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    x86: Emit post codes in startup code for Chromebooks · d1cd0459
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    On x86 it is common to use 'post codes' which are 8-bit hex values emitted
    from the code and visible to the user. Traditionally two 7-segment displays
    were made available on the motherboard to show the last post code that was
    emitted. This allows diagnosis of a boot problem since it is possible to
    see where the code got to before it died.
    
    On modern hardware these codes are not normally visible. On Chromebooks
    they are displayed by the Embedded Controller (EC), so it is useful to emit
    them. We must enable this feature for the EC to see the codes, so add an
    option for this.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarBin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
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