vmware.c

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

/** @file
 *
 * VMware backdoor mechanism
 *
 * Based on the unofficial documentation at
 *
 *   http://sites.google.com/site/chitchatvmback/backdoor
 *
 */

#include <stdint.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <ipxe/vmware.h>

/**
 * Detect VMware presence
 *
 * @ret rc              Return status code
 */
int vmware_present ( void ) {
        uint32_t version;
        uint32_t magic;
        uint32_t product_type;

        /* Perform backdoor call */
        vmware_cmd_get_version ( &version, &magic, &product_type );

        /* Check for VMware presence */
        if ( magic != VMW_MAGIC ) {
                DBGC ( VMW_MAGIC, "VMware not present\n" );
                return -ENOENT;
        }

        DBGC ( VMW_MAGIC, "VMware product type %04x version %08x detected\n",
               product_type, version );
        return 0;
}