SeaBIOS March 2021

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[PATCH v3 0/4] nvme: Add PRP List support
by Alexander Graf 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

While looking at VM bootup times, we stumbled over the fact that the NVMe code only does I/O operations of up to 4kb at a given point in time. This is usually ok, but if you have an OS that loads a lot of data on boot in combination to network backed storage, it shows in bootup times. There is no need to restrict ourselves to 4kb though. The INT13 call we receive gives us much larger chunks which we can just map into a native bigger NVMe I/O call if the request buffer is page aligned. This patch implements all logic required to do the above and gives a substantial performance boost on boot. v1 -> v2: - fix dprintf - Fix bounds check on PRP list add logic - Reduce PRP list to 15 entries embedded in the ns struct. This reduces BIOS reserved memory footprint by 4kb. v2 -> v3: - new patch: nvme: Split requests by maximum allowed size - Adjust the maximum request size to sector units. The hardware field describes it in pages. Alexander Graf (4): nvme: Record maximum allowed request size nvme: Allow to set PRP2 nvme: Pass large I/O requests as PRP lists nvme: Split requests by maximum allowed size src/hw/nvme-int.h | 16 ++++++- src/hw/nvme.c | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) -- 2.16.4 Amazon Development Center Germany GmbH Krausenstr. 38 10117 Berlin Geschaeftsfuehrung: Christian Schlaeger, Jonathan Weiss Eingetragen am Amtsgericht Charlottenburg unter HRB 149173 B Sitz: Berlin Ust-ID: DE 289 237 879

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[PATCH 00/19] Support SMBIOS 3.0 entry points
by Eduardo Habkost 18 Dec '21

18 Dec '21

This series implements support for SMBIOS 3.0 entry points in SeaBIOS. The main advantage of SMBIOS 3.0 entry points is the higher limit for total table size. The SMBIOS 2.1 64435 bytes limit can be easily hit in QEMU if creating virtual machines with more than 720 VCPUs. Eduardo Habkost (19): biostables: copy_fseg_table() function util.h: Delete unused get_smbios_entry_point() prototype smbios: Rename code specific for SMBIOS 2.1 entry points smbios: Generic smbios_next() function smbios: smbios_get_tables() function smbios: Use smbios_get_tables()/smbios_next() at display_uuid() smbios: smbios_major_version()/smbios_minor_version() helpers tpm: Use smbios_get_tables() csm: Don't check SMBios21Addr before calling copy_smbios_21() smbios: Make SMBios21Addr variable static smbios: Use smbios_next() at smbios_romfile_setup() smbios: Extract SMBIOS table building code to separate function smbios: Make smbios_build_tables() more generic smbios: smbios_21_setup_entry_point() function smbios: Make some smbios_build_tables() arguments optional smbios: Make smbios_build_tables() ready for 64-bit tables smbios: copy_smbios_30() function smbios: Support SMBIOS 3.0 entry point at copy_table() smbios: Support SMBIOS 3.0 entry point at smbios_romfile_setup() src/std/smbios.h | 17 ++- src/util.h | 5 +- src/fw/biostables.c | 259 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- src/fw/csm.c | 6 +- src/fw/smbios.c | 12 +- src/tcgbios.c | 12 +- 6 files changed, 227 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-) -- 2.28.0

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[PATCH] vgasrc/svgamodes: added 4k resolution
by vitaly＠cyberhaven.com 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

From: Vitaly Chipounov <vitaly(a)cyberhaven.com> This requires at least 32MB of video memory. Tested with Windows 10's default display driver and virtio-vga. Signed-off-by: Vitaly Chipounov <vitaly(a)cyberhaven.com> --- vgasrc/bochsvga.h | 4 ++-- vgasrc/svgamodes.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/vgasrc/bochsvga.h b/vgasrc/bochsvga.h index ae5f75d..f08219f 100644 --- a/vgasrc/bochsvga.h +++ b/vgasrc/bochsvga.h @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ #define VBE_DISPI_BANK_ADDRESS 0xA0000 #define VBE_DISPI_BANK_SIZE_KB 64 -#define VBE_DISPI_MAX_XRES 2560 -#define VBE_DISPI_MAX_YRES 1600 +#define VBE_DISPI_MAX_XRES 3840 +#define VBE_DISPI_MAX_YRES 2160 #define VBE_DISPI_IOPORT_INDEX 0x01CE #define VBE_DISPI_IOPORT_DATA 0x01CF diff --git a/vgasrc/svgamodes.c b/vgasrc/svgamodes.c index 6e494c7..63ef040 100644 --- a/vgasrc/svgamodes.c +++ b/vgasrc/svgamodes.c @@ -92,5 +92,6 @@ struct generic_svga_mode svga_modes[] VAR16 = { { 0x196, { MM_DIRECT, 2560, 1440, 16, 8, 16, SEG_GRAPH } }, { 0x197, { MM_DIRECT, 2560, 1440, 24, 8, 16, SEG_GRAPH } }, { 0x198, { MM_DIRECT, 2560, 1440, 32, 8, 16, SEG_GRAPH } }, + { 0x199, { MM_DIRECT, 3840, 2160, 32, 8, 16, SEG_GRAPH } }, }; unsigned int svga_mcount VAR16 = ARRAY_SIZE(svga_modes); -- 2.25.1

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[PATCH v3 0/5] Make seabios linkable with lld
by Fangrui Song 11 Aug '21

11 Aug '21

This patch series make seabios linkable with lld. This is beneficial for FreeBSD ports as well https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/misc/seabios/Makefile as they can drop an LLD_UNSAFE As a maintainer of lld ELF, I have triaged numerous pieces of software. seabios is the only one making use of This drops the only instance https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12726 1, 2, 3 and 4 are really independent and can be applied in arbitrary order. 5 depends on 4. I originally combined 4 and 5 and that was why I don't think a patch series made sense. Fangrui Song (5): romlayout.S: Add missing SHF_ALLOC flag to .fixedaddr.\addr Make rom16.o linkable with lld Makefile: Change ET_EXEC to ET_REL so that lld can link bios.bin.elf romlayout32flag.lds: Use `. +=` instead of `. =` test-build.sh: Delete unneeded LD capability test Makefile | 4 ++++ scripts/layoutrom.py | 13 ++++++++++--- scripts/test-build.sh | 42 +----------------------------------------- src/romlayout.S | 2 +- 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) -- 2.26.0.292.g33ef6b2f38-goog

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[PATCH] boot: add config option for fast device init
by Gerd Hoffmann 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Add a config option for fast device init (i.e. skip non-bootable devices). This optimization breaks boot in some rare configurations, specifically in case the boot loader needs access to secondary disks. Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel(a)redhat.com> --- src/boot.c | 2 ++ src/Kconfig | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/boot.c b/src/boot.c index 1effd802ce06..771d2382e38f 100644 --- a/src/boot.c +++ b/src/boot.c @@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ u8 is_bootprio_strict(void) { static int prio_halt = -2; + if (!CONFIG_BOOT_FAST_INIT) + return 0; if (prio_halt == -2) prio_halt = find_prio("HALT"); return prio_halt >= 0; diff --git a/src/Kconfig b/src/Kconfig index 3a8ffa15fded..6b750a41b42c 100644 --- a/src/Kconfig +++ b/src/Kconfig @@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ endchoice help Support controlling of the boot order via the fw_cfg/CBFS "bootorder" file. + config BOOT_FAST_INIT + depends on BOOTORDER + bool "Fast boot device init" + default y + help + Skip initialization for devices without bootindex. Speeds + up boot and reduced memory footprint, but may cause boot + problems in case the bootloader needs access to secondary + disks. + config HOST_BIOS_GEOMETRY depends on BOOT bool "Boot device bios geometry override" -- 2.30.2

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Bump max MPTABLE and SMBIOS sizes from 600 to 768
by Mike Banon 04 Apr '21

04 Apr '21

There are plenty of coreboot platforms whose MPTABLE size is just slightly larger than the current uneven limit of 600 bytes, which prevents these important tables from being copied. For example, G505S has 628 bytes and A88XM-E has 740 bytes. I propose 768 bytes as a new saner default for MPTABLE size, to replace the current uneven limit of 600. SMBIOS size should be bumped the similar way as well. Signed-off-by: Mike Banon <mikebdp2 at gmail.com> --- diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h index 93c8dbc..71333f8 100644 --- a/src/config.h +++ b/src/config.h @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ // Largest supported externaly facing drive id #define BUILD_MAX_EXTDRIVE 16 // Number of bytes the smbios may be and still live in the f-segment -#define BUILD_MAX_SMBIOS_FSEG 600 +#define BUILD_MAX_SMBIOS_FSEG 768 // Maximum number of bytes the mptable may be and still be copied to f-segment -#define BUILD_MAX_MPTABLE_FSEG 600 +#define BUILD_MAX_MPTABLE_FSEG 768 #define BUILD_MODEL_ID 0xFC #define BUILD_SUBMODEL_ID 0x00

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[PATCH] malloc: Add check to avoid dereference NULL pointer.
by likejun (A) 02 Apr '21

02 Apr '21

From: Kejun Li <likejun6(a)huawei.com<mailto:likejun6@huawei.com>> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:03:10 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] malloc: Add check to avoid dereference NULL pointer. info = alloc_find_lowest() may return NULL, should check before dereference it to avoid potential coredump. Signed-off-by: Kejun Li <likejun6(a)huawei.com<mailto:likejun6@huawei.com>> --- src/malloc.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/malloc.c b/src/malloc.c index 3733855..d355b77 100644 --- a/src/malloc.c +++ b/src/malloc.c @@ -544,10 +544,12 @@ malloc_prepboot(void) // Clear unused f-seg ram. struct allocinfo_s *info = alloc_find_lowest(&ZoneFSeg); - u32 size = info->range_end - info->range_start; - memset(memremap(info->range_start, size), 0, size); - dprintf(1, "Space available for UMB: %x-%x, %x-%x\n" - , RomEnd, base, info->range_start, info->range_end); + if (info) { + u32 size = info->range_end - info->range_start; + memset(memremap(info->range_start, size), 0, size); + dprintf(1, "Space available for UMB: %x-%x, %x-%x\n" + , RomEnd, base, info->range_start, info->range_end); + } // Give back unused high ram. info = alloc_find_lowest(&ZoneHigh); -- 2.19.1

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[PATCH] AHCI: The attached ATA device cannot be detected when binding AHCI controller to Virtual Machine
by RunaGuo-oc＠zhaoxin.com 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

When binding AHCI controller to virtual machine, the attached ATA device cannot be recognized for the following reason: The first Identify PACKET CMD will be failed without dobut which will lead PORT_IRQ_TF_ERR be set in PxIS due to ERR bit set to 1 in D2H Register FIS(PxTFD.STS.ERR=1). In this case, the first CMD will be timeout for seabios only polling PORT_IRQ_D2H_REG_FIS & PORT_IRQ_PIOS_FIS before triggering error handling which leads AHCI controller is an error state, then the second IDENTIFY CMD cannot be issued by AHCI controller, no ATA device will be detected. In AHCI spec HBA Port State Machine section(5.3.8.1 and 5.3.16.5), we can see this sequence: RegFIS:Entry --> ERR:FatalTaskfile (PxTFD.STS.ERR=1) --> ERR:WaitForClear, no entry for PORT_IRQ_D2H_REG_FIS/PORT_IRQ_PIOS_FIS to be set at this time. May be we can also add PORT_IRQ_TF_ERR bit check when polling command completion status? fail log: 02.386: |bffa6000| AHCI/1: link up 02.387: |bffa6000| AHCI/1: send cmd ... 02.387: |bffa7000| phys_free bffa9c00 (detail=0xbffaa320) 02.396: |bffa7000| phys_free bffaa200 (detail=0xbffaa1d0) 02.396: |bffa7000| phys_free bffaa000 (detail=0xbffaa1a0) 02.396: |bffa7000| phys_free bffaa380 (detail=0xbffaa350) 02.400: \bffa7000/ End thread 02.401: phys_free bffa7000 (detail=0xbffaa170) 34.391: |bffa6000| WARNING - Timeout at ahci_command:153! 34.392: |bffa6000| AHCI/1: send cmd ... 66.397: |bffa6000| WARNING - Timeout at ahci_command:153! Signed-off-by: zhaoxin\runaguooc <RunaGuo-oc(a)zhaoxin.com> --- src/hw/ahci.c | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/hw/ahci.c b/src/hw/ahci.c index d45b430..bab5c35 100644 --- a/src/hw/ahci.c +++ b/src/hw/ahci.c @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void ahci_port_writel(struct ahci_ctrl_s *ctrl, u32 pnr, u32 reg, u32 val static int ahci_command(struct ahci_port_s *port_gf, int iswrite, int isatapi, void *buffer, u32 bsize) { - u32 val, status, success, flags, intbits, error; + u32 val, status, success, flags, intbits, error, tf; struct ahci_ctrl_s *ctrl = port_gf->ctrl; struct ahci_cmd_s *cmd = port_gf->cmd; struct ahci_fis_s *fis = port_gf->fis; @@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ static int ahci_command(struct ahci_port_s *port_gf, int iswrite, int isatapi, error = GET_LOWFLAT(fis->rfis[3]); break; } + + if(intbits & PORT_IRQ_TF_ERR){ + tf = ahci_port_readl(ctrl,pnr,PORT_TFDATA); + status = tf & 0xff; + error = tf & 0xff00; + break; + } + } if (timer_check(end)) { warn_timeout(); -- 2.17.1

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[PATCH v3] The attached ATA device cannot be detected when binding AHCI controller to Virtual Machine
by zhaoxin\runaguooc 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

From: Runa Guo-oc <RunaGuo-oc(a)zhaoxin.com> 1: The first ATA_CMD_IDENTIFY_PACKET_DEVICE command will be failed for ATA device with PORT_IRQ_IF_ERR from ahci spec; 2: I have not yet found any evidences which can be used to combine above fail with PORT_IRQ_D2H/PIO_FIS set to 1 from ahci spec; 3: Seabios code only polling PORT_IRQ_D2H/PIO_FIS for command completion, then the above fail will be regarded as timeout, no eh will be triggered to reset port state machine, then the following ATA_ID_CMD will not be issued by HAB. May be the following patch will be work. Signed-off-by: Runa Guo-oc <RunaGuo-oc(a)zhaoxin.com> --- src/hw/ahci.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/hw/ahci.c b/src/hw/ahci.c index d45b430..c9d379d 100644 --- a/src/hw/ahci.c +++ b/src/hw/ahci.c @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int ahci_command(struct ahci_port_s *port_gf, int iswrite, int isatapi, error = GET_LOWFLAT(fis->psfis[3]); break; } - if (intbits & 0x01) { + if (intbits & (0x01| PORT_IRQ_TF_ERR)) { status = GET_LOWFLAT(fis->rfis[2]); error = GET_LOWFLAT(fis->rfis[3]); break; -- 2.17.1

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seabios unable to boot from iscsi disk in a vm with 11 virtio disks and 1 iscsi disk.
by Yiguang Chen 26 Mar '21

26 Mar '21

The seabios version is ref-1.13.0. I have a qemu vm with 11 virtio disks and 1 iscsi disk. The iscsi disk has a bootable windows system and the bootorder is '1'. When the vm start, the seabios show me "No bootable device". 

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