09-21, 10:30–10:45 (Europe/Stockholm), Main Room
Currently coreboot limits update of many boot parameters such as FSP UPD, firmware configuration, devicetree settings etc. This limits developers/advanced users to change settings on the fly and requires recompilation of code which might not be everyone's forte. Last year we presented a talk on mitigating the FSP UPD setting issue using Micropython as a payload.Initially Micropython was enabled on coreboot using libpayload using QEMU platform and later extended for x86 platform to do initial proof-of-concept.
This lightning talk presents the demonstration of the earlier proposed design as well as improvements over the proposed design to make it architecture agnostic and more secure by aligning coreboot's existing infrastructure of security (vboot).
This holistic approach of updating configuration without recompilation of the image will allow coreboot to reach a wider audience and mitigate single most complaints from most of the OEM/ODMs who might want to change many configurations on the fly.
Subrata Banik is a Firmware Engineer with more than a decade being spent in the computer industry and acquired experiences in system firmware design, development and debugging across various firmware architectures like UEFI, coreboot, Slim bootloader etc. for x86 and ARM platforms. Subrata has profound experience on platform enablement that leads into working for all the leading PC-makers’ products. Subrata is an active member of open-source firmware (OSF) development across different projects like coreboot, oreboot, flashrom, EDKII etc., where he is one of the leading contributors in the open firmware (coreboot) development. Subrata has received multiple US Patents and is very passionate about learning new technology and sharing knowledge among enthusiast engineers. Subrata has presented his technical talks at industry events such as Open Source Firmware conference, Institute for Security and Technology, Intel Developer Forum etc.
Subrata is passionate about reading and writing, recently finished authoring two books (along with Vincent Zimmer) on embedded system firmware which is available for pre-order at https://www.amazon.com/Subrata-Banik/e/B09N9CXVQS. When not writing or working, he can be found enjoying watching sports (especially football) or spending time with his daughter. A fun fact about Subrata is, he is a strong believer of Time travel existence.
You can chat with Subrata on Twitter at @abarjodi or at Subrata Banik - Software Engineer - Google | LinkedIn.
Maulik is chrome firmware engineer with experience of working across bring up of multiple Intel SoCs and have contributed to coreboot common code as well as SoC code. He is interested in learning more about current open source projects where he can make his contributions and learn more from the community in the process.