[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 03/14] efi_loader: bootmgr: allow for running a given load option

AKASHI Takahiro takahiro.akashi at linaro.org
Mon Dec 3 03:20:21 UTC 2018


On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 12:22:37AM +0100, Alexander Graf wrote:
> 
> 
> On 05.11.18 10:06, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > With an extra argument, efi_bootmgr_load() can now load an efi binary
> > based on a "BootXXXX" variable specified.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>
> 
> I don't see you changing the caller, so this hunk won't compile on its own?

You're correct.

> Please make sure that every single step in your patch set compiles.

I will try to double-check in the future.

> > ---
> >  include/efi_loader.h         | 3 ++-
> >  lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c | 8 +++++++-
> >  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
> > index d83de906fbce..ce0f420b5004 100644
> > --- a/include/efi_loader.h
> > +++ b/include/efi_loader.h
> > @@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ struct efi_load_option {
> >  
> >  void efi_deserialize_load_option(struct efi_load_option *lo, u8 *data);
> >  unsigned long efi_serialize_load_option(struct efi_load_option *lo, u8 **data);
> > -void *efi_bootmgr_load(struct efi_device_path **device_path,
> > +void *efi_bootmgr_load(int boot_id,
> > +		       struct efi_device_path **device_path,
> >  		       struct efi_device_path **file_path);
> >  
> >  #else /* CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(EFI_LOADER) */
> > diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
> > index a095df3f540b..74eb832a8c92 100644
> > --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
> > +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
> > @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ error:
> >   * available load-options, finding and returning the first one that can
> >   * be loaded successfully.
> >   */
> > -void *efi_bootmgr_load(struct efi_device_path **device_path,
> > +void *efi_bootmgr_load(int boot_id,
> > +		       struct efi_device_path **device_path,
> >  		       struct efi_device_path **file_path)
> >  {
> >  	uint16_t *bootorder;
> > @@ -183,6 +184,11 @@ void *efi_bootmgr_load(struct efi_device_path **device_path,
> >  	bs = systab.boottime;
> >  	rs = systab.runtime;
> >  
> > +	if (boot_id != -1) {
> > +		image = try_load_entry(boot_id, device_path, file_path);
> > +		goto error;
> 
> I think at this point it might be better to split the function, no?

It's one way to fix, but I want simply to fix the issue by
modifying the caller, do_bootefi_bootmgr_exec() because

> You're not actually reusing any code from efi_bootmgr_load with the 2
> instantiation types (explicit boot id, loop through boot order).

I will add "BootNext" support to efi_bootmgr_load() so that it will be
a single point of loading. See my relevant patch:
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2018-November/349281.html

Thanks,
-Takahiro Akashi


> 
> Alex
> 
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	bootorder = get_var(L"BootOrder", &efi_global_variable_guid, &size);
> >  	if (!bootorder)
> >  		goto error;
> > 


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