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

Stefan Reinauer stepan at coresystems.de
Fri May 29 19:40:09 CEST 2009


On 29.05.2009 16:16 Uhr, Peter Stuge wrote:

>> Minor number should be bumped on additional entries or additional
>> values, so that only newer option tables (from cb tables or from
>> cmos.layout) are allowed by nvram_tool.
>>     
>
> Versioning is nice - but do we need it? I think this nvram stuff is
> the most infrequent changing part of all of coreboot.
>   

No absolutely not. the nvramtool can read the format of the current
version and work with that. No use for a version here.

We would have to provide a description for all versions in the coreboot
table. please don't even start thinking about this.


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