[coreboot] [RFC] CMOS options

Andrew Goodbody andrew.goodbody at tadpole.com
Wed Dec 9 11:57:20 CET 2009


Luc Verhaegen wrote:
> We have 892 bytes to our disposal in cmos. We can reserve 128 for 
> board/cmos versioning, and reserve even 256 for the bootloader, and 
> still have 512bytes left for coreboot options, which is tons when bits 
> are used properly and when strings are not used.

Most boards I have used have a maximum space of 256 bytes that includes 
the RTC. Where does the extra come from?

Andrew




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