[PATCH v5 00/17] efi_loader: add capsule update support

AKASHI Takahiro takahiro.akashi at linaro.org
Mon Aug 31 06:32:53 CEST 2020


Lukasz,

On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 02:42:01PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> Lukasz,
> 
> Could you take the time to review my patches, especially
> patch#1 to #4 and #12, please?

A gentle ping.
My patch series are stranded, waiting for your review.

The discussion[1] about UPDATE_TFTP has some impact, particularly,
on patch#4, my changes on DFU are essentially independent.

[1] https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2020-August/424716.html

-Takahiro Akashi


> They are crucial as UEFI capsule update support relies
> on new features introduced by them.
> 
> # I don't think I would re-post this patch series as no changes
> have been made yet.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Takahiro Akashi
> 
> On Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 02:43:38PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > Summary
> > =======
> > 'UpdateCapsule' is one of runtime services defined in UEFI specification
> > and its aim is to allow a caller (OS) to pass information to the firmware,
> > i.e. U-Boot. This is mostly used to update firmware binary on devices by
> > instructions from OS.
> > 
> > While 'UpdateCapsule' is a runtime services function, it is, at least
> > initially, supported only before exiting boot services alike other runtime
> > functions, [Get/]SetVariable. This is because modifying storage which may
> > be shared with OS must be carefully designed and there is no general
> > assumption that we can do it.
> > 
> > Therefore, we practically support only "capsule on disk"; any capsule can
> > be handed over to UEFI subsystem as a file on a specific file system.
> > 
> > In this patch series, all the related definitions and structures are given
> > as UEFI specification describes, and basic framework for capsule support
> > is provided. Currently supported is
> >  * firmware update (Firmware Management Protocol or simply FMP)
> > 
> > Most of functionality of firmware update is provided by FMP driver and
> > it can be, by nature, system/platform-specific. So you can and should
> > implement your own FMP driver(s) based on your system requirements.
> > Under the current implementation, we provide two basic but generic
> > drivers with two formats:
> >   * FIT image format (as used in TFTP update and dfu)
> >   * raw image format
> > 
> > It's totally up to users which one, or both, should be used on users'
> > system depending on user requirements.
> > 
> > Quick usage
> > ===========
> > 1. You can create a capsule file with the following host command:
> > 
> >   $ mkeficapsule [--fit <fit image> | --raw <raw image>] <output file>
> > 
> > 2. Put the file under:
> > 
> >   /EFI/UpdateCapsule of UEFI system partition
> > 
> > 3. Specify firmware storage to be updated in "dfu_alt_info" variable
> >    (Please follow README.dfu for details.)
> > 
> >   ==> env set dfu_alt_info '...'
> > 
> > 4. After setting up UEFI's OsIndications variable, reboot U-Boot:
> > 
> >   OsIndications <= EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FILE_CAPSULE_DELIVERY_SUPPORTED
> > 
> > Patch structure
> > ===============
> > Patch#1-#4,#12: preparatory patches
> > Patch#5-#11,#13: main part of implementation
> > Patch#14-#15: utilities
> > Patch#16-#17: pytests
> > 
> > [1] https://git.linaro.org/people/takahiro.akashi/u-boot.git efi/capsule
> > 
> > Prerequisite patches
> > ====================
> > dfu change by Heinrich[2]
> > 
> > [2] https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2020-July/420950.html
> > 
> > Test
> > ====
> > * passed all the pytests which are included in this patch series
> >   on sandbox build locally.
> > 
> > Please note that the capsule pytest itself won't be run in the CI
> > partly because some specific configuration for sandbox build is
> > required and partly because there is a problem with virt-make-fs.
> > See test_efi_capsule_firmware.py.
> > 
> > Issues
> > ======
> > * Timing of executing capsules-on-disk
> >   Currently, processing a capsule is triggered only as part of
> >   UEFI subsystem initialization. This means that, for example,
> >   firmware update, may not take place at system booting time and
> >   will potentially be delayed until a first call of any UEFI functions.
> >     => See patch#5 for my proposal
> > * A bunch of warnings like
> >     WARNING: Use 'if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG...))' instead of '#if or #ifdef'
> >     where possible
> >   I don't think that fixing those improves anything.
> > * Add a document in uefi.rst
> > 
> > TODO's
> > ======
> > (Won't be addressed in this series.)
> > * capsule authentication
> > * capsule dependency (dependency expression instruction set)
> > * loading drivers in a capsule
> > * handling RESET flag in a capsule and QeuryCapsuleCaps
> > * full semantics of ESRT (EFI System Resource Table)
> > * enabling capsule API at runtime
> > * json capsule
> > * recovery from update failure
> > 
> > Changes
> > =======
> > v5 (August 3, 2020)
> > * removed superfluous type conversion at dfu_write_from_mem_addr()
> >   (Patch#2)
> > * introduced a common helper function, efi_create_indexed_name()
> >   (Patch#6,#7,#8)
> > * use efi_[get|set]_variable_int(), if necessary, with READ_ONLY
> >   (Patch#7,#8)
> > * return EFI_UNSUPPORTED at Patch#7
> > * changed the word, number, to 'index' (Patch#7,#8)
> > * removed 'ifdef CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK' from a header (Patch#8)
> > * initialize 'CapsuleLast' in efi_init_obj_list() (Patch#7,#8)
> > * added 'const' qualifier for filename argument at
> >   efi_capsule_[read|delete]_file() (Patch#8)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > v4 (July 22, 2020)
> > * rebased to Heinrich's current efi-2020-10
> > * rework dfu-related code to align with Heinrich's change (Patch#1,#3)
> > * change a type of 'addr' argument from int to 'void *' per Sughosh's
> >   comment (Patch#2-#3,#11-#12)
> > * rework/simplify pytests (Patch#15-#16)
> >   - utilize virt-make-fs
> >   - drop Test Case 1 (updating U-Boot environment data)
> >   - remove useless definitions (MNT_PNT, EFI_CAPSULE_IMAGE_NAME)
> >   - apply autopep8
> > 
> > v3 (July 10, 2020)
> > * rebased to Heinrich's current efi-2020-10-rc1
> > * refactor efi_firmware_[fit|raw]_get_image_info() (patch#11,#13)
> > 
> > v2 (June 17, 2020)
> > * rebased to v2020.07-rc4
> > * add preparatory patches for dfu (Patch#1-#5, #12)
> > * rework FIT capsule driver to utilize dfu_alt_info instead of CONFIG_xxx
> >   (patch#11)
> > * extend get_image_info() to correspond to dfu_alt_info
> >   (patch#11)
> > * add a 'raw binary' capsule support
> >   (patch#13, #17)
> > * allow multiple capsule formats (with different GUIDs) to be installed
> >   (patch#11, #13)
> > * extend mkeficapsule command to accept additional parameters, like
> >     version/index/hardware instance for a capsule header info.
> >   (patch#15)
> > * mkeficapsule can now also generate raw-binary capsule
> >   (patch#16)
> > * add function descriptions
> > * apply autopep8 to pytests and fix more against pylint
> > 
> > v1 (April 27, 2020)
> > * rebased to v2020.07-rc
> > * removed already-merged patches (RFC's #1 to #4)
> > * dropped 'variable update' capsule support (RFC's patch#10)
> > * dropped 'variable configuration table' support (RFC's patch#11)
> >   (Those two should be discussed separately.)
> > * add preparatory patches (patch#1/#2)
> > * fix several build errors
> > * rename some Kconfig options to be aligned with UEFI specification's terms
> >   (patch#3,4,6,7)
> > * enforce UpdateCapsule API to be disabled after ExitBootServices (patch#3)
> > * use config table, runtime_services_supported, instead of variable (patch#3)
> > * make EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK buildable even if UpdateCapsule API is disabled
> >   (patch4)
> > * support OsIndications, invoking capsule-on-disk only if the variable
> >   indicates so (patch#4)
> > * introduced EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY to invoke capsule-on-disk in U-Boot
> >   initialization (patch#4)
> > * detect capsule files only if they are on EFI system partition (patch#4)
> > * use printf, rather than EFI_PRINT, in error cases (patch#4)
> > * use 'header_size' field to retrieve capsule data, adding sanity checks
> >   against capsule size (patch#6)
> > * call fmpt driver interfaces with EFI_CALL (patch#6)
> > * remove 'variable update capsule'-related code form mkeficapsule (patch#9)
> > * add a test case of OsIndications not being set properly (patch#10)
> > * adjust test scenario for EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY (patch#10)
> > * revise pytest scripts (patch#10)
> > 
> > Initial release as RFC (March 17, 2020)
> > 
> > AKASHI Takahiro (17):
> >   dfu: rename dfu_tftp_write() to dfu_write_by_name()
> >   dfu: modify an argument type for an address
> >   common: update: add a generic interface for FIT image
> >   dfu: export dfu_list
> >   efi_loader: add option to initialise EFI subsystem early
> >   efi_loader: add efi_create_indexed_name()
> >   efi_loader: define UpdateCapsule api
> >   efi_loader: capsule: add capsule_on_disk support
> >   efi_loader: capsule: add memory range capsule definitions
> >   efi_loader: capsule: support firmware update
> >   efi_loader: add firmware management protocol for FIT image
> >   dfu: add dfu_write_by_alt()
> >   efi_loader: add firmware management protocol for raw image
> >   cmd: add "efidebug capsule" command
> >   tools: add mkeficapsule command for UEFI capsule update
> >   test/py: add a test for uefi firmware update capsule of FIT image
> >   test/py: add a test for uefi firmware update capsule of raw image
> > 
> >  cmd/efidebug.c                                | 235 +++++
> >  common/Kconfig                                |  14 +
> >  common/Makefile                               |   3 +-
> >  common/board_r.c                              |   6 +
> >  common/main.c                                 |   4 +
> >  common/update.c                               |  77 +-
> >  drivers/dfu/Kconfig                           |   6 +
> >  drivers/dfu/Makefile                          |   2 +-
> >  drivers/dfu/dfu.c                             |   2 +-
> >  drivers/dfu/dfu_alt.c                         | 125 +++
> >  drivers/dfu/dfu_tftp.c                        |  65 --
> >  include/dfu.h                                 |  57 +-
> >  include/efi_api.h                             | 160 +++
> >  include/efi_loader.h                          |  30 +
> >  include/image.h                               |  12 +
> >  lib/efi_loader/Kconfig                        |  72 ++
> >  lib/efi_loader/Makefile                       |   2 +
> >  lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c                  | 910 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  lib/efi_loader/efi_firmware.c                 | 398 ++++++++
> >  lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c                  | 104 +-
> >  lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c                    | 106 +-
> >  test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/conftest.py    |  72 ++
> >  test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/defs.py        |  12 +
> >  .../test_efi_capsule/test_capsule_firmware.py | 241 +++++
> >  .../tests/test_efi_capsule/uboot_bin_env.its  |  36 +
> >  tools/Makefile                                |   3 +
> >  tools/mkeficapsule.c                          | 237 +++++
> >  27 files changed, 2851 insertions(+), 140 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/dfu/dfu_alt.c
> >  delete mode 100644 drivers/dfu/dfu_tftp.c
> >  create mode 100644 lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
> >  create mode 100644 lib/efi_loader/efi_firmware.c
> >  create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/conftest.py
> >  create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/defs.py
> >  create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/test_capsule_firmware.py
> >  create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/uboot_bin_env.its
> >  create mode 100644 tools/mkeficapsule.c
> > 
> > -- 
> > 2.27.0
> > 


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