Change in flashrom[master]: tuxedo_ec: Implement support for flashing ECs on TUXEDO laptops

[Michael Niewöhner (Code Review)]

Attention is currently required from:  Felix Singer, Nico Huber, Michał Żygowski, Angel Pons.
Michael Niewöhner has posted comments on this change. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/55715 )

Change subject: tuxedo_ec: Implement support for flashing ECs on TUXEDO laptops
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Patch Set 4:

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PS4: 
@Nico, sorry, I somehow skipped a whole paragraph when reading o.O
> > or better the firmware id (e.g. the "ITE string" or sth else) because support for this firmware-based programming mechanism is implemented in EC fw
> That's right, we would not only have to detect the chip without probing
> any non-standard ports, we'd also have to figure out what firmware it
> runs. How would one get this string without making assumptions that can
> be broken (e.g. by not using ITEs firmware framework)?

The point is, that you can't flash at all with a broken/incompatible firmware, using that code here. So it doesn't help to know the mainboard IMO