Hi,
> +/* NOTE:
> +To avoid confusion, it is important to keep in mind that in this file,
> +the term CMOS does NOT refer to the RTC, but instead the NVRAM as a whole.
> +While this technically includes the RTC part, the main focus wouldn't be it,
> +and instead be the configurable parts (i.e. BIOS settings).
> +*/
Hmm, this adds more confusion rather than avoids it.
> +u8 nvram_read(u8 addr){
> + u16 rtc_port = addr < 128 ? RTC_PORT_STANDARD : RTC_PORT_EXTENDED;
> +
> + outb(addr, rtc_port);
> + return inb(rtc_port + 1);
> +}
So, this clearly does access the cmos (with "cmos" meaning "the nv
storage of the rtc chip").
> +static struct cb_cmos_entries *lookup_cmos_entry(struct
> cb_cmos_option_table *option_table, const char *name)
This looks like it goes access structs in cbfs to figure where in the
cmos the config data you want read is located.
I have to agree with Kevin that storing config data in cmos is a bad
idea. It's not reliable. Also there isn't much space. The
bootorder file is not designed to be space efficient and can be
relatively large. There is a reason why UEFI goes store configuration
data (aka EFI variables) in flash instead.
take care,
Gerd
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