[coreboot] [Patch] CMOS: Add set_option and rework get_option.

Stefan Reinauer stepan at coresystems.de
Tue Jun 2 20:51:36 CEST 2009


>
> Stefan Reinauer wrote:
>   
>>> Also when nvramtool detects invalid values, it can offer to program
>>> defaults or at least refuse to validate the checksum. nvramtool should
>>> be able to write anything though, through the use of some argument like
>>> --force. It should also be able to just set up everything by default.
>>>       
>> I think this is the fix we want. Forget the other stuff.
>>     
>
> I agree it is part of what we want, but I think it is also pretty
> important for coreboot to gracefully ignore what appears to be a
> cluttered NVRAM, without making any changes to it.
>
>   

That's a one liner not to clear cmos in case the checksum is wrong.




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