[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Boot time: grabserial can trace the ROM code too (8515e9d5)
Michael Opdenacker
michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com
Tue May 17 09:59:47 CEST 2022
Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch : master
Link : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/8515e9d516d6b0db83c09f3196e43b62f45fbe9c
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commit 8515e9d516d6b0db83c09f3196e43b62f45fbe9c
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date: Tue May 17 09:59:47 2022 +0200
Boot time: grabserial can trace the ROM code too
If it's not silent
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
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8515e9d516d6b0db83c09f3196e43b62f45fbe9c
slides/boot-time-measuring/boot-time-measuring.tex | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/slides/boot-time-measuring/boot-time-measuring.tex b/slides/boot-time-measuring/boot-time-measuring.tex
index 989c42b9..af467da7 100644
--- a/slides/boot-time-measuring/boot-time-measuring.tex
+++ b/slides/boot-time-measuring/boot-time-measuring.tex
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
go through more complex software stacks (loss of time accuracy).
\item Limitation: won't be able to time the "Power on" event in
an accurate way. But acceptable as you can assume that
- the time to run the first stage bootloader is constant.
+ the time to run the ROM code is constant.
\end{itemize}
\column{0.25\textwidth}
% From https://openclipart.org/detail/173570/serial-db9-female-by-deusinvictus-173570
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
\begin{itemize}
\item A Python script to add timestamps to messages received on a
serial console.
-\item Key advantage: starts counting very early (bootstrap and bootloader)
+\item Key advantage: starts counting very early (ROM code --- if not
+ silent, bootstrap and bootloader)
\item Another advantage: no overhead on the target, because run on the host machine.
\item Drawbacks: may not be precise enough. Can't measure power up time.
\item Ubuntu package: \code{grabserial}\\
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