[U-Boot] efi_loader: Exit in efi_set_bootdev() upon invalid "desc"

Alexander Graf agraf at suse.de
Mon Dec 4 12:08:52 UTC 2017



> Am 04.12.2017 um 12:52 schrieb Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>:
> 
> Hi Alex,
> 
> On 04.12.2017 09:59, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>> When trying to load an image from a non-existent USB key, U-Boot v2017.11
>>> crashes on my x86 platform:
>>> 
>>> => load usb 0:1 03000000 abc
>>> General Protection
>>> EIP: 0010:[<7b59030d>] EFLAGS: 00010286
>>> Original EIP :[<fff4330d>]
>>> ...
>>> 
>>> This used to work in v2017.09. Testing has shown, that this bug was
>>> introduced with patch 95c5553e [efi_loader: refactor boot device and
>>> loaded_image handling].
>>> 
>>> This patch now checks if a valid "desc" is returned from blk_get_dev()
>>> and only continues when "desc" is available. Resulting in this cmd
>>> output (again):
>>> 
>>> => load usb 0:1 03000000 abc
>>> ** Bad device usb 0 **
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
>>> Cc: Rob Clark <robdclark at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
>>> Cc: Alexander Graf <agraf at suse.de>
>>> Cc: Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>
>>> Cc: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn at gmail.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
>> Thanks, applied to efi-next
> 
> Thanks. Does "efi-next" mean this patch will not go into v2018.01?

Yes, sorry for the confusion :)

Alex

> As it fixes a regression, I would really like to see it included in
> the release.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefan


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