[coreboot] v3 challenge: global variables

[Stefan Reinauer]

ron minnich wrote:
> So, this is an example of the reason for the (void *) param I was
> suggesting some time back. Such needs come up.
>
> One option is to have a convention that globals are at the base of the
> stack, rounded to 64k.
>
> e.g. %esp & 0xffff0000 is where globals live.
>
>   
Let's just put the buffer to a well known address.
We're trying to add a flexibility here that is just ballast.

The buffer might need to change its position, ie when we are going from 
CAR to real RAM. Who knows.
But other than that...

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