Re: [coreboot] [PATCH] nb/intel/nehalem/raminit.c: Add timeouts when waiting for heci.

[Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli]

On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:19:17 -0500
Timothy Pearson  wrote:
> In general static timeouts are not a good idea.  Is there a reliable
> way for coreboot to determine if the ME image has been
> "cleaned" (i.e. can it parse the ME descriptor and not even search
> for the HECI interface if the ME size is less than a certain value?)

Good point, there probably is:
- The GM45 datasheet has ways to determine that, so on nehalem there is
  probably something similar.
- Flashrom also has ways to determine that.
- GM45 RAM init probably also have ways to determine if HECI is
  present, I didn't check yet.

Note that I don't have nehalem hardware to test with, and may not have
the time to work in a full solution.

Denis.