The 1.9.0 version of SeaBIOS has now been released. For more information on the release, please see:
New in this release:
* The default boot menu key is now the ESC key (instead of F12) * Initial support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware and BIOS calls * Initial support for chain loading SeaBIOS from Grub (via multiboot support) * Initial support for booting from SD cards on real hardware * virtio 1.0 device support * The build will no longer include the build hostname or build time on "clean" builds. This makes the build binaries more "reproducible". * Basic support for running SeaBIOS on Baytrail Chromebooks * SeaVGABIOS improvements: * Improved support for old versions of x86emu (the "leal" instruction is now emulated) * Several bug fixes and code cleanups
For information on obtaining SeaBIOS, please see:
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Kevin O'Connor (126): docs: add page for SeaVGABIOS docs: Add page describing the patch contribution process docs: Add page on available CBFS/fw_cfg runtime config files docs: Prefer triple backticks to multiple lines with single backticks smp: Fix smp race introduced in 0673b787 docs: Note release date of 1.8.1 vgabios: On bda_save_restore() the saved vbe_mode also has flags in it vgabios: Don't use extra stack if it appears a modern OS is in use docs: Clarify that pci-optionrom-exec doesn't apply to roms in cbfs checkstack: Replace function information tuple with class checkstack: Simplify yield calculations checkstack: Prefer passing "function" class instead of function address smbios: Use integer signature instead of string signature vgabios: Don't use "smsww" instruction - it confuses x86emu vgabios: Add config option for assembler fixups vgabios: Emulate "leal" instruction checkstack: Minor - continue if not a regular asm line Don't forward declare functions with "inline" in headers build: Support "make VERSION=xyz" to override the default build version tcg: Use seabios setup()/prepboot() calling convention for tcg build: CONFIG_VGA_FIXUP_ASM should depend on CONFIG_BUILD_VGABIOS bootorder: Update "extra pci root" buses bootorder format to match qemu Make sure all code checks for malloc failures docs: Note release date of 1.8.2 block: Split process_op() command dispatch up into multiple functions block: Introduce default_process_op() with common command handling codes block: Route scsi style commands through 'struct disk_op_s' blockcmd: Introduce scsi_fill_cmd() ata: Handle ATA ATAPI drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests ahci: Handle AHCI ATAPI drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests usb-msc: Handle USB drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests usb-uas: Handle USB drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests lsi-scsi: Handle LSI drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests esp-scsi: Handle ESP drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests megasas: Handle Megasas drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests virtio-scsi: Handle virtio drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests pvscsi: Move pvscsi_fill_req() code into pvscsi_cmd() pvscsi: Handle pvscsi drives directly via 'struct disk_op_s' requests blockcmd: Remove unused scsi_process_op() and cdb_cmd_data() blockcmd: Convert cdb_is_read() to scsi_is_read() block: Rename process_XXX_op() functions to XXX_process_op() coreboot: Try to auto-detect if the CBFS anchor pointer is a relative pointer ps2: Support mode for polling the PS2 port instead of using irqs ata: Make sure "chanid" is relative to PCI device for bootorder file Don't enable interrupts prior to IVT and PIC setup ps2: Don't wait 100ms to discard possible extra reset receive byte timer: Delay timestamp counter init until after pmtimer is probed timer: Add CONFIG_TSC_TIMER build option to disable the CPU TSC timer ramdisk: Allow ramdisk support (CONFIG_FLASH_FLOPPY) under QEMU Minor - move declaration of CDRom_locks to code that uses it smm: ignore bits 16,18-31 of SMM revision ID at runtime too vgafb: Minor - move gfx_common() variables outside of switch statement sdcard: Check if card is present before sending commands to card sdcard: Implement controller frequency setting according to sdhci spec sdcard: Make sure controller support 3.3V before enabling it sdcard: Set timeout control register during init (to max allowed timeout) sdcard: Improve SD card initialization command sequence sdcard: Add proper delays during card power up mptable: Don't create mptable if it is very large optionroms: Don't run option rom on PCI bar if CBFS/fw_cfg version exists edd: Pass the segment/offset from int 1348 calls using a 'struct segoff_s' edd: Reduce parameters to fill_generic_edd() Move CanInterrupt check to check_irqs() Call cpu_relax() if yielding prior to interrupts being enabled sdcard: Fix typo - use sdcard_pio() instead of sdcard_pio_app() sdcard: Fill command bits according to spec sdcard: Support SDHCI v3.00 spec clock setting sdcard: Move power setup to new function sdcard_set_power() sdcard: Power controller up to maximum voltage supported sdcard: Power down controller on failure sdcard: The card should never be in a busy state at start of sdcard_pio() sdcard: Implement timeout on every block read in sdcard_pio_transfer() sdcard: Rename waitw() to sdcard_waitw() and simplify sdcard: Perform a controller reset at start of init sdcard: Check for error events during sdcard_pio() sdcard: Initial support for MMC cards sdcard: Allow the sdcard driver to run on real hardware rtc: Support disabling the RTC timer irq support Add minimal support for machines without hardware interrupts ps2: Eliminate "etc/ps2-poll-only"; use CONFIG_HARDWARE_IRQ instead sdcard: Allow sdcard addresses to be specified in CBFS files xhci: Minor - add USB port type comments to xhci_hub_reset() docs: Don't use an add-symbol-file offset when describing gdb debugging rtc: Disable NMI in rtc_mask() sdcard: Move sdcard_set_frequency()/sdcard_set_power() in sdcard.c sdcard: Move frequency setting into sdcard_card_setup() sdcard: Move drive registration to sdcard_card_setup() sdcard: Turn card_type into a bitmap and store if card is MMC type sdcard: Display sdcard product name in boot menu sdcard: Obtain card capacity and report it on the boot menu megasas: Use outl() on MFI_IDB register minor - correct spelling error in comment Simplify transition16/32 assembler code docs: Minor - add "code relocation" link to "Execution and code flow" document Unify smm/sloppy variants of call32_prep/post and call16_helper Rename Call32Data to Call16Data Unify inline assembler in variants of call16 functions Unify call32_sloppy() and call32() Use transition32_nmi_off from call32() and call16_back() Consolidate code16*() functions Always enable caching on transition32; backup/restore cr0 on call32 e820: Introduce e820_remove() and avoid exporting E820_HOLE e820: Rename memmap.c to e820map.c and use consistent "e820_" prefix e820: Update debugging messages to report 64bit values virtio: Simplify vring alignment code virtio: Move standard definitions from virtio-ring.h to standard headers malloc: Use consistent naming for internal low-level "alloc" functions malloc: Introduce common helper alloc_new_detail() malloc: Add warning if free() called on invalid memory malloc: Don't mix virtual and physical addresses memmap: Introduce SYMBOL() macro to access linker script symbols build: Rework version generation; don't allow make version override build: Report gcc and binutils versions in debug log build: Generate "reproducible" version strings on "clean" builds stacks: Use macro wrappers for call32() and stack_hop_back() malloc: Rename csm_malloc_preinit() to malloc_csm_preinit() build: Be more permissive in buildversion.py tool version scan docs: Document 'make EXTRAVERSION=xyz' and scripts/tarball.sh build: Allow official tarball builds to be considered "clean" coreboot: Minor - avoid K&R style function declaration biostables: Minor - fix incorrect indentation virtio: Minor - replace tab characters with space docs: Minor - replace seavgabios text in Build_overview.md with link buildversion: Avoid subprocess.check_output() as that requires python2.7 buildversion: Add debugging messages docs: Note v1.9.0 release
Gerd Hoffmann (28): vga: simplify vga builds vga: rework virtio-vga support vga: add virtio-vga to kconfig pci: allow to loop over capabilities virtio: run drivers in 32bit mode virtio: add struct vp_device virtio: pass struct pci_device to vp_init_simple virtio: add version 1.0 structs and #defines virtio: add version 0.9.5 struct virtio: find version 1.0 virtio capabilities virtio: create vp_cap struct for legacy bar virtio: add read/write functions and macros virtio: make features 64bit, support version 1.0 features virtio: add version 1.0 support to vp_{get,set}_status virtio: add version 1.0 support to vp_get_isr virtio: add version 1.0 support to vp_reset virtio: add version 1.0 support to vp_notify virtio: remove unused vp_del_vq virtio: add version 1.0 support to vp_find_vq virtio-scsi: fix initialization for version 1.0 virtio-blk: fix initialization for version 1.0 virtio: use version 1.0 if available (flip the big switch) virtio: also probe version 1.0 pci ids virtio: legacy cleanup virtio-blk: 32bit cleanup virtio-scsi: 32bit cleanup virtio-ring: 32bit cleanup virtio-pci: use high memory for rings
Stefan Berger (9): Add an implementation of a TPM TIS driver Implementation of the TCG BIOS extensions Support for BIOS interrupt handler Add 'measurement' code to the BIOS tpm: Introduce a #define for command tag tpm: Be consistent with array sizes in tcgbios.c tpm: clean up parameters to build_and_send_cmd tpm: Clean up in tcgbios.h tpm: Move call to tpm_option_rom into init_optionrom
Paolo Bonzini (4): boot.c: delay exiting boot if menu key is ESC boot: switch default menu key to ESC smm: ignore bits 16,18-31 of SMM revision ID smm: fix outl argument order
Vladimir Serbinenko (3): ahci: Ignore max_ports. Link rom.o with -N option. Add multiboot support.
Marcel Apfelbaum (2): fw/pci: scan all buses if extraroots romfile is present fw/pci: map memory and IO regions for multiple pci root buses
Stefan Weil (2): megasas: Fix outw, outl argument order Fix typos found by codespell
Ameya Palande (1): x86: add barrier to read{b,w,l} and write{b,w,l} functions
Andreas Färber (1): checkrom: Fix typo in error message
Chen Fan (1): pci: enable SERR# for error forwarding in bridge control register
Julius Werner (1): xhci: Count new Max Scratchpad Bufs bits from XHCI 1.1
Kyösti Mälkki (1): PCI SDHCI driver: Fix base address
Magnus Granberg (1): build: use -fstack-check=no when available
Marc Marí (1): Add QEMU fw_cfg DMA interface
Paulo Alcantara (1): ich9: initialise RCBA register through LPC interface
Quan Xu (1): make SeaBios compatible with Xen vTPM.
tpearson@raptorengineeringinc.com (1): Add an option to only execute option ROMs contained in CBFS
Kevin O'Connor wrote:
The 1.9.0 version of SeaBIOS has now been released.
Do we want to bump the coreboot stable version? Maybe someone already did..
//Peter