[PATCH v2] disk: dos: Add all options for EFI System Partitions

Mark Kettenis mark.kettenis at xs4all.nl
Sun Feb 25 15:23:50 CET 2024


> From: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:14:55 +0000
> 
> The EFI spec states that the ESP can be any of FAT12/16/32 but for
> compatibility doesn't necssarily require the partition to be the
> EFI partition table ID of 0xef. A number of arm devices will not
> find their firmware on a FAT partition with an ID of 0xef so also
> allow the original FAT12/16/32 partition IDs as they are also
> permissable for an ESP.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>
> ---
> 
> v2:
> - Add 0x0c option
> - Make hex constants consistent
> - Move from if to switch statement

Erh...

>  disk/part_dos.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/disk/part_dos.c b/disk/part_dos.c
> index 567ead7511d..ab855adf347 100644
> --- a/disk/part_dos.c
> +++ b/disk/part_dos.c
> @@ -40,10 +40,23 @@ static int get_bootable(dos_partition_t *p)
>  {
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
> -	if (p->sys_ind == 0xef)
> +	switch (p->sys_ind){
> +	case 0x01:
>  		ret |= PART_EFI_SYSTEM_PARTITION;
> -	if (p->boot_ind == 0x80)
> +	case 0x06:
> +		ret |= PART_EFI_SYSTEM_PARTITION;
> +	case 0x0b:
> +		ret |= PART_EFI_SYSTEM_PARTITION;
> +	case 0x0c:
> +		ret |= PART_EFI_SYSTEM_PARTITION;
> +	case 0xef:
> +		ret |= PART_EFI_SYSTEM_PARTITION;
> +	case 0x80:
>  		ret |= PART_BOOTABLE;
> +	default:
> +		break;
> +	}
> +

That really didn't go well.  The 0x80 check was for a different struct
member and there are missing break statements.  And I suppose the
suggestion to use a switch was to bunch up the EFI partition type
cases.

ENOCOFFEE?

>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.43.2
> 
> 


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