[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] efi_loader: mark started images
Heinrich Schuchardt
xypron.glpk at gmx.de
Tue May 7 05:53:41 UTC 2019
On 5/7/19 7:44 AM, Takahiro Akashi wrote:
> On Tue, May 07, 2019 at 07:26:46AM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
>> On 5/7/19 5:02 AM, Takahiro Akashi wrote:
>>> On Sat, May 04, 2019 at 10:36:33AM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
>>>> In UnloadImage() we need to know if an image is already started.
>>>>
>>>> Add a field to the handle structure identifying loaded and started images.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
>>>> ---
>>>> include/efi_loader.h | 13 +++++++++++++
>>>> lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c | 2 ++
>>>> 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
>>>> index 3fd9901d66..c2a449e5b6 100644
>>>> --- a/include/efi_loader.h
>>>> +++ b/include/efi_loader.h
>>>> @@ -182,6 +182,18 @@ struct efi_handler {
>>>> struct list_head open_infos;
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * enum efi_object_type - type of EFI object
>>>> + *
>>>> + * In UnloadImage we must be able to identify if the handle relates to a
>>>> + * started image.
>>>> + */
>>>> +enum efi_object_type {
>>>> + EFI_OBJECT_TYPE_UNDEFINED = 0,
>>>> + EFI_OBJECT_TYPE_LOADED_IMAGE,
>>>> + EFI_OBJECT_TYPE_STARTED_IMAGE,
>>>> +};
>>>
>>> It sounds *status*, not *type*.
>>> In a separate patch, you added U_BOOT_FIRMWARE.
>>> We should distinguish status and type for future enhancement and
>>> to avoid any confusion.
>>
>> Having both information in the same field makes the evaluation easier.
>>
>> Currently I see not necessity for more handle types to be
>> differentiated. Let's change it when the need arises.
>
> I don't think we need U_BOOT_FIRMWARE if we use STARTED_IMAGE
> for root node. Then we can rename efi_object_type to efi_image_status.
This would allow calling UnloadImage() for the root node.
Best regards
Heinrich
>
> -Takahiro Akashi
>
>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Heinrich
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Takahiro Akashi
>>>
>>>
>>>> /**
>>>> * struct efi_object - dereferenced EFI handle
>>>> *
>>>> @@ -204,6 +216,7 @@ struct efi_object {
>>>> struct list_head link;
>>>> /* The list of protocols */
>>>> struct list_head protocols;
>>>> + enum efi_object_type type;
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> /**
>>>> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
>>>> index 3ed08e7c37..dc444fccf6 100644
>>>> --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
>>>> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
>>>> @@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_setup_loaded_image(struct efi_device_path *device_path,
>>>> free(info);
>>>> return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
>>>> }
>>>> + obj->header.type = EFI_OBJECT_TYPE_LOADED_IMAGE;
>>>>
>>>> /* Add internal object to object list */
>>>> efi_add_handle(&obj->header);
>>>> @@ -2678,6 +2679,7 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_start_image(efi_handle_t image_handle,
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> current_image = image_handle;
>>>> + image_obj->header.type = EFI_OBJECT_TYPE_STARTED_IMAGE;
>>>> EFI_PRINT("Jumping into 0x%p\n", image_obj->entry);
>>>> ret = EFI_CALL(image_obj->entry(image_handle, &systab));
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 2.20.1
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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