[U-Boot] [PATCH] fastboot: check for alias when looking up partition by name

[Michael Scott]

Implement an alias name check for devices where GPT limitations prevent
user-friendly partition names such as "boot", "system" and "cache". Or,
where the actual partition name doesn't match a standard partition name
used commonly with fastboot.

To set an alias, add an environment setting as follows:
fastboot_partition_alias_<alias partition name>=<actual partition name>

Example: fastboot_partition_alias_boot=LNX

Signed-off-by: Michael Scott <michael.scott at linaro.org>
Cc: Steve Rae <srae at broadcom.com>
Cc: Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski at samsung.com>
---
 common/fb_mmc.c             | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 doc/README.android-fastboot |  9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/common/fb_mmc.c b/common/fb_mmc.c
index 75899e4..0c48cf9 100644
--- a/common/fb_mmc.c
+++ b/common/fb_mmc.c
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ void fastboot_okay(const char *s)
 	strncat(response_str, s, RESPONSE_LEN - 4 - 1);
 }
 
+static int get_partition_info_efi_by_name_or_alias(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
+		const char *name, disk_partition_t *info)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = get_partition_info_efi_by_name(dev_desc, name, info);
+	if (ret) {
+		/* strlen("fastboot_partition_alias_") + 32(part_name) + 1 */
+		char env_alias_name[25 + 32 + 1];
+		char *aliased_part_name;
+
+		/* check for alias */
+		strcpy(env_alias_name, "fastboot_partition_alias_");
+		strncat(env_alias_name, name, 32);
+		aliased_part_name = getenv(env_alias_name);
+		if (aliased_part_name != NULL)
+			ret = get_partition_info_efi_by_name(dev_desc,
+					aliased_part_name, info);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void write_raw_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc, disk_partition_t *info,
 		const char *part_name, void *buffer,
 		unsigned int download_bytes)
@@ -98,7 +120,7 @@ void fb_mmc_flash_write(const char *cmd, void *download_buffer,
 		printf("........ success\n");
 		fastboot_okay("");
 		return;
-	} else if (get_partition_info_efi_by_name(dev_desc, cmd, &info)) {
+	} else if (get_partition_info_efi_by_name_or_alias(dev_desc, cmd, &info)) {
 		error("cannot find partition: '%s'\n", cmd);
 		fastboot_fail("cannot find partition");
 		return;
@@ -136,7 +158,7 @@ void fb_mmc_erase(const char *cmd, char *response)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ret = get_partition_info_efi_by_name(dev_desc, cmd, &info);
+	ret = get_partition_info_efi_by_name_or_alias(dev_desc, cmd, &info);
 	if (ret) {
 		error("cannot find partition: '%s'", cmd);
 		fastboot_fail("cannot find partition");
diff --git a/doc/README.android-fastboot b/doc/README.android-fastboot
index 5526a43..04411e9 100644
--- a/doc/README.android-fastboot
+++ b/doc/README.android-fastboot
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ buffer should be as large as possible for a platform. The location of the
 buffer and size are set with CONFIG_USB_FASTBOOT_BUF_ADDR and
 CONFIG_USB_FASTBOOT_BUF_SIZE.
 
+Fastboot partition aliases can also be defined for devices where GPT
+limitations prevent user-friendly partition names such as "boot", "system"
+and "cache".  Or, where the actual partition name doesn't match a standard
+partition name used commonly with fastboot.  Current implentation checks
+aliases when accessing partitions by name (flash_write and erase functions).
+To define a partition alias add an environment variable similar to:
+fastboot_partition_alias_<alias partition name>=<actual partition name>
+Example: fastboot_partition_alias_boot=LNX
+
 In Action
 =========
 Enter into fastboot by executing the fastboot command in u-boot and you
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