Update to release/2.0.8

_sources/index.rst.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.. CHIPSEC 2.0.7 documentation file, created by
+.. CHIPSEC 2.0.8 documentation file, created by
    sphinx-quickstart on Wed Mar 25 13:24:44 2015.
    You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
 
-CHIPSEC 2.0.7
+CHIPSEC 2.0.8
 =============
 
 CHIPSEC is a framework for analyzing platform level security of

_sources/modules/chipsec.cfg.parsers.hob_parser.rst.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+chipsec.cfg.parsers.hob\_parser module
+======================================
+
+.. automodule:: chipsec.cfg.parsers.hob_parser
+
+
+

_sources/modules/chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.hob.rst.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.hob module
+=================================
+
+.. automodule:: chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.hob
+
+
+

_sources/modules/chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.rst.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip package
    :maxdepth: 10
 
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.generic
+   chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.hob
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.io
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.iobar
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.ip.memory

_sources/modules/chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.hob.rst.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.hob module
+========================================
+
+.. automodule:: chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.hob
+
+
+

_sources/modules/chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.rst.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers package
    :maxdepth: 10
 
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.controls
+   chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.hob
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.io
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.iobar
    chipsec.cfg.parsers.registers.locks

_sources/modules/chipsec.hal.common.hob.rst.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+chipsec.hal.common.hob module
+=============================
+
+.. automodule:: chipsec.hal.common.hob
+
+
+

_sources/modules/chipsec.hal.common.rst.txt

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ chipsec.hal.common package
    chipsec.hal.common.cmos
    chipsec.hal.common.cpuid
    chipsec.hal.common.ec
+   chipsec.hal.common.hob
    chipsec.hal.common.interrupts
    chipsec.hal.common.io
    chipsec.hal.common.iobar

_sources/modules/chipsec.utilcmd.hob_cmd.rst.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+chipsec.utilcmd.hob\_cmd module
+===============================
+
+.. automodule:: chipsec.utilcmd.hob_cmd
+
+
+

_sources/modules/chipsec.utilcmd.rst.txt

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ chipsec.utilcmd package
    chipsec.utilcmd.desc_cmd
    chipsec.utilcmd.ec_cmd
    chipsec.utilcmd.hals_cmd
+   chipsec.utilcmd.hob_cmd
    chipsec.utilcmd.igd_cmd
    chipsec.utilcmd.interrupts_cmd
    chipsec.utilcmd.io_cmd

contribution/code-style-python.html

@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ <h1>Python Coding Style Guide<a class="headerlink" href="#python-coding-style-gu
 <blockquote>
 <div><p>Single quotes are encouraged but can vary with use case.</p>
 <p>Avoid using backslashes ‘\’ in strings.</p>
-<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s1">&#39;This is a preferred &quot;string&quot;.&#39;</span>
-<span class="s2">&quot;Also an acceptable &#39;string&#39;.&quot;</span>
+<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s1">'This is a preferred "string".'</span>
+<span class="s2">"Also an acceptable 'string'."</span>
 
-<span class="s2">&quot;Avoid making this </span><span class="se">\&quot;</span><span class="s2">string</span><span class="se">\&quot;</span><span class="s2">.&quot;</span>
+<span class="s2">"Avoid making this </span><span class="se">\"</span><span class="s2">string</span><span class="se">\"</span><span class="s2">."</span>
 </pre></div>
 </div>
 </div></blockquote>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ <h1>Python Coding Style Guide<a class="headerlink" href="#python-coding-style-gu
 <span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">chipsec.module_common</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">BaseModule</span>
 <span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">chipsec.library.returncode</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ModuleResult</span>
 
-<span class="c1"># Bad - using &#39;*&#39; and importing sys after local imports</span>
+<span class="c1"># Bad - using '*' and importing sys after local imports</span>
 <span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span>
 <span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">chipsec.module_common</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="o">*</span>
 <span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">sys</span>
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ <h1>Python Coding Style Guide<a class="headerlink" href="#python-coding-style-gu
 <li><p>Docstrings</p>
 <blockquote>
 <div><p>Use three double-quotes for all docstrings.</p>
-<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="sd">&quot;&quot;&quot;String description docstring.&quot;&quot;&quot;</span>
+<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="sd">"""String description docstring."""</span>
 </pre></div>
 </div>
 </div></blockquote>
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ <h3>Navigation</h3>
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="footer" role="contentinfo">
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+      Last updated on Aug 27, 2026.
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contribution/sphinx.html

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ <h3>Navigation</h3>
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="footer" role="contentinfo">
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development/Architecture-Overview.html

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ <h2>Commands<a class="headerlink" href="#commands" title="Link to this heading">
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.desc_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.desc_cmd module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.ec_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.ec_cmd module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.hals_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.hals_cmd module</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.hob_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.hob_cmd module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.igd_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.igd_cmd module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.interrupts_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.interrupts_cmd module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.utilcmd.io_cmd.html">chipsec.utilcmd.io_cmd module</a></li>
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ <h2>HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer)<a class="headerlink" href="#hal-hardware-ab
 <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.cmos.html">chipsec.hal.common.cmos module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.cpuid.html">chipsec.hal.common.cpuid module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.ec.html">chipsec.hal.common.ec module</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.hob.html">chipsec.hal.common.hob module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.interrupts.html">chipsec.hal.common.interrupts module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.io.html">chipsec.hal.common.io module</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../modules/chipsec.hal.common.iobar.html">chipsec.hal.common.iobar module</a></li>
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ <h3>Navigation</h3>
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development/Configuration-Files.html

@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ <h3>Navigation</h3>
 <section id="configuration-file-example">
 <h2>Configuration File Example<a class="headerlink" href="#configuration-file-example" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
 <div class="highlight-xml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nt">&lt;mmio&gt;</span>
-<span class="nt">&lt;bar</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">&quot;SPIBAR&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bus=</span><span class="s">&quot;0&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">dev=</span><span class="s">&quot;0x1F&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">fun=</span><span class="s">&quot;5&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">reg=</span><span class="s">&quot;0x10&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">width=</span><span class="s">&quot;4&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">mask=</span><span class="s">&quot;0xFFFFF000&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">&quot;0x1000&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">&quot;SPI Controller Register Range&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">offset=</span><span class="s">&quot;0x0&quot;</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
+<span class="nt">&lt;bar</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"SPIBAR"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bus=</span><span class="s">"0"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">dev=</span><span class="s">"0x1F"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">fun=</span><span class="s">"5"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">reg=</span><span class="s">"0x10"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">width=</span><span class="s">"4"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">mask=</span><span class="s">"0xFFFFF000"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">"0x1000"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">"SPI Controller Register Range"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">offset=</span><span class="s">"0x0"</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
 <span class="nt">&lt;/mmio&gt;</span>
 <span class="nt">&lt;registers&gt;</span>
-<span class="nt">&lt;register</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">&quot;BC&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">&quot;pcicfg&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bus=</span><span class="s">&quot;0&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">dev=</span><span class="s">&quot;0x1F&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">fun=</span><span class="s">&quot;5&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">offset=</span><span class="s">&quot;0xDC&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">&quot;4&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">&quot;BIOS Control&quot;</span><span class="nt">&gt;</span>
-<span class="nt">&lt;field</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">&quot;BIOSWE&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bit=</span><span class="s">&quot;0&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">&quot;1&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">&quot;BIOS Write Enable&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
+<span class="nt">&lt;register</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"BC"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">"pcicfg"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bus=</span><span class="s">"0"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">dev=</span><span class="s">"0x1F"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">fun=</span><span class="s">"5"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">offset=</span><span class="s">"0xDC"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">"4"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">"BIOS Control"</span><span class="nt">&gt;</span>
+<span class="nt">&lt;field</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"BIOSWE"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bit=</span><span class="s">"0"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">"1"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">"BIOS Write Enable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
 …
-<span class="nt">&lt;field</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">&quot;BILD&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bit=</span><span class="s">&quot;7&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">&quot;1&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">&quot;BIOS Interface Lock Down&quot;</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
+<span class="nt">&lt;field</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"BILD"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">bit=</span><span class="s">"7"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">size=</span><span class="s">"1"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">"BIOS Interface Lock Down"</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
 <span class="nt">&lt;/register&gt;</span>
 <span class="nt">&lt;/registers&gt;</span>
 <span class="nt">&lt;controls&gt;</span>
-<span class="nt">&lt;control</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">&quot;BiosInterfaceLockDown&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">register=</span><span class="s">&quot;BC&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">field=</span><span class="s">&quot;BILD&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">&quot;BIOS Interface Lock-Down&quot;</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
+<span class="nt">&lt;control</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"BiosInterfaceLockDown"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">register=</span><span class="s">"BC"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">field=</span><span class="s">"BILD"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">"BIOS Interface Lock-Down"</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
 <span class="nt">&lt;/controls&gt;</span>
 </pre></div>
 </div>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ <h3>Navigation</h3>
       </ul>
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development/Developing.html

@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ <h1>Writing Your Own Modules<a class="headerlink" href="#writing-your-own-module
 <p>Most modules read some platform configuration and then pass or fail based on the result. For example:</p>
 <ol class="arabic">
 <li><p>Define the control in the platform XML file (in <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">chipsec/cfg</span></code>):</p>
-<div class="highlight-xml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nt">&lt;control</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">&quot;BiosLockEnable&quot;</span><span class="w">     </span><span class="na">register=</span><span class="s">&quot;BC&quot;</span><span class="w">    </span><span class="na">field=</span><span class="s">&quot;BLE&quot;</span><span class="w">    </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">&quot;BIOS Lock Enable&quot;</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
+<div class="highlight-xml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nt">&lt;control</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"BiosLockEnable"</span><span class="w">     </span><span class="na">register=</span><span class="s">"BC"</span><span class="w">    </span><span class="na">field=</span><span class="s">"BLE"</span><span class="w">    </span><span class="na">desc=</span><span class="s">"BIOS Lock Enable"</span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
 </pre></div>
 </div>
 </li>
 <li><p>Get the current status of the control:</p>
-<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">ble</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">cs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">control</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_list_by_name</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;BiosLockEnable&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">is_all_value</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">)</span>
+<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">ble</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">cs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">control</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_list_by_name</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">'BiosLockEnable'</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">is_all_value</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">)</span>
 </pre></div>
 </div>
 </li>
 <li><p>React based on the status of the control:</p>
 <div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">ble</span><span class="p">:</span>
-    <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">logger</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">log_passed</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;BIOS Lock is set.&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+    <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">logger</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">log_passed</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"BIOS Lock is set."</span><span class="p">)</span>
 <span class="k">else</span><span class="p">:</span>
-    <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">logger</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">log_failed</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;BIOS Lock is not set.&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+    <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">logger</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">log_failed</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"BIOS Lock is not set."</span><span class="p">)</span>
 </pre></div>
 </div>
 </li>
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development/OS-Helpers-and-Drivers.html

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ <h3>Example<a class="headerlink" href="#example" title="Link to this heading">¶
 
     <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="fm">__init__</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">):</span>
         <span class="nb">super</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">NewHelper</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="fm">__init__</span><span class="p">()</span>
-        <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">&quot;NewHelper&quot;</span>
+        <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">"NewHelper"</span>
 </pre></div>
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 </section>
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