[PATCH 4/6 v2] efi_loader: Replace config option for initrd loading

Heinrich Schuchardt xypron.glpk at gmx.de
Sun Mar 14 10:54:47 CET 2021


On 3/13/21 10:47 PM, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> Up to now we install EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL to load an initrd
> unconditionally. Although we correctly return various EFI exit codes
> depending on the file status (i.e EFI_NO_MEDIA, EFI_NOT_FOUND etc), the
> kernel loader, only falls back to the cmdline interpreted initrd if the
> protocol is not installed.
>
> This creates a problem for EFI installers, since they won't be able to
> load their own initrd and continue the installation. It also makes the
> feature hard to use, since we can either have a single initrd or we have
> to recompile u-boot if the filename changes.
>
> So let's introduce a different logic that will decouple the initrd
> path from the config option we currently have.
> When defining a UEFI BootXXXX we can use the filepathlist and store
> a file path pointing to our initrd. Specifically the EFI spec describes:
>
> "The first element of the array is a device path that describes the device
> and location of the Image for this load option. Other device paths may
> optionally exist in the FilePathList, but their usage is OSV specific".
> That means we can install a device path to our initrd(s) after the loaded
> image looking like this:
> VenMedia - initrd1 - end node (0x01) initrd2 - end node (0xff)
>
> When the EFI application is launched through the bootmgr, we'll try to
> interpret the extra device path. If that points to a file that exists on
> our disk, we'll now install the load_file2 and the efi-stub will be able
> to use it.
>
> This opens up another path using U-Boot and defines a new boot flow.
> A user will be able to control the kernel/initrd pairs without explicit
> cmdline args or GRUB.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>
> ---
>   cmd/bootefi.c                    |   3 +
>   include/efi_loader.h             |   1 +
>   lib/efi_loader/Kconfig           |  15 +--
>   lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c     |  19 +++-
>   lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c | 189 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
>   5 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/cmd/bootefi.c b/cmd/bootefi.c
> index 271b385edea6..cba81ffe75e4 100644
> --- a/cmd/bootefi.c
> +++ b/cmd/bootefi.c
> @@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ static efi_status_t do_bootefi_exec(efi_handle_t handle, void *load_options)
>
>   	free(load_options);
>
> +	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_LOAD_FILE2_INITRD))
> +		efi_initrd_deregister();
> +
>   	return ret;
>   }
>
> diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
> index aa812a9a3052..9e57eb37ff28 100644
> --- a/include/efi_loader.h
> +++ b/include/efi_loader.h
> @@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_net_register(void);
>   /* Called by bootefi to make the watchdog available */
>   efi_status_t efi_watchdog_register(void);
>   efi_status_t efi_initrd_register(void);
> +void efi_initrd_deregister(void);
>   /* Called by bootefi to make SMBIOS tables available */
>   /**
>    * efi_acpi_register() - write out ACPI tables
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
> index e729f727df11..029f0e515f57 100644
> --- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
> @@ -317,16 +317,11 @@ config EFI_LOAD_FILE2_INITRD
>   	bool "EFI_FILE_LOAD2_PROTOCOL for Linux initial ramdisk"
>   	default n
>   	help
> -	  Expose a EFI_FILE_LOAD2_PROTOCOL that the Linux UEFI stub can
> -	  use to load the initial ramdisk. Once this is enabled using
> -	  initrd=<ramdisk> will stop working.
> -
> -config EFI_INITRD_FILESPEC
> -	string "initramfs path"
> -	default "host 0:1 initrd"
> -	depends on EFI_LOAD_FILE2_INITRD
> -	help
> -	  Full path of the initramfs file, e.g. mmc 0:2 initramfs.cpio.gz.
> +		Linux v5.7 and later can make use of this option. If the boot option
> +		selected by the UEFI boot manager specifies an existing file to be used
> +		as initial RAM disk, a Linux specific Load File2 protocol will be
> +		installed and Linux 5.7+ will ignore any initrd=<ramdisk> command line
> +		argument.
>
>   config EFI_SECURE_BOOT
>   	bool "Enable EFI secure boot support"
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
> index 25f5cebfdb67..46c8011344b9 100644
> --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
> @@ -118,11 +118,13 @@ static efi_status_t try_load_entry(u16 n, efi_handle_t *handle,
>   		ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"BootCurrent",
>   					   &efi_global_variable_guid,
>   					   attributes, sizeof(n), &n, false);
> -		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
> -			if (EFI_CALL(efi_unload_image(*handle))
> -			    != EFI_SUCCESS)
> -				log_err("Unloading image failed\n");
> -			goto error;
> +		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
> +			goto unload;
> +		/* try to register load file2 for initrd's */
> +		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_LOAD_FILE2_INITRD)) {
> +			ret = efi_initrd_register();
> +			if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
> +				goto unload;
>   		}
>
>   		log_info("Booting: %ls\n", lo.label);
> @@ -146,6 +148,13 @@ static efi_status_t try_load_entry(u16 n, efi_handle_t *handle,
>   error:
>   	free(load_option);
>
> +	return ret;
> +
> +unload:
> +	if (EFI_CALL(efi_unload_image(*handle)) != EFI_SUCCESS)
> +		log_err("Unloading image failed\n");
> +	free(load_option);
> +
>   	return ret;
>   }
>
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c
> index b9ee8839054f..e76de30808e3 100644
> --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c
> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c
> @@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
>
>   #include <common.h>
>   #include <efi_loader.h>
> +#include <efi_helper.h>
>   #include <efi_load_initrd.h>
> +#include <efi_variable.h>
>   #include <fs.h>
>   #include <malloc.h>
>   #include <mapmem.h>
> @@ -39,41 +41,40 @@ static const struct efi_initrd_dp dp = {
>   	}
>   };
>
> +static efi_handle_t efi_initrd_handle;
> +
>   /**
> - * get_file_size() - retrieve the size of initramfs, set efi status on error
> + * get_initrd_fp() - Get initrd device path from a FilePathList device path
>    *
> - * @dev:			device to read from, e.g. "mmc"
> - * @part:			device partition, e.g. "0:1"
> - * @file:			name of file
> - * @status:			EFI exit code in case of failure
> + * @initrd_fp:			the final initrd filepath
>    *
> - * Return:			size of file
> + * Return:			status code. Caller must free initrd_fp

Reducing the indentation of the comments would make this more readable.

Otherwise

Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>

>    */
> -static loff_t get_file_size(const char *dev, const char *part, const char *file,
> -			    efi_status_t *status)
> +static efi_status_t get_initrd_fp(struct efi_device_path **initrd_fp)
>   {
> -	loff_t sz = 0;
> -	int ret;
> -
> -	ret = fs_set_blk_dev(dev, part, FS_TYPE_ANY);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		*status = EFI_NO_MEDIA;
> -		goto out;
> -	}
> +	const efi_guid_t lf2_initrd_guid = EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID;
> +	struct efi_device_path *dp = NULL;
>
> -	ret = fs_size(file, &sz);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		sz = 0;
> -		*status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
> -		goto out;
> -	}
> +	/*
> +	 * if bootmgr is setup with and initrd, the device path will be
> +	 * in the FilePathList[] of our load options in Boot####.
> +	 * The first device path of the multi instance device path will
> +	 * start with a VenMedia and the initrds will follow.
> +	 *
> +	 * If the device path is not found return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER.
> +	 * We can then use this specific return value and not install the
> +	 * protocol, while allowing the boot to continue
> +	 */
> +	dp = efi_get_dp_from_boot(lf2_initrd_guid);
> +	if (!dp)
> +		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
>
> -out:
> -	return sz;
> +	*initrd_fp = dp;
> +	return EFI_SUCCESS;
>   }
>
>   /**
> - * efi_load_file2initrd() - load initial RAM disk
> + * efi_load_file2_initrd() - load initial RAM disk
>    *
>    * This function implements the LoadFile service of the EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL
>    * in order to load an initial RAM disk requested by the Linux kernel stub.
> @@ -93,98 +94,120 @@ efi_load_file2_initrd(struct efi_load_file_protocol *this,
>   		      struct efi_device_path *file_path, bool boot_policy,
>   		      efi_uintn_t *buffer_size, void *buffer)
>   {
> -	char *filespec;
> -	efi_status_t status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
> -	loff_t file_sz = 0, read_sz = 0;
> -	char *dev, *part, *file;
> -	char *pos;
> -	int ret;
> +	struct efi_device_path *initrd_fp = NULL;
> +	efi_status_t ret = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
> +	struct efi_file_handle *f;
> +	efi_uintn_t bs;
>
>   	EFI_ENTRY("%p, %p, %d, %p, %p", this, file_path, boot_policy,
>   		  buffer_size, buffer);
>
> -	filespec = strdup(CONFIG_EFI_INITRD_FILESPEC);
> -	if (!filespec)
> -		goto out;
> -	pos = filespec;
> -
>   	if (!this || this != &efi_lf2_protocol ||
>   	    !buffer_size) {
> -		status = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
> +		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
>   		goto out;
>   	}
>
>   	if (file_path->type != dp.end.type ||
>   	    file_path->sub_type != dp.end.sub_type) {
> -		status = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
> +		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
>   		goto out;
>   	}
>
>   	if (boot_policy) {
> -		status = EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
> +		ret = EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
>   		goto out;
>   	}
>
> -	/*
> -	 * expect a string with three space separated parts:
> -	 *
> -	 * * a block device type, e.g. "mmc"
> -	 * * a device and partition identifier, e.g. "0:1"
> -	 * * a file path on the block device, e.g. "/boot/initrd.cpio.gz"
> -	 */
> -	dev = strsep(&pos, " ");
> -	if (!dev)
> +	ret = get_initrd_fp(&initrd_fp);
> +	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
>   		goto out;
> -	part = strsep(&pos, " ");
> -	if (!part)
> -		goto out;
> -	file = strsep(&pos, " ");
> -	if (!file)
> +
> +	/* Open file */
> +	f = efi_file_from_path(initrd_fp);
> +	if (!f) {
> +		EFI_PRINT("Can't find initrd specified in Boot####\n");

I think this deserves an log_err() or log_warning(). The user needs a
feedback what is going wrong.

> +		ret = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
>   		goto out;
> +	}
>
> -	file_sz = get_file_size(dev, part, file, &status);
> -	if (!file_sz)
> +	/* Get file size */
> +	ret = efi_get_file_size(f, &bs);
> +	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
>   		goto out;
>
> -	if (!buffer || *buffer_size < file_sz) {
> -		status = EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
> -		*buffer_size = file_sz;
> +	if (!buffer || *buffer_size < bs) {
> +		ret = EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
> +		*buffer_size = bs;
>   	} else {
> -		ret = fs_set_blk_dev(dev, part, FS_TYPE_ANY);
> -		if (ret) {
> -			status = EFI_NO_MEDIA;
> -			goto out;
> -		}
> -
> -		ret = fs_read(file, map_to_sysmem(buffer), 0, *buffer_size,
> -			      &read_sz);
> -		if (ret || read_sz != file_sz)
> -			goto out;
> -		*buffer_size = read_sz;
> -
> -		status = EFI_SUCCESS;
> +		ret = EFI_CALL(f->read(f, &bs, (void *)(uintptr_t)buffer));
> +		*buffer_size = bs;
> +	}
> +
> +out:
> +	efi_free_pool(initrd_fp);
> +	EFI_CALL(f->close(f));
> +	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * check_initrd() - Determine if the file defined as an initrd in Boot####
> + *		    load_options device path is present
> + *
> + * Return:	status code
> + */
> +static efi_status_t check_initrd(void)
> +{
> +	struct efi_device_path *initrd_fp = NULL;
> +	struct efi_file_handle *f;
> +	efi_status_t ret;
> +
> +	ret = get_initrd_fp(&initrd_fp);
> +	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If the file is not found, but the file path is set, return an error
> +	 * and trigger the bootmgr fallback
> +	 */
> +	f = efi_file_from_path(initrd_fp);
> +	if (!f) {
> +		EFI_PRINT("Can't find initrd specified in Boot####\n");

I think this deserves an log_err() or log_warning(). The user needs a
feedback what is going wrong.

> +		ret = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
> +		goto out;
>   	}
>
> +	EFI_CALL(f->close(f));
> +
>   out:
> -	free(filespec);
> -	return EFI_EXIT(status);
> +	efi_free_pool(initrd_fp);
> +	return ret;
>   }
>
>   /**
>    * efi_initrd_register() - create handle for loading initial RAM disk
>    *
>    * This function creates a new handle and installs a Linux specific vendor
> - * device path and an EFI_LOAD_FILE_2_PROTOCOL. Linux uses the device path
> + * device path and an EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL. Linux uses the device path
>    * to identify the handle and then calls the LoadFile service of the
> - * EFI_LOAD_FILE_2_PROTOCOL to read the initial RAM disk.
> + * EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL to read the initial RAM disk.
>    *
>    * Return:	status code
>    */
>   efi_status_t efi_initrd_register(void)
>   {
> -	efi_handle_t efi_initrd_handle = NULL;
>   	efi_status_t ret;
>
> +	/*
> +	 * Allow the user to continue if Boot#### file path is not set for
> +	 * an initrd
> +	 */
> +	ret = check_initrd();
> +	if (ret == EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER)
> +		return EFI_SUCCESS;
> +	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
> +		return ret;
> +
>   	ret = EFI_CALL(efi_install_multiple_protocol_interfaces
>   		       (&efi_initrd_handle,
>   			/* initramfs */
> @@ -196,3 +219,17 @@ efi_status_t efi_initrd_register(void)
>
>   	return ret;
>   }
> +
> +/**
> + * efi_initrd_register() - delete the handle for loading initial RAM disk
> + *
> + * This will delete the handle containing the Linux specific vendor device
> + * path and EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL for loading an initrd
> + *
> + * Return:	status code
> + */
> +void efi_initrd_deregister(void)
> +{
> +	efi_delete_handle(efi_initrd_handle);
> +	efi_initrd_handle = NULL;
> +}
>



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