Decompress PEI modules
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- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 373
- Forks
- 59
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Description
The `FVFileTypePEIM` line was commented out in `supportedFiles` to prevent PEI sections from being compressed. This was necessary because PEI sections would re-compress to a larger size and overflow the PEI firmware volume.
To fix this, only sections which have been changed should be re-compressed. It might be possible to implement this with dirty bits, diffing or hashing.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the supportedFiles configuration and the commented FVFileTypePEIM entry, then trace how PEI sections are decompressed and recompressed. Compare dirty bits, diffing, and hashing as possible ways to identify changed sections; done means unchanged sections are not recompressed and the PEI firmware volume does not overflow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- embedded-iot, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100