[coreboot] flashrom image identification problem/coreboot signature RFC

Stefan Reinauer stepan at coresystems.de
Sat Jun 14 21:53:08 CEST 2008


Peter Stuge wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 09:25:43PM +0200, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
>   
>>> This heuristic is no longer good enough. Any ideas for a nice and
>>> simple coreboot signature?
>>>       
>> Yes. A LAR file with that information in the image.
>>     
>
> Ah of course - yes for v3 that's perfect.
>
> What about v2?
>
>   
I suggest using the same mechanism, wrapping the information in a lar
header, making it a single file lar. The lar format can handle this, and
we don't have to worry for different versions.

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