[PATCH v1 4/4] common: android_ab: fix slot suffix for abc block

Mattijs Korpershoek mkorpershoek at baylibre.com
Tue Jul 30 10:43:13 CEST 2024


Hi Dmitry,

Thank you for the patch.

On jeu., juil. 25, 2024 at 22:47, Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov at salutedevices.com> wrote:

> To align with the official Android BCB (Boot Control Block)
> specifications, it's important to note that the slot_suffix should start
> with an underscore symbol.
>
> For a comprehensive understanding of the expected slot_suffix format in
> userspace, please refer to the provided reference [1].
>
> Links:
> [1] - https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader/updating#slots
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov at salutedevices.com>

Can we point to the AOSP change on which this is based in the commit message?

https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/external/u-boot/+/1446439

With that added:

Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek at baylibre.com>

> ---
>  boot/android_ab.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/boot/android_ab.c b/boot/android_ab.c
> index 359cc1a00428..45c154b10f1a 100644
> --- a/boot/android_ab.c
> +++ b/boot/android_ab.c
> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int ab_control_default(struct bootloader_control *abc)
>  	if (!abc)
>  		return -EFAULT;
>  
> -	memcpy(abc->slot_suffix, "a\0\0\0", 4);
> +	memcpy(abc->slot_suffix, "_a\0\0", 4);
>  	abc->magic = BOOT_CTRL_MAGIC;
>  	abc->version = BOOT_CTRL_VERSION;
>  	abc->nb_slot = NUM_SLOTS;
> @@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ int ab_select_slot(struct blk_desc *dev_desc, struct disk_partition *part_info,
>  		 * or the device tree.
>  		 */
>  		memset(slot_suffix, 0, sizeof(slot_suffix));
> -		slot_suffix[0] = BOOT_SLOT_NAME(slot);
> +		slot_suffix[0] = '_';
> +		slot_suffix[1] = BOOT_SLOT_NAME(slot);
>  		if (memcmp(abc->slot_suffix, slot_suffix,
>  			   sizeof(slot_suffix))) {
>  			memcpy(abc->slot_suffix, slot_suffix,
> -- 
> 2.43.0


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