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| author | Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2014-12-10 15:00:24 +1100 |
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| committer | Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2014-12-10 15:00:24 +1100 |
| commit | 632b5270d78e6fe08210afa9d3ba518c807a899a (patch) | |
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Update README with list and patchwork locations
Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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@@ -3,8 +3,18 @@ skiboot Firmware for OpenPower systems +Source: https://github.com/open-power/skiboot +Mailing list: skiboot@lists.ozlabs.org +Info/subscribe: https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/skiboot +Archives: https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/skiboot/ + +Patchwork: +http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/skiboot/list/ + +Overview +-------- OPAL firmware (OpenPower Abstraction Layer) comes in several parts. A simplified flow of what happens when the power button is pressed is: @@ -39,6 +49,18 @@ Hacking You will need a C compiler (gcc 4.8) for ppc64 (big endian). You will need a POWER8 system that you can deploy new firmware to. +You may also use the IBM POWER8 Functional Simulator to test on. +http://www-304.ibm.com/support/customercare/sas/f/pwrfs/home.html + +Qemu (as of 2.2.0) is not suitable as it does not (yet) implement +the HyperVisor mode of the POWER8 processor. + +All patches should be sent to the mailing list with linux-kernel style +'Signed-Off-By'. + +You probably want to read the linux documentation/SubmittingPatches as +much of it applies to skiboot. + License ------- See LICENSE |