[flashrom] [PATCH] Neuter probe for ITE SuperIO

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

[resending because the original mail to Ed bounced]

On 16.08.2010 18:15, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> I would like to get this issue fixed before the next flashrom release,
> but I didn't see any response from you yet.
>
> On 23.06.2010 10:30, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>   
>> On 23.06.2010 08:49, Ed Swierk wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> If the system has an SMSC LPC47N217N SuperIO, enter_conf_mode_ite()
>>> enters configuration mode, and then exit_conf_mode_ite() kills power to
>>> the serial UART.
>>>
>>> I don't know if there is a proper way to detect what kind of SuperIO the
>>> system has, but probe_superio_ite() is unsafe in its current form.
>>>     
>>>       
>> In theory, running superiotool should have the same effect as running
>> current flashrom. Can you please check that?
>>   
>>     
>
> If running superiotool has no bad side effects, I plan to just copy that
> code over to flashrom and be happy.
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
>
>   


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