Dodoid's Computing Freedom Table

Shown configurations are the most-free currently attainable on each model and may not reflect that model's configuration as-sold.

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FreeProprietaryMixed Free and ProprietaryProprietary, but fully disableableProprietary, but partial info/RE work availableUnknownUndefinedNone or N/A - feature/system not present

AMD fam15h/fam10h Opteron

template/15hopteron (platform)

Property Description
Manufacturer
AMD
Model
fam15h/fam10h Opteron
Year
Undefined
Max CPU
Undefined
Max RAM
Undefined
Image
AMD logo, credit AMD (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T9mmhti40Wo/UAFdCQjPZqI/AAAAAAAAAL4/6fxKBk2BZ8E/s1600/Amd+2.png)
Software: User-Facing Environment
Free
Software: Operating System
Free
Software: Bootloader/Recovery
Free
Firmware: Persistent Privileged Code (e.g. x86 SMM)
Undefined
Firmware: Late Boot/Payload
Undefined
Firmware: Platform Initialization
Undefined
Firmware: Memory Initialization
Undefined
Firmware: Early Boot (incl. RoT)
Undefined
Firmware: Boot ROM
None
x86 CPUs don't have true "software" boot ROMs in mask ROM (such as those in many ARM SoCs). Most x86 platforms map the firmware in SPI flash directly into address space at the reset vector, where it can be executed in-place. Prior to this, some early initialization may be performed by the ROM microcode, or by coprocessors (such as the ME/PSP) if present.
Firmware Signing
None
CPU Microcode
Proprietary, RE possible on fam10h CPUs
On K10-microarchitecture CPUs (e.g. fam10h Opterons of the 4100- and 6100-series, microcode updates are neither signed nor encrypted, and have been succesfully modified (modifying the behaviour of instructions to insert and trigger proof-of-concept backdoors) as part of RUB-Sysstat's "Microcode" project (paper, GitHub). On later CPUs (e.g. 6200/6300-series Opterons), microcode is encrypted.
Management Coprocessor: Firmware
Possible BMC
Communications Coprocessor: Internal Firmware
Undefined
Communications Coprocessor: Host-Loaded Firmware
Undefined
Security Coprocessor: Firmware
Undefined
Embedded Controller: Firmware
None, EC-like functions on BMC
Hardware: Board Electrical Schematic
Proprietary
Hardware: Board PCB Design
Proprietary
Hardware: CPU Instruction Set
Proprietary (x86_64)
Hardware: CPU/SoC Implementation
Proprietary (AMD K10/Bulldozer/Piledriver)
Hardware: CPU/SoC Synthesis Toolchain
Proprietary

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