Release notes
Following Release Notes describe status of Open Source Firmware development for Raptor Computing Systems Talos II
For details about our release process please read Dasharo Standard Release Process.
Test results for this platform can be found here.
v0.7.0 - 2023-07-26
Fixed
- CPU appears to be stuck on initial frequency
- No flashrom support
- 0.6 Release - Cannot boot if no TPM
- OS-level access to CBMEM
- TPM discovery and usage stability
- Dual CPU setup - Second fan at full speed
Known issues
- Missing parts of Device Tree describing specific unit (VPD, serial numbers)
- No DIMM temperatures reported
Binaries
raptor-cs_talos-2_bootblock_v0.7.0.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
raptor-cs_talos-2_coreboot_v0.7.0.rom.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
raptor-cs_talos-2_zImage_v0.7.0.bundled sha256 sha256.sig
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SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4ed0a830b14d6e1841eae0dd3c2e6539a8dcf0a8 revision fc47236e
- skiboot based on 9858186353f2203fe477f316964e03609d12fd1d revision 1b14dd0b
- heads based on edf200e7913c62975a424cfb9dbd579747d0665c revision edf200e7913c62975a424cfb9dbd579747d0665c
v0.6.0 - 2022-08-26
Added
- Optional support for Infineon I2C TPM1 chips
- Initial support for measured boot
Fixed
- Heads console output only on BMC console, not VGA
- Startup on a single CPU configuration
- Startup on a single CPU configuration and support for older CPUs (without WOF tables and with different frequencies)
- CBMEM can no longer be accessed from OS
Known issues
- Missing parts of Device Tree describing specific unit (VPD, serial numbers)
- CPU appears to be stuck on initial frequency
Binaries
raptor-cs_talos-2_zImage_v0.6.0.bundled sha256 sha256.sig
raptor-cs_talos-2_coreboot_v0.6.0.rom.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
raptor-cs_talos-2_bootblock_v0.6.0.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
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SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 5621a1e revision 2207bbcc
- skiboot based on 7f90b9cd revision fa060c2c
- heads based on fdbd9b2 revision 66f0fce0870b729d
v0.5.0 - 2022-04-12
Changed
- Add FSI initialization and functions for accessing devices behind FSI bus
- Cache MVPD between stages
- Initialize and train XBus links
- Change SCOM API to be able to access second CPU
- Initialize PCIe, MCS, OCC and TOD for second CPU
- Switch to ELF payload, clean up Device Tree generation
- Various boot time optimizations
Fixed
Known issues
- Missing parts of Device Tree describing specific unit (VPD, serial numbers)
- CBMEM can no longer be accessed from OS
Binaries
raptor-cs_talos-2_bootblock_v0.5.0.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
raptor-cs_talos-2_coreboot_v0.5.0.rom.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
Heads was not modified in this release, its binary from previous releases can be used.
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
v0.4.1 - 2022-01-10
Changed
- Simplify memlayout
- Replace PPC_SHIFT with PPC_PLACE macro
- Change SPR numbers definitions to decimal
- Print signing output to terminal
Fixed
- Watchdog timing out
- Sporadic signing failure due to the tools not being built
- Building with cross compiler other than powerpc64-linux-gnu-
Known issues
- Only one CPU is started
- SPDs are not exposed in sysfs automatically
- Missing parts of Device Tree describing specific unit (VPD, serial numbers)
Binaries
dasharo_talos_2_bootblock_v0.4.1.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
dasharo_talos_2_coreboot_v0.4.1.rom.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
dasharo_talos_2_zImage_v0.4.1.bundled sha256 sha256.sig
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 5621a1e revision 13b58058
- skiboot based on 04-16-2019 revision 98581863
- heads based on 21e50681 revision 34c77951
v0.4.0 - 2021-10-29
Added
- OCC support
- XIVE support
- PCIe initialization
- IPMI block transfer interface
- Non-constant nodes in Device Tree are generated programmatically
Known issues
- Only one CPU is started
- SPDs are not exposed in sysfs automatically
- Missing parts of Device Tree describing specific unit (VPD, serial numbers)
- Watchdog times out
Binaries
dasharo_talos_2_bootblock_v0.4.0.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
dasharo_talos_2_coreboot.rom.signed.ecc sha256 sha256.sig
zImage_v0.4.0.bundled sha256 sha256.sig
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key