the following patch was just integrated into master: commit e757220cfcb335a200d41cae990a4295e410ab0b Author: Ronald G. Minnich rminnich@google.com Date: Mon Jan 6 08:38:15 2014 -0800
cbfstool: add code to serialize the header using the new xdr functions
This change adds a header serialization function. Programmers can thus just set up a header as needed, without worrying about forgetting if and how to use the [hn]to[hn]* functions.
In the long term, we will work to remove swab.h, i.e. we need to get to the point where programmers don't have to try to remember [hn]to[nh]* and where it goes. To date, even the best programmers we have have made an error with those functions, and those errors have persisted for 6 or 7 years now. It's very easy to make that mistake.
BUG=None TEST=Build a peppy image and verify that it's bit for bit the same. All chromebooks use this code and build and boot correctly. BRANCH=None
Change-Id: I0f9b8e7cac5f52d0ea330ba948650fa0803aa0d5 Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich rminnich@google.com Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/181552 Reviewed-by: Ronald Minnich rminnich@chromium.org Commit-Queue: Ronald Minnich rminnich@chromium.org Tested-by: Ronald Minnich rminnich@chromium.org
See http://review.coreboot.org/5100 for details.
-gerrit