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memboot
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This is a small utility designed to be run on the ASPEED BMC used in
some OpenPower systems. It allows you to boot the P8 host from the
main system memory of the BMC rather than from the flash memory.

This is mainly useful for firmware development as it makes it possible
to try new firmware images without first having to write the new image
to flash memory which can be a lengthy process.

Building:
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CC=<arm toolchain> make

Usage:
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./memboot <flash image> - Will cause the P8 host to boot from BMC
	  	 	  system memory at next power on.

./memboot 		- Will boot the system from flash memory at next
			  power on.
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