[coreboot] [PATCH] v3: add a stack checker

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net
Thu Nov 13 01:18:18 CET 2008


On 07.11.2008 04:15, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> We are woefully unaware about how much stack v3 really uses.
> This is a complete rewrite of my earlier stack checker. It works for CAR
> and RAM, has better abstraction and actually gives us nice results.
> The stack checker is default off due to its rather measurable impact on
> boot speed.
> Diagnostic messages are printed on first initialization, directly after
> RAM init and directly before passing control to the payload. Sample qemu
> log is attached. Extract from that log follows:
>
> coreboot-3.0.986 Fri Nov  7 04:04:37 CET 2008 starting...
> (console_loglevel=8)
> Initial lowest stack is 0x0008fe98
> Choosing fallback boot.
> [...]
> Done RAM init code
> After RAM init, lowest stack is 0x0008fe30
> Done printk() buffer move
> [...]
> LAR: load_file_segments: Failed for normal/payload
> Before handoff to payload, lowest stack is 0x0008bf50
> FATAL: No usable payload found.
>
> Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net>
>   

Ping?

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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