[coreboot] coreboot doesn't compile smihandler.c smmhandler.S, even smm.h file, am I supposed to use other ways to compile SMM mode code?

Joseph Smith joe at settoplinux.org
Fri Oct 22 00:01:36 CEST 2010


On 10/21/2010 11:01 AM, fengwei zhang wrote:
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> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Joseph Smith <joe at settoplinux.org
> <mailto:joe at settoplinux.org>> wrote:
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>
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>     On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:50:44 -0400, fengwei zhang
>     <namedylan at gmail.com <mailto:namedylan at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > It seems like coreboot doesn't compile smihandler.c,
>     smmhandler.S, even
>      > smm.h file. I tried to put some junk into these files, and then
>     make the
>      > coreboot source code. it could still build the coreboot.rom image. In
>     other
>      > words, coreboot BIOS doesn't use any code under src/cpu/x86/smm/.
>      > Since SMM is a special mode, am I supposed to use other ways to
>     compile
>     SMM
>      > mode code?
>      > Thank you very much!
>      >
>      >
>     Well that is really not good!
>     What kind of board are you trying to compile it for?
>
> I am trying to compile it on ASUS M2V-MS SE. My coreboot image works,
> but it seem like it doesn't include any SMM code.
> Am I supposed to use other ways to compile the coreboot(not just do
> "Make"), then I could compile SMM code into my BIOS?
>
Ahh, I am pretty sure the smm code was writen for Intel chipsets.... It 
would be interesting to see it run with both Intel and AMD though....


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Thanks,
Joseph Smith
Set-Top-Linux
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