Bug#947179: linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64: Please provide CoreBoot (Google) firmware drivers

[Tobias Gruetzmacher <tobias-debian@23.gs>]

Package: src:linux
Version: 5.3.15-1
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

it would be nice if the Debian kernel would provide drivers to interact
with CoreBoot. As far as I can see, those are "hidden" behind
CONFIG_GOOGLE_FIRMWARE ...

These seem to be all available as modules, so it won't hurt to switch
them on, right? (If I understand drivers/firmware/google/Makefile
correctly)

For reference:

CONFIG_GOOGLE_FIRMWARE=y
CONFIG_GOOGLE_SMI=m
CONFIG_GOOGLE_COREBOOT_TABLE=m
CONFIG_GOOGLE_MEMCONSOLE=m
CONFIG_GOOGLE_MEMCONSOLE_X86_LEGACY=m
CONFIG_GOOGLE_FRAMEBUFFER_COREBOOT=m
CONFIG_GOOGLE_MEMCONSOLE_COREBOOT=m
CONFIG_GOOGLE_VPD=m

Thanks for consideration!


Tobias

-- Package-specific info:
** Version:
Linux version 5.3.0-3-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 9.2.1 20191130 (Debian 9.2.1-21)) #1 SMP Debian 5.3.15-1 (2019-12-07)

** Command line:
\\vmlinuz-5.3.0-3-amd64 ro root=/dev/mapper/ssd-root quiet splash initrd=\initrd.img-5.3.0-3-amd64

** Tainted: OE (12288)
 * Out-of-tree module has been loaded.
 * Unsigned module has been loaded.

** Kernel log:
Unable to read kernel log; any relevant messages should be attached

** Loaded modules:
vboxnetadp(OE)
vboxnetflt(OE)
vboxdrv(OE)

-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 5.3.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=de_DE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=de:en_US (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64 depends on:
ii  initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool]  0.135
ii  kmod                                    26-3
ii  linux-base                              4.6

Versions of packages linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64 recommends:
pn  apparmor             <none>
ii  firmware-linux-free  3.4

Versions of packages linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64 suggests:
pn  debian-kernel-handbook  <none>
ii  grub-efi-amd64          2.04-5
pn  linux-doc-5.3           <none>

Versions of packages linux-image-5.3.0-3-amd64 is related to:
ii  firmware-amd-graphics     20190717-2
pn  firmware-atheros          <none>
pn  firmware-bnx2             <none>
pn  firmware-bnx2x            <none>
pn  firmware-brcm80211        <none>
pn  firmware-cavium           <none>
pn  firmware-intel-sound      <none>
pn  firmware-intelwimax       <none>
pn  firmware-ipw2x00          <none>
pn  firmware-ivtv             <none>
pn  firmware-iwlwifi          <none>
pn  firmware-libertas         <none>
pn  firmware-linux-nonfree    <none>
ii  firmware-misc-nonfree     20190717-2
pn  firmware-myricom          <none>
pn  firmware-netxen           <none>
pn  firmware-qlogic           <none>
pn  firmware-realtek          <none>
pn  firmware-samsung          <none>
pn  firmware-siano            <none>
pn  firmware-ti-connectivity  <none>
pn  xen-hypervisor            <none>

-- no debconf information