EFI from usb HDD

AKASHI Takahiro takahiro.akashi at linaro.org
Fri Jul 30 04:35:07 CEST 2021


On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 04:09:32PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 6/10/21 2:59 PM, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 02:31:46PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/10/21 12:51 PM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> >>> On 6/10/21 12:04 PM, Michal Simek wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> On 6/10/21 11:47 AM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> >>>>> On 6/10/21 10:44 AM, Michal Simek wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I am playing with booting from USB via EFI. And I see very weird
> >>>>>> behavior. I have burnt image with grub to USB flashdisk and I have
> >>>>>> tested it on 3 zynqmp boards. zcu102, zcu104 and SOM Kria board.
> >>>>>> On zcu102 grub is going to boot menu and everything is working fine as
> >>>>>> expected.
> >>>>>> On zcu104 and SOM Kria I am able to get grub not to menu. When I list
> >>>>>> partitions in grub I see that only SDs are listed:
> >>>>>> grub> ls
> >>>>>> (hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos1)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hello Michal,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks for sharing your observations.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What devices do hd0 and hd1 relate to?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On zcu102(working board) I also see usb(gpt) partitions and SD.
> >>>>>> grub> ls
> >>>>>> (hd0) (hd0,gpt2) (hd0,gpt1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos1)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> GPT and MBR partitioning are independent of the device type.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On zcu104 I see one more error message
> >>>>>> "PE image measurement failed"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is related to CONFIG_EFI_TCG2_PROTOCOL=y. Do you have a TPMv2? This
> >>>>> will not stop disk enumeration.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> But I can't see it on SOM.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> U-Boot image is just the same for all boards. I am using generic
> >>>>>> xilinx_zynqmp_virt_defconfig.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> When I compare DT description for USB between zcu102 and zcu104 they
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>> the same. SOM doesn't have usb enabled by default (but I enabled it)
> >>>>>> but
> >>>>>> grub starts which means that communication with USB is fine.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It is based on my latest patches available here.
> >>>>>> u-boot/custodians/u-boot-microblaze.git (usb-efi-issue branch)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Also when I list usb I see all partitions just fine.
> >>>>>> ZynqMP> part list usb 0
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Partition Map for USB device 0  --   Partition Type: EFI
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Part    Start LBA       End LBA         Name
> >>>>>>           Attributes
> >>>>>>           Type GUID
> >>>>>>           Partition GUID
> >>>>>>     1     0x00000800      0x001007fe      "Microsoft basic data"
> >>>>>>           attrs:  0x0000000000000000
> >>>>>>           type:   ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
> >>>>>>           type:   data
> >>>>>>           guid:   0e7f8b3d-296b-4720-be9d-c4687d3c4a77
> >>>>>>     2     0x00100800      0x001197fe      "Microsoft basic data"
> >>>>>>           attrs:  0x0000000000000000
> >>>>>>           type:   ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
> >>>>>>           type:   data
> >>>>>>           guid:   8892eddc-231a-4e6e-a5e1-c310f4482fb7
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Do you have any idea why on one system is working fine to get to menu
> >>>>>> and on others there is an issue to get all partitions even u-boot is
> >>>>>> able to see them and can work with them.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> Michal
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Where is the GRUB binary? - If it is in EFI/boot/bootaa64.efi, it could
> >>>>> be that the USB sub-system is simply not initialized yet when the boot
> >>>>> manager is called by distroboot.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For testing partition detection in the UEFI sub-system it is enough
> >>>>> to run
> >>>>>
> >>>>>      efidebug devices
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Until yesterday we had a problem with partition numbers >= 10, cf.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> efi_loader: partition numbers are hexadecimal
> >>>>> https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/3dca77b1dc1b6dbf9c8b51572fe4b0553cef009f
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Block devices are enumerated in efi_disk_register(). Please, try to add
> >>>>> debug output there to elucidate the problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> I found where the problem is. First of all zcu102 didn't use the same
> >>>> image as others (it wasn't updated properly).
> >>>> When you have CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY that efi_disk_register()
> >>>> is called before usb block devices are detected and registered that's
> >>>> why grub doesn't see them.
> >>>
> >>> The problem is CONFIG_EFI_SETUP_EARLY=y required by
> >>> CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY.
> >>>
> >>> Why is USB initialized later then MMC?
> >>
> >> It is not just usb. SCSI/sata are behaving in the same way too.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Overall we have a deficiency in the UEFI implementation in that we
> >>> cannot deal with block devices added or removed after initialization.
> >>>
> >>> Here integration with the driver model is missing.
> >>
> >> Right. And also there are commands which can create MBR partitions and I
> >> expect when you write image to SD and then run rescan or so you could
> >> get other partitions too.
> >> Maybe hook via part_init()? with removing efi_disk_register.
> > 
> > For the record, I have proposed my ideas several times[1], [2].
> > I'm, however, no longer working on this issue as I have shifted
> > my focus to UEFI secure boot and capsule update.
> > 
> > -Takahiro Akashi
> > 
> > [1] https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2018-November/347491.html
> > [2] https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2019-February/357923.html
> 
> I want to continue on this thread. I have disabled
> EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY some time ago and trying to workaround that
> usb/scsi detection by simply calling usb reset and scsi reset as the
> part of PREBOOT. Then all disks are recorded and visible by grub.
> 
> But I found another issue which is kind of weird. We are using
> distroboot with soft of fixed sequence. Important part of sequence is
> sd, usb, scsi.
> 
> I have added grub on scsi and when I boot directly via run bootcmd_scsi0
> everything is working fine. When I let distroboot to do the job it or
> run printenv -e before bootcmd_scsi0 I am getting exception.
> From debug it is visible that it is exception called from
> efi_disk_read_blocks.
> 
>     0  0x7ff5d188 hang()+20: include/bootstage.h, line 389
>     1  0x7ff5f908 __assert_fail(): lib/panic.c, line 25
>     2  0x7fe976a8 do_irq(): arch/arm/lib/interrupts_64.c, line 123
>     3  0x7fe96a0c _restore_regs()+124: arch/arm/cpu/armv8/exceptions.S,
> line 141
>     4  0x7ff43740 efi_disk_read_blocks()+160: lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c,
> line 102

How and when did you get this stack trace?

-Takahiro Akashi

> Logs are below and there is different place where disks are registered.
> Do you have any idea what could go wrong? Or something to check?
> 
> Thanks,
> Michal
> 
> 
> 
> U-Boot 2021.10-rc1-00014-g81168a994f90 (Jul 29 2021 - 15:37:11 +0200)
> 
> Model: ZynqMP ZCU102 Rev1.0
> Board: Xilinx ZynqMP
> DRAM:  4 GiB
> PMUFW:  v1.1
> Xilinx I2C Legacy format at nvmem0:
>  Board name:    zcu102
>  Board rev:     1.0
>  Board SN:      847316301727-67998
>  Ethernet mac:  00:0a:35:03:70:f6
> EL Level:       EL2
> Chip ID:        zu9eg
> WDT:   Not found!
> NAND:  0 MiB
> MMC:   mmc at ff170000: 0
> Loading Environment from FAT... *** Error - No Valid Environment Area found
> *** Warning - bad env area, using default environment
> 
> In:    serial
> Out:   serial
> Err:   serial
> Bootmode: LVL_SHFT_SD_MODE1
> Reset reason:   SOFT
> Net:
> ZYNQ GEM: ff0e0000, mdio bus ff0e0000, phyaddr 12, interface rgmii-id
> eth0: ethernet at ff0e0000
> 
> Reset SCSI
> scanning bus for devices...
> SATA link 0 timeout.
> Target spinup took 0 ms.
> AHCI 0001.0301 32 slots 2 ports 6 Gbps 0x3 impl SATA mode
> flags: 64bit ncq pm clo only pmp fbss pio slum part ccc apst
>   Device 0: (1:0) Vendor: ATA Prod.: Maxtor 7V300F0 Rev: VA11
>             Type: Hard Disk
>             Capacity: 286188.8 MB = 279.4 GB (586114704 x 512)
> resetting USB...
> Bus dwc3 at fe200000: Register 2000440 NbrPorts 2
> Starting the controller
> USB XHCI 1.00
> scanning bus dwc3 at fe200000 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
>        scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
> Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
> ZynqMP>
> ZynqMP>
> ZynqMP> run bootcmd_scsi0
> scanning bus for devices...
>   Device 0: (1:0) Vendor: ATA Prod.: Maxtor 7V300F0 Rev: VA11
>             Type: Hard Disk
>             Capacity: 286188.8 MB = 279.4 GB (586114704 x 512)
> 
> Device 0: (1:0) Vendor: ATA Prod.: Maxtor 7V300F0 Rev: VA11
>             Type: Hard Disk
>             Capacity: 286188.8 MB = 279.4 GB (586114704 x 512)
> ... is now current device
> Scanning scsi 0:1...
> libfdt fdt_check_header(): FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC
> Scanning disk mmc at ff170000.blk...
> Scanning disk ahci_scsi.id1lun0...
> Found 5 disks
> ** Unable to read file ubootefi.var **
> Failed to load EFI variables
> Unable to find TPMv2 device
> DFU alt info setting: done
> BootOrder not defined
> EFI boot manager: Cannot load any image
> Found EFI removable media binary efi/boot/bootaa64.efi
> 647168 bytes read in 23 ms (26.8 MiB/s)
> libfdt fdt_check_header(): FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC
> Booting /efi\boot\bootaa64.efi
> PE image measurement failed
> Welcome to GRUB!
> 
> 
> 
>                                                 GNU GRUB  version 2.11
> 
> all good here.
> 
> ...
> 
> U-Boot 2021.10-rc1-00014-g81168a994f90 (Jul 29 2021 - 15:37:11 +0200)
> 
> Model: ZynqMP ZCU102 Rev1.0
> Board: Xilinx ZynqMP
> DRAM:  4 GiB
> PMUFW:  v1.1
> Xilinx I2C Legacy format at nvmem0:
>  Board name:    zcu102
>  Board rev:     1.0
>  Board SN:      847316301727-67998
>  Ethernet mac:  00:0a:35:03:70:f6
> EL Level:       EL2
> Chip ID:        zu9eg
> WDT:   Not found!
> NAND:  0 MiB
> MMC:   mmc at ff170000: 0
> Loading Environment from FAT... *** Error - No Valid Environment Area found
> *** Warning - bad env area, using default environment
> 
> In:    serial
> Out:   serial
> Err:   serial
> Bootmode: LVL_SHFT_SD_MODE1
> Reset reason:   SOFT
> Net:
> ZYNQ GEM: ff0e0000, mdio bus ff0e0000, phyaddr 12, interface rgmii-id
> eth0: ethernet at ff0e0000
> 
> Reset SCSI
> scanning bus for devices...
> SATA link 0 timeout.
> Target spinup took 0 ms.
> AHCI 0001.0301 32 slots 2 ports 6 Gbps 0x3 impl SATA mode
> flags: 64bit ncq pm clo only pmp fbss pio slum part ccc apst
>   Device 0: (1:0) Vendor: ATA Prod.: Maxtor 7V300F0 Rev: VA11
>             Type: Hard Disk
>             Capacity: 286188.8 MB = 279.4 GB (586114704 x 512)
> resetting USB...
> Bus dwc3 at fe200000: Register 2000440 NbrPorts 2
> Starting the controller
> USB XHCI 1.00
> scanning bus dwc3 at fe200000 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
>        scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found
> Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
> ZynqMP>
> ZynqMP>
> ZynqMP> print -e
> Scanning disk mmc at ff170000.blk...
> Scanning disk ahci_scsi.id1lun0...
> Found 5 disks
> ** Unable to read file ubootefi.var **
> Failed to load EFI variables
> Unable to find TPMv2 device
> DFU alt info setting: done
> SecureBoot:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x1
>     00000000: 00                                               .
> SetupMode:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x1
>     00000000: 01                                               .
> AuditMode:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x1
>     00000000: 00                                               .
> DeployedMode:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x1
>     00000000: 00                                               .
> VendorKeys:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x1
>     00000000: 00                                               .
> PlatformLangCodes:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x6
>     00000000: 65 6e 2d 55 53 00                                en-US.
> PlatformLang:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     NV|BS|RT, DataSize = 0x6
>     00000000: 65 6e 2d 55 53 00                                en-US.
> OsIndicationsSupported:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x8
>     00000000: 1c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00                          ........
> SignatureSupport:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     BS|RT|RO, DataSize = 0x20
>     00000000: 26 16 c4 c1 4c 50 92 40 ac a9 41 f9 36 93 43 28
> &...LP. at ..A.6.C(
>     00000010: a1 59 c0 a5 e4 94 a7 4a 87 b5 ab 15 5c 2b f0 72
> .Y.....J....\+.r
> OsIndications:
>     8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID
>     NV|BS|RT, DataSize = 0x8
>     00000000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00                          ........
> ZynqMP> run bootcmd_scsi0
> scanning bus for devices...
>   Device 0: (1:0) Vendor: ATA Prod.: Maxtor 7V300F0 Rev: VA11
>             Type: Hard Disk
>             Capacity: 286188.8 MB = 279.4 GB (586114704 x 512)
> 
> Device 0: (1:0) Vendor: ATA Prod.: Maxtor 7V300F0 Rev: VA11
>             Type: Hard Disk
>             Capacity: 286188.8 MB = 279.4 GB (586114704 x 512)
> ... is now current device
> Scanning scsi 0:1...
> libfdt fdt_check_header(): FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC
> BootOrder not defined
> EFI boot manager: Cannot load any image
> Found EFI removable media binary efi/boot/bootaa64.efi
> 647168 bytes read in 24 ms (25.7 MiB/s)
> libfdt fdt_check_header(): FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC
> Booting /efi\boot\bootaa64.efi
> PE image measurement failed
> Welcome to GRUB!
> 
> "Synchronous Abort" handler, esr 0x02000000
> elr: ffffffffa816c5b0 lr : 000000000805e218 (reloc)
> elr: 00000000200005b0 lr : 000000007fef2218
> x0 : 0000000000000020 x1 : 0000000000000000
> x2 : 0000000000000040 x3 : 000000004ff49400
> x4 : 00000000200005b0 x5 : 000000007be4abb0
> x6 : 000000007ffa5230 x7 : 000000007ffa5230
> x8 : 0000000000000006 x9 : fffffffffffffff0
> x10: 0000000000000001 x11: 000000007be4abb0
> x12: 0000000000000040 x13: 0000000000000200
> x14: 000000007fe95208 x15: 0000000000000000
> x16: 0000000077d4f8d0 x17: 0000000000000000
> x18: 000000007be13da0 x19: 000000007be22340
> x20: 0000000000000020 x21: 0000000000000040
> x22: 0000000000000000 x23: 000000004ff49400
> x24: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000100
> x26: 000000000000000f x27: 00000000000001ff
> x28: 000000007be4cb40 x29: 000000007be06ec0
> 
> Code: 000165fa 0b2d05de 0000ffff 00000000 (20000590)
> UEFI image [0x0000000077d48000:0x0000000077de5fff] '/efi\boot\bootaa64.efi'
> Resetting CPU ...
> 
> ### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ###
> 


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