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Flash Map
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Flash map is a manifest to describe the binary layout in |SPN| image. With flash map, |SPN| is able to locate each subcomponent. It also makes it possible for post build script to examine or patch individual component, e.g. configuration data or payload, without having to recompile |SPN| source.
The flash map data structure is an array based manifest with some header information:
.. code-block:: c
typedef struct {
UINT32 Signature;
UINT32 Flags;
UINT32 Offset;
UINT32 Size;
} FLASH_MAP_ENTRY_DESC;
typedef struct {
UINT32 Signature;
UINT16 Version;
UINT16 Length;
UINT8 Attributes;
UINT8 Reserved[3];
UINT32 RomSize;
FLASH_MAP_ENTRY_DESC EntryDesc[];
} FLASH_MAP;
|SPN| embeds the flash map structure at an offset in the |SPN| image so that the flash map is accessible at the following memory address during boot::
#define FLASH_MAP_ADDRESS 0xFFFFFFF8
.. Note:: On Intel |APL|, flash map content is determined at the end of the build process as the size of some subcomponents are not known in advance.
Flash Components
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
========= =========================
Signature Component Description
========= =========================
SG1A Stage 1A
SG1B Stage 1B
SG02 Stage 2
ACM0 ACM module
UCOD Microcode Patch
MRCD MRC training data
VARS Variable data
KEYH Key hash store
PYLD Normal Payload (typically OS loader)
EPLD Extended Payload container (UEFI payload, Linux payload, etc)
IAS1 First IAS image (typically for provisioning or recovery use)
IAS2 Second IAS image
FWUP Firmware Update Payload
CNFG External configuration data
_BPM Boot Policy Manifest
OEMK OEM Key Manifest
RSVD Reserved
EMTY Empty
UNKN Unknown
========= =========================
.. _flash-layout:
Flash Layout
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|SPN| contains all critical boot components with redundant copy on boot flash so that if one of them is corrupted due to hardware defect or during firmware update process, |SPN| is able to recover from the 2nd copy to boot, thus avoiding bricking the board in total failure.
.. note:: On |APL|, flash map is determined in the stitching process instead of build process.
An flash layout from QEMU build is shown below::
Flash Map Information:
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FLASH MAP |
| (RomSize = 0x00200000) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NAME | OFFSET (BASE) | SIZE | FLAGS |
+----------+------------------------+------------+-----------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| TOP SWAP A |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| SG1A | 0x1f8000(0xFFFF8000) | 0x008000 | Uncompressed, TS_A |
| EMTY | 0x1f0000(0xFFFF0000) | 0x008000 | Uncompressed, TS_A |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| TOP SWAP B |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| SG1A | 0x1e8000(0xFFFE8000) | 0x008000 | Uncompressed, TS_B |
| EMTY | 0x1e0000(0xFFFE0000) | 0x008000 | Uncompressed, TS_B |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REDUNDANT A |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| CNFG | 0x1df000(0xFFFDF000) | 0x001000 | Uncompressed, R_A |
| FWUP | 0x1bf000(0xFFFBF000) | 0x020000 | Compressed , R_A |
| SG1B | 0x1a0000(0xFFFA0000) | 0x01f000 | Compressed , R_A |
| SG02 | 0x180000(0xFFF80000) | 0x020000 | Compressed , R_A |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REDUNDANT B |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| CNFG | 0x17f000(0xFFF7F000) | 0x001000 | Uncompressed, R_B |
| FWUP | 0x15f000(0xFFF5F000) | 0x020000 | Compressed , R_B |
| SG1B | 0x140000(0xFFF40000) | 0x01f000 | Compressed , R_B |
| SG02 | 0x120000(0xFFF20000) | 0x020000 | Compressed , R_B |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NON REDUNDANT |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PYLD | 0x020000(0xFFE20000) | 0x100000 | Compressed , NR |
| VARS | 0x01e000(0xFFE1E000) | 0x002000 | Uncompressed, NR |
| EMTY | 0x001000(0xFFE01000) | 0x01d000 | Uncompressed, NR |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NON VOLATILE |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| RSVD | 0x000000(0xFFE00000) | 0x001000 | Uncompressed, NV |
+----------+------------------------+------------+-----------------------+
.. note:: The flash map changes when firmware resiliency and recovery is enabled (see :ref:`firmware-resiliency-and-recovery`).