linuxboot / linuxboot/fiano

Support changing HAP / AltMeDisable bit

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Go
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Forks
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Description

This is one of the methods to disable Intel ME, see https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/HAP-AltMeDisable-bit .

CC @rminnich

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked HAP / AltMeDisable bit documentation and then trace the Go firmware-modification entry points in this repository. Determine where this firmware setting should be exposed and how changing it is represented; done means the tool supports changing the bit and the behavior is verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
operating-systems, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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