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Embedded API library for at-scale JTAG-based hardware-assisted debugging

Alan Sguigna

February 14, 2018
7:31 am

Out-of-band access between on-board BMCs and CPU JTAG chains is now a de facto implementation on hyperscale servers manufactured by the ODMs. This article describes the BMC firmware library within our ScanWorks Embedded Diagnostics (SED) product used to run diagnostics at-scale.

Spectre, Meltdown, and embedded MSR access

Alan Sguigna

February 5, 2018
6:52 am

In the article JTAG and run-control API in BMCs for at-scale debug, I described how embedding the Intel ITP run-control library down on a service processor provides for a rich set of target-based functions for debug forensics. How might this apply to reading MSRs, such as the ones created to address Spectre and Meltdown.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 30: using all 16 threads on my Ryzen?

Alan Sguigna

January 14, 2018
5:34 pm

In my last blog, I observed that running Yocto Linux builds with all 16 threads of my new AMD Ryzen 7 1700X machine would always crash. Running under VirtualBox and only using one thread always worked; but it took seven hours. Could I achieve a compromise?

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 29: My new AMD Ryzen 7 CPU works, kind of

Alan Sguigna

December 25, 2017
11:46 am

Out of the frying pan, and into the fire: I beat the #&@! out of my new CPU from AMD, and the segmentation faults have gone away. But, now the new system is crashing!

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 28: Returning my AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU

Alan Sguigna

November 29, 2017
8:54 pm

Yes, I received an older AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU from Amazon. It’s RMA time!

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 25: Yocto builds for the MinnowBoard and the Portwell Neptune Alpha

Alan Sguigna

October 16, 2017
7:05 am

In Episode 24, I finished off my new build machine, successfully did a QEMU image build on it, and loaded an off-the-shelf Ubuntu image into my new MinnowBoard Turbot. This week, I tackled a MinnowBoard Linux image build using Yocto, loaded it into my MinnowBoard, and also set about doing a Yocto image build for the Portwell Neptune Alpha board. But I ran into some problems.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 24: New MinnowBoard, New PC, and a nod to Netgate

Alan Sguigna

October 11, 2017
8:58 am

In Episode 23, I mentioned taking a short sabbatical, because my MinnowBoard USB ports stopped working, and my 7-year-old home PC build machine crashed. The good news is both of these issues are both fixed! Let the fun begin again.

SourcePoint supports Intel Coffee Lake processors

Alan Sguigna

October 7, 2017
5:08 pm

Intel® has announced the new family of 8th Gen Intel Core desktop processors, available for purchase beginning October 5, 2017. ASSET's SourcePoint has supported the 8th Gen (codenamed Coffee Lake) since earliest silicon.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 23: Trying Wind River Pulsar Linux, and taking a break

Alan Sguigna

September 4, 2017
5:21 pm

I’ve been stymied on both fronts: my MinnowBoard Turbot finally stopped recognizing the keyboard, and my home computer build machine has crashed!

Book Review: Rootkits and Bootkits: Reversing Modern Malware and Next Generation Threats

Alan Sguigna

August 13, 2017
2:26 pm

The new book from Matrosov, Rodionov and Bratus gave me some amazing insights into reverse engineering and malware mitigation. What a great read!

Category: Arium Probes | SourcePoint™

Embedded API library for at-scale JTAG-based hardware-assisted debugging

Spectre, Meltdown, and embedded MSR access

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 30: using all 16 threads on my Ryzen?

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 29: My new AMD Ryzen 7 CPU works, kind of

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 28: Returning my AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 25: Yocto builds for the MinnowBoard and the Portwell Neptune Alpha

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 24: New MinnowBoard, New PC, and a nod to Netgate

SourcePoint supports Intel Coffee Lake processors

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 23: Trying Wind River Pulsar Linux, and taking a break

Book Review: Rootkits and Bootkits: Reversing Modern Malware and Next Generation Threats

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