[PATCH v2 11/14] doc: Add a description for bootmeth_script
Mattijs Korpershoek
mkorpershoek at baylibre.com
Tue Jul 16 09:49:28 CEST 2024
Hi Simon,
Thank you for the patch.
On mar., juil. 16, 2024 at 08:04, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
> Add documentation for the script bootmeth.
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz at cherry.de>
Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek at baylibre.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Adjustments from Heinrich's comments
>
> doc/develop/bootstd/index.rst | 1 +
> doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst | 2 +-
> doc/develop/bootstd/script.rst | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 doc/develop/bootstd/script.rst
>
> diff --git a/doc/develop/bootstd/index.rst b/doc/develop/bootstd/index.rst
> index 2c5d2d3fade..9d35b567d55 100644
> --- a/doc/develop/bootstd/index.rst
> +++ b/doc/develop/bootstd/index.rst
> @@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ Standard Boot
> pxelinux
> qfw
> cros
> + script
> sandbox
> diff --git a/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst b/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst
> index add054f3088..e4924b55ae7 100644
> --- a/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst
> +++ b/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst
> @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Bootmeth drivers are provided for booting from various media:
>
> - :doc:`extlinux / syslinux <extlinux>` boot from a storage device
> - :doc:`extlinux / syslinux <extlinux>` boot from a network (PXE)
> - - U-Boot scripts from disk, network or SPI flash
> + - :doc:`U-Boot scripts <script>` from disk, network or SPI flash
> - EFI boot using bootefi from disk
> - VBE
> - :doc:`ChromiumOS <cros>` ChromiumOS boot from a disk
> diff --git a/doc/develop/bootstd/script.rst b/doc/develop/bootstd/script.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..58ddc1cae1d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/develop/bootstd/script.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
> +
> +Script Bootmeth
> +===============
> +
> +This bootmeth provides a way to locate and run a script on a block or network
> +device. It can also support SPI flash.
> +
> +For a block device the file is read from the selected partition, which must use
> +a supported filesystem. The subdirectory to search in is defined by the bootstd
> +list of prefixes ({"/", "/boot"} by default) and can be adjust with the
> +`filename-prefixes` property in the bootstd device.
> +
> +For a network device, the filename is obtained from the `boot_script_dhcp`
> +environment variable and the file is read using tftp. It must be in the
> +top-level directory of the tftp server.
> +
> +In either case (file or network), the bootmeth searches for the file and creates
> +a bootflow if found. The bootmeth searches for "boot.scr.uimg" first, then
> +"boot.scr" if not found.
> +
> +For SPI flash, a script is read from flash using the offset provided by the
> +"script_offset_f" environment variable.
> +
> +Some attempt is made to identify the Operating System: so far this only detects
> +an `Armbian <https://www.armbian.com>`_
> +distro. For block devices, if a file called "boot.bmp" exists in the same
> +directory then it is used as the bootflow logo.
> +
> +When the bootflow is booted, the bootmeth sets these environment variables:
> +
> + devtype
> + device type (e.g. "usb", "mmc", "ethernet" or "spi_flash")
> +
> + devnum
> + device number, corresponding to the device 'sequence' number
> + `dev_seq(dev)`
> +
> + distro_bootpart
> + (block devices only) partition number on the device (numbered from 1)
> +
> + prefix
> + prefix used to find the file
> +
> + mmc_bootdev
> + device number (same as `devnum`), set for sunxi mmc devices only
> +
> +The script file must be a FIT or a legacy uImage. It is loaded into memory and
> +executed.
> +
> +The compatible string "u-boot,script" is used for the driver. It is present
> +if `CONFIG_BOOTMETH_SCRIPT` is enabled.
> --
> 2.34.1
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