[coreboot] [PATCH] cbfs, smaller api, more types
Jordan Crouse
jordan at cosmicpenguin.net
Mon Mar 1 05:55:40 CET 2010
Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> Jordan, what do you think? Would it make sense to drop either name or
> type from CBFS? I am hesitating, but maybe you have some reasons to
> definitely keep it?
I feel silly speaking like I'm a guru that somebody climbed a mountain
to consult with, but here we go.
I think it is okay to just use name matching. My intent with the type
was to have an integer that could be quickly parsed in a ROM for Bayou -
"Give me all the payloads" or some such. I realize that isn't as
flexible as the names, so if everybody can agree on standard extensions
and the extra processing time to parse the string, then carry on.
Please leave a banana in the bowl on your way out.
Jordan
> On 2/27/10 3:51 PM, Peter Stuge wrote:
>> Stefan Reinauer wrote:
>>
>>> Since we only do name based matching in coreboot anyways, do you
>>> suggest we drop the type field?
>>>
>> Well, yes, I think I am..
>>
>> I know there are cases when it's handy to inspect the type, but
>> unless the type is the _only_ thing that matters it isn't so
>> intuitive to have one at all.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
> * Payloads may want to optimize their walking using the type.
> * in case of some file types it may be interesting to load all of a type
> from cbfs (ie. public crypto keys)
> * I think Kevin might not like that idea. He's using the type in SeaBIOS.
> * Maybe SeaBIOS can be changed? Who will do that?
> * Maybe we should keep the type on the cbfstool command line so we can
> keep the additional error checking it allows us, but keep it out of the
> coreboot file format.
>
> So I think we should keep it for now and keep the possibility to drop it
> in mind.
>
>
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