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Bug#947179: linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64: Please provide CoreBoot (Google) firmware drivers

From Tobias Gruetzmacher <tobias@23.gs>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject Bug#947179: linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64: Please provide CoreBoot (Google) firmware drivers
Date 2021-12-31 00:00 +0100
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Hi,

On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:14:22PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > it would be nice if the Debian kernel would provide drivers to interact
> > with CoreBoot. As far as I can see, those are "hidden" behind
> > CONFIG_GOOGLE_FIRMWARE ...
> 
> The helptext for GOOGLE_FIRMWARE reads:
> 
>           These firmware drivers are used by Google's servers.  They are
>           only useful if you are working directly on one of their
>           proprietary servers.  If in doubt, say "N".

Yes, that is a very unfortunate help text...

> Is this text wrong, or are you working on Google's servers? In case
> you're not on Google's servers: Did you verify these settings are
> beneficial on your machine?

I'm not working on Google servers, but on a "generic" CoreBoot-device. I
can confirm that when using linux-image-5.16.0-rc7-amd64-unsigned, I can
load memconsole-coreboot, which in turn gives me access to CoreBoot logs
in /sys/firmware/log, so the feature is working as intended!

(As an aside: The file /sys/firmware/log is world-readable after the
module is loaded, this might leak some information about the hardware to
users)

Regards, Tobias

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Bug#947179: linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64: Please provide CoreBoot (Google) firmware drivers Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> - 2021-12-13 22:50 +0100
  Bug#947179: linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64: Please provide CoreBoot (Google) firmware drivers Tobias Gruetzmacher <tobias@23.gs> - 2021-12-31 00:00 +0100
    Bug#947179: linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64: Please provide CoreBoot (Google) firmware drivers Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2021-12-31 12:00 +0100

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