[PATCH v8 00/18] efi_loader: add capsule update support

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

On 11/13/20 5:14 AM, 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
> Patch#18: for sandbox test
>
> [1] https://git.linaro.org/people/takahiro.akashi/u-boot.git efi/capsule
>
> Prerequisite patches
> ====================
> None
>
> Test
> ====
> * passed all the pytests which are included in this patch series
>   on sandbox build locally.
> * skipped (or 'S', but it's not a failure, 'F') in Travis CI because
>   "virt-make-fs" cannot be executed.

Dear Takahiro,

please, rebase your series on origin/master. A prior version of the
first patches is already applied.

Testing on Gitlab CI, Travis CI, Amazon CI must be addressed for merging
the remaining patches.

Best regards

Heinrich

>
> 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, or depex)
> * 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
> =======
> v8 (November 13, 2020)
> * fix a "not used" warning against update_load() in some configuration
>   (Patch#3)
> * fix failures (marked as 'F') in *secure boot* test in Travis CI by
>   making "EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY" 'default n' (Patch#8)
> * fix failures (marked as 'E') at pytest setup in Travis CI by changing
>   a python file's name along with removing unused definitions (Patch#16)
> * add Patch#18 to enable tests to be run with default sandbox config
>   (Patch#18)
>
> v7 (October 29, 2020)
> * rename CONFIG_DFU_ALT to CONFIG_DFU_WRITE_ALT (Patch#1,#3,#13)
>
> v6 RESEND (October 29, 2020)
> * rebased on v2021.01-rc1
>
> v6 (September 7, 2020)
> * temporarily drop the prerequisite patch[2]
> * add a missing field (dependencies) in efi_api.h (but never used) (Patch#10)
> * add a missing field (image_capsule_support) and related definitions
>   in efi_api.h (Patch#10, #15)
> * cosmetic changes on constant definitions in efi_api.h (Patch#10)
> * strict check for INVALID_PARAMETER at GET_IMAGE_INFO api (Patch#11,#13)
> * fix warnings in pytest (Patch#16,#17)
>
> 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 (18):
>   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: efi_capsule: test for FIT image capsule
>   test/py: efi_capsule: test for raw image capsule
>   sandbox: enable capsule update for testing
>
>  cmd/efidebug.c                                | 235 +++++
>  common/Kconfig                                |  15 +
>  common/Makefile                               |   3 +-
>  common/board_r.c                              |   6 +
>  common/main.c                                 |   4 +
>  common/update.c                               |  77 +-
>  configs/sandbox64_defconfig                   |   6 +
>  configs/sandbox_defconfig                     |   6 +
>  drivers/dfu/Kconfig                           |   5 +
>  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                             | 166 ++++
>  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                  | 917 ++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/efi_loader/efi_firmware.c                 | 403 ++++++++
>  lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c                  | 104 +-
>  lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c                    | 106 +-
>  .../py/tests/test_efi_capsule/capsule_defs.py |   5 +
>  test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/conftest.py    |  74 ++
>  .../test_efi_capsule/test_capsule_firmware.py | 241 +++++
>  .../tests/test_efi_capsule/uboot_bin_env.its  |  36 +
>  tools/Makefile                                |   2 +
>  tools/mkeficapsule.c                          | 239 +++++
>  29 files changed, 2877 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/capsule_defs.py
>  create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/conftest.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
>