[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] efi_loader: set the dhcp ack received flag
Alexander Graf
agraf at suse.de
Sun Dec 2 21:21:12 UTC 2018
On 27.03.18 18:05, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 03/27/2018 02:24 PM, Patrick Wildt wrote:
>> The PXE object contains a flag that specifies whether or not a DHCP
>> ACK has been received. This can be used by EFI Applications to find
>> out whether or not it is worth to read the DHCP information from our
>> object.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Patrick Wildt <patrick at blueri.se>
>> ---
>> lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c | 4 +++-
>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c
>> index 8c5d5b492c..0b9c7b9345 100644
>> --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c
>> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_net.c
>> @@ -332,8 +332,10 @@ int efi_net_register(void)
>> netobj->net_mode.max_packet_size = PKTSIZE;
>>
>> netobj->pxe.mode = &netobj->pxe_mode;
>> - if (dhcp_ack)
>> + if (dhcp_ack) {
>> netobj->pxe_mode.dhcp_ack = *dhcp_ack;
>> + netobj->pxe_mode.dhcp_ack_received = 1;
>> + }
>
> We have received a DHCPOFFER and we now send a DHCPREQUEST to the
> selected server. This is when efi_net_set_dhcp_ack() is called which
> sets the variable dhcp_ack.
>
> If the server sustains its offer it responds with a DHCPACK or with a
> DHCPNACK. Shouldn't we ensure a DHCPACK was received (and not a DHCNACK)
> before setting dhcp_ack_received?
Patrick, ping? :)
Alex
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