[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/9] efi_loader: rework bootefi/bootmgr

[AKASHI, Takahiro]

Heinrich,

On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 03:16, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> On 4/19/19 5:22 AM, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > There are several reasons that I want to rework/refactor bootefi command
> > as well as bootmgr:
> > * Some previous commits on bootefi.c have made the code complicated
> >   and a bit hard to understand.
> >
> > * do_bootefi_exec() would better be implemented using load_image() along
> >   with start_image() to be aligned with UEFI interfaces.
> >
> > * Contrary to the other part, efi_selftest part of the code is unusual
> >   in terms of loading/execution path in do_bootefi().
> >
> > * When we will support "secure boot" in the future, EFI Boot Manager
> >   is expected to be invoked as a standalone command without any arguments
> >   to mitigate security surfaces.
> >
> > In this patch set,
> > Patch#1 to #7 are preparatory patches for patch#8.
> > Patch#8 is a core part of reworking.
> > Patch#9 is for standalone boot manager.
>
> Hello Takahiro,
>
> your patches 1-8 are now (with some modifications) in the efi-2019-07
> branch. I have added some more patches.
>
> https://github.com/xypron2/u-boot/commits/efi-2019-07
>
> Travis CI testing was ok:
> https://travis-ci.org/xypron2/u-boot/builds/522947698
>
> I have tested on real hardware without error:
> * TinkerBoard (32 bit) boot via GRUB
> * Pine64 A64 LTS (64 bit) boot via iPXE and GRUB
> * Odroid C2 (64 bit) boot via GRUB
>
> If you are ok with the adjustments to your patch series I will create a
> pull request.

Thank you for the merge.
One question: how did you fix a grub error that you reported before?

-Takahiro Akashi


> Best regards
>
> Heinrich