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| − | '''OpenPOWER Firmware''' is an open-source alternative to OpenFirmware and proprietary IBM firmware used on Power machines.<ref>Kerr, Jeremy. [https://lca2015.linux.org.au/schedule/30305/view_talk OpenPOWER: building an open-source software stack from bare metal]. LCA 2015</ref> It is a general name for many separate pieces of software used to start | + | '''OpenPOWER Firmware''' is an open-source alternative to OpenFirmware and proprietary IBM firmware used on Power machines.<ref>Kerr, Jeremy. [https://lca2015.linux.org.au/schedule/30305/view_talk OpenPOWER: building an open-source software stack from bare metal]. LCA 2015</ref> It is a general name for many separate pieces of software used to start recent Power Architecture chips made by IBM.<ref>Smith, Stewart. [http://lca2016.linux.org.au/schedule/30215/view_talk Adventures in OpenPOWER Firmware]. LCA 2016</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:20, 25 January 2018
OpenPOWER Firmware is an open-source alternative to OpenFirmware and proprietary IBM firmware used on Power machines.[1] It is a general name for many separate pieces of software used to start recent Power Architecture chips made by IBM.[2]
Components
- Self-Boot Engine (SBE) code - loads Hostboot an a CPU core
- Hostboot - loads Skiboot
- Skiboot - implements OpenPOWER Abstraction Layer (OPAL), loads Petitboot, and loads OCC code into the OCC core
- Petitboot - loads the operating system
- On-Chip Controller (OCC) code - controls thermal regulation on the chip
References
- ↑ Kerr, Jeremy. OpenPOWER: building an open-source software stack from bare metal. LCA 2015
- ↑ Smith, Stewart. Adventures in OpenPOWER Firmware. LCA 2016
