/Documentation/releases/coreboot-25.03-relnotes.md index 4b579fe..125437b 100644 --- a/Documentation/releases/coreboot-25.03-relnotes.md +++ b/Documentation/releases/coreboot-25.03-relnotes.md @@ -1,37 +1,172 @@ Upcoming release - coreboot 25.03 ========================================================================
-The 25.03 release is scheduled for the end of March, 2025 +The coreboot project is pleased to announce the release of coreboot +25.03, marking another milestone in our ongoing work to delivering +open-source firmware. This release brings important improvements to +display handling, USB debugging capabilities, and CPU topology +management, along with various other enhancements that further improve +the reliability and performance of coreboot across supported platforms.
- -Update this document with changes that should be in the release notes. - -* Please use Markdown. -* See the past few release notes for the general format. -* The chip and board additions and removals will be updated right - before the release, so those do not need to be added. -* Note that all changes before the release are done are marked upcoming. - A final version of the notes are done after the release. +We extend our sincere thanks to all contributors who have made this +release possible. Your expertise and collaborative efforts continue to +propel the coreboot project forward. As always, we value the +participation of everyone in the community, from long-time developers to +those new to the project. The next coreboot release, 25.06, is scheduled +for the end of June 2025.
Significant or interesting changes ----------------------------------
-* Add changes that need a full description here +### drivers/intel/fsp2_0: Enable panel-orientation aware bitmap rotation
-* This section should have full descriptions and can or should have - a link to the referenced commits. +Implement logo bitmap rotation within fsp_convert_bmp_to_gop_blt() to +support devices with portrait-oriented displays. The rotation is driven +by the panel framebuffer orientation, allowing the logo to be displayed +correctly regardless of physical panel orientation. + +This resolves issues where the logo was displayed incorrectly on +portrait-oriented displays. + +Additionally, discard the display orientation change if the LID is +closed aka built-in display is not active. This will ensure that display +orientation is proper when extended display is attached w/o any display +rotation. + + +### util/find_usbdebug: Fix lsusb -t parsing for usbutils v016 and newer + +Commit e24294ff9ade ("lsusb -t: print ports and buses and devices with +same width") [1] in the usbutils repository changed the format of the +lsusb -t output, breaking the find_usbdebug.sh script. This commit is +present in usbutils version 016 and later. + +Use the output of lsusb -V to set the parsing patterns based on the +version in order to maintain compatibility with older versions of +usbutils. A simple integer comparison of the version number is used for +this, which will not work with versions older than v001 as those use a +0.nn version number format. However, since v001 was released in late +2010, it is probably safe to assume that no one will be using a version +of usbutils older than that. Usbutils v016 was released in late 2023 so +there could still conceivably be systems using older versions, such as +Ubuntu 22.04 LTS which is on v014. + +[1] https://github.com/gregkh/usbutils/commit/e24294ff9ade6dafcd1909763e888d97b3... + + +### cpu/x86/topology: Fix FSP-S crash caused by shared core ID + +This resolves a crash issue observed on Meteor Lake and introduced by +commit 70bdd2e1fad9fe89835aab240ed4b41a02f15078 ("cpu/x86/topology: +Simplify CPU topology initialization"). This commit simplifies the code +and provides more detailed CPU topology information by generalizing the +use of the Extended Topology Enumeration Leaves 0x1f. As a result, the +coreboot APIC core_id field does not provide the fully detailed path +information. + +It turns out that the topology core identifier is used by the coreboot +MP service mp_get_processor_info() implementation. But the MP Service +EFI_CPU_PHYSICAL_LOCATION data structure only captures information about +the package, core, and thread. The core identifier returned to the MP +service caller must incorporate the full hierarchical path (die group, +die, module, tile, module and core). + +This commit adds a new field to the cpu topology structure to represent +the core ID within the package. + +For reference, here is that signature of the crash: + + LAPIC 0x40 in X2APIC mode. + CPU Index 2 - APIC 64 Unexpected Exception:13 @ 10:69f3d1e4 - Halting + Code: 0 eflags: 00010046 cr2: 00000000 + eax: 00000001 ebx: 69f313e8 ecx: 0000004e edx: 00000000 + edi: 69f38018 esi: 00000029 ebp: 69aeee0c esp: 69aeedc0 + [...] + +The crash occurred when FSP attempted to lock the Protected +Processor Inventory Number Enable Control MSR (IA32_PPIN_CTL +0x4e). + + 69f3d1d3: 8b 43 f4 mov -0xc(%ebx),%eax + 69f3d1d6: 89 4d c4 mov %ecx,-0x3c(%ebp) + 69f3d1d9: 89 45 dc mov %eax,-0x24(%ebp) + 69f3d1dc: 8b 55 c4 mov -0x3c(%ebp),%edx + 69f3d1df: 8b 45 c0 mov -0x40(%ebp),%eax + 69f3d1e2: 8b 4d dc mov -0x24(%ebp),%ecx + 69f3d1e5: 0f 30 wrmsr + 69f3d1e7: e9 ee fd ff ff jmp 0xfffffe39 + +FSP experiences issues due to attempting to lock the same register +multiple times for a single core. This is caused by an inconsistency in +the processor information data structure, where multiple cores share the +same identifier. This is not permitted and triggers a General Protection +Fault Exception. + + +### {drivers, lib}: Move low-battery user notification logic outside FSP + +This patch refactors low-battery user notification logic (Kconfig, APIs +to check if low-battery rendering is required, low-battery shutdown is +required) outside FSP driver code to ensure in future non-FSP platforms +might still be able to leverage this feature/logics to render the +low-battery indicator icon during boot. + +Specifically, it: + +- Moves Kconfig options related to low-battery notifications from + drivers/intel/fsp to lib/ +- Relocates the low-battery check and shutdown APIs drivers/intel/fsp + to bootsplash.h +* Adjusts the vendor driver to utilize the new APIs for low-battery + rendering decisions. +* Drop the unwanted header file "fsp/api.h" from bmp_logo.c + +This change avoids tight coupling of low-battery functionality to FSP, +promoting code reusability across platforms. + + +### soc/intel/cannonlake: Use common ACPI code for SRAM and HECI + +Use the newly-created ACPI devices in common/acpi, and adjust the SoC +ACPI name for the CSE/HECI device to match. + + +### lib: Introduce early power off support Kconfig option + +This commit introduces the `HAVE_EARLY_POWEROFF_SUPPORT` Kconfig option +and the `platform_do_early_poweroff()` API. + +The Kconfig option enables platform-specific early power off support, +which is often required on Intel platforms. The corresponding API allows +platforms to implement the necessary hardware operations for early power +off, typically before memory initialization.
Additional coreboot changes ---------------------------
-The following are changes across a number of patches, or changes worth -noting, but not needing a full description. - -* Changes that only need a line or two of description go here. +* Numerous changes to Haswell open source ram init +* Numerous additions to intelp2m tool +* Enhanced power management and thermal control across multiple platforms +* Improved USB Type-C and Thunderbolt support +* Added support for early power off and low battery detection +* Enhanced display and graphics support across multiple platforms +* Improved memory initialization and training +* Added support for various new memory parts and configurations +* Enhanced ACPI support and device handling +* Improved security features and TPM support +* Enhanced EC (Embedded Controller) support across platforms +* Added support for various new touch panels and input devices +* Refactored and improved code organization across multiple subsystems +* Enhanced build system and toolchain support +* Improved documentation and testing infrastructure +* Added support for RISC-V architecture improvements +* Enhanced debugging and logging capabilities +* Improved error handling and recovery mechanisms +* Added 7500 MT/s support for DDR5
@@ -40,12 +175,17 @@
### Toolchain updates
+* Update CMake from 3.30.2 to 3.31.3 +* Update ACPICA from 20230628 to 20241212
### Git submodule pointers
- -### External payloads +* arm-trusted-firmware: Update from commit id 15e5c6c91d to e5a1f4abee (608 commits) +* blobs: Update from commit id 14f8fcc1b4 to a0726508b8 (10 commits) +* fsp: Update from commit id 851f7105d8 to 86c9111639 (30 commits) +* intel-microcode: Update from commit id 8ac9378a84 to 8a62de41c0 (1 commits) +* vboot: Update from commit id f1f70f46dc to 3f94e2c7ed (49 commits)
@@ -53,35 +193,143 @@ ----------------
### Added mainboards: -* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team - - -### Removed Mainboards -* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team - +* AMD Crater for Renoir SoC +* ASROCK Z87 Extreme3 +* ASROCK Z87 Extreme4 +* ASROCK Z87M Extreme4 +* ASROCK Z87 Pro4 +* ASUS P8H67-I DELUXE +* Google Dirks +* Google Guren +* Google Meliks +* Google Moxie +* Google Ocelot +* Google Pujjoniru +* Google Quandiso2 +* Google Wyrdeer +* HP Pro 3400 Series +* Intel Ptlrvp +* Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 +* NovaCustom V540TU (14") +* NovaCustom V560TU (16") +* StarLabs StarLite Mk V Smart Battery (N200) +* StarLabs StarBook Mk VII (165H) +* StarLabs StarBook Mk VII (N200)
### Updated SoCs -* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team - - - -Plans to move platform support to a branch ------------------------------------------- -* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team +* Added src/soc/xilinx/zynq7000
Statistics from the 24.12 to the 25.03 release --------------------------------------------- -* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team +---------------------------------------------- + +* Total Commits: 992 +* Average Commits per day: 10.09 +* Total lines added: 87471 +* Average lines added per commit: 88.18 +* Number of patches adding more than 100 lines: 95 +* Average lines added per small commit: 40.50 +* Total lines removed: 22845 +* Average lines removed per commit: 23.03 +* Total difference between added and removed: 64626 +* Total authors: 129 +* New authors: 28
Significant Known and Open Issues ---------------------------------
-Issues from the coreboot bugtracker: https://ticket.coreboot.org/ -* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team +### coreboot-wide or architecture-wide issues + ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | Subject | ++=====+=================================================================+ +| 519 | make gconfig - could not find glade file | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 518 | make xconfig - g++: fatal error: no input files | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ + + +### Payload-specific issues + ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | Subject | ++=====+=================================================================+ +| 577 | SeaBIOS/EDK2 Windows 10 BSOD "UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR" | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 552 | X201 not booting with edk2 payload | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 549 | SeaBIOS Windows 10/11 BSOD "ACPI BIOS ERROR" (Thinkpad W530) | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 499 | edk2 boot fails with RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_TOP_DOWN enabled | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 496 | Missing malloc check in libpayload | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 484 | No USB keyboard support with secondary payloads | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 414 | X9SAE-V: No USB keyboard init on SeaBIOS using Radeon RX 6800XT | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ + + +### Platform-specific issues + ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | Subject | ++=====+=================================================================+ +| 579 | MAC address set by coreboot to RTL8111F does not persist | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 565 | Wifi card not recognized on Lenovo M700 tiny | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 563 | tty doesn't show on external display using edk2 on W530 | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 548 | Lenovo X201 Fails To Recognize Upgraded WiFi Card | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 538 | x230: Dock Causes Internal Display to "Permanently" Malfunction | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 535 | T420: Power light stays off after reboot | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 528 | Building qemu-i440fx with CONFIG_CBFS_VERIFICATION fails | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 524 | X2APIC Options cause Linux to crash on emulation/qemu-i440fx | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 517 | lenovo x230 boot stuck with connected external monitor | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 509 | SD Card hotplug not working on Apollo Lake | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 506 | APL/GML don't boot OS when CPU microcode included "from tree" | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 505 | Harcuvar CRB - 15 of 16 cores present in the operating system | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 499 | T440p - EDK2 fails with RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_TOP_DOWN enabled | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 495 | Stoney Chromebooks not booting PSPSecureOS | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 478 | X200 booting Linux takes a long time with TSC | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 474 | X200s crashes after graphic init with 8GB RAM | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 457 | Haswell (t440p): CAR mem region conflicts with CBFS_SIZE > 8mb | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 453 | Intel HDMI / DP Audio not present in Windows after libgfxinit | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 449 | ThinkPad T440p fail to start, continuous beeping & LED blinking | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 448 | Thinkpad T440P ACPI Battery Value Issues | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 446 | Optiplex 9010 No Post | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 439 | Lenovo X201 Turbo Boost not working (stuck on 2,4GHz) | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 427 | x200: Two battery charging issues | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 412 | x230 reboots on suspend | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 393 | T500 restarts rather than waking up from suspend | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 350 | I225 PCIe device not detected on Harcuvar | ++-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -94,3 +342,4 @@ * Documentation: https://doc.coreboot.org * Issue tracker: https://ticket.coreboot.org/projects/coreboot * Donations: https://coreboot.org/donate.html +
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Martin L Roth (Code Review)