[PATCH v2 1/2] efi_loader: bootbin: do not load an initrd if none is provided

Adriano Cordova adrianox at gmail.com
Mon Apr 28 16:53:39 CEST 2025


Do not try to create an initrd device path nor try to register
an initrd with the EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL if none is provided.

Handle initrd installation in efi_binary_run_dp with
efi_install_initrd, imitating what is done for the fdt.

Fixes: 36835a9105c ("efi_loader: binary_run: register an initrd")
Reported-by: Weizhao Ouyang <o451686892 at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Adriano Cordova <adriano.cordova at canonical.com>
---
 boot/bootm.c                 |  3 +++
 include/efi_loader.h         |  2 ++
 lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c |  7 +------
 lib/efi_loader/efi_helper.c  | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/boot/bootm.c b/boot/bootm.c
index f5cbb10f0d1..9693e0d336d 100644
--- a/boot/bootm.c
+++ b/boot/bootm.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,9 @@ int bootm_run_states(struct bootm_info *bmi, int states)
 			ret = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Clear the initrd from a previous boot */
+	images->initrd_start = 0;
+
 	/* Relocate the ramdisk */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BOOT_RAMDISK_HIGH
 	if (!ret && (states & BOOTM_STATE_RAMDISK)) {
diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 144b749278a..84e8cfe320e 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_env_set_load_options(efi_handle_t handle, const char *env_var,
 void *efi_get_configuration_table(const efi_guid_t *guid);
 /* Install device tree */
 efi_status_t efi_install_fdt(void *fdt);
+/* Install initrd */
+efi_status_t efi_install_initrd(void *initrd, size_t initd_sz);
 /* Execute loaded UEFI image */
 efi_status_t do_bootefi_exec(efi_handle_t handle, void *load_options);
 /* Run loaded UEFI image with given fdt */
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
index d0f7da309ce..6a189c31ffa 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ static efi_status_t efi_binary_run_dp(void *image, size_t size, void *fdt,
 				      struct efi_device_path *dp_img)
 {
 	efi_status_t ret;
-	struct efi_device_path *dp_initrd;
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
@@ -234,11 +233,7 @@ static efi_status_t efi_binary_run_dp(void *image, size_t size, void *fdt,
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
-	dp_initrd = efi_dp_from_mem(EFI_LOADER_DATA, (uintptr_t)initrd, initd_sz);
-	if (!dp_initrd)
-		return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
-
-	ret = efi_initrd_register(dp_initrd);
+	ret = efi_install_initrd(initrd, initd_sz);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_helper.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_helper.c
index 3936139ca41..19fb5d03fec 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_helper.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_helper.c
@@ -622,6 +622,35 @@ efi_status_t efi_install_fdt(void *fdt)
 	return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ * efi_install_initrd() - install initrd
+ *
+ * Install the initrd located at @initrd using the EFI_LOAD_FILE2
+ * protocol.
+ *
+ * @initrd:	address of initrd or NULL if none is provided
+ * @initrd_sz:	size of initrd
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_install_initrd(void *initrd, size_t initd_sz)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	struct efi_device_path *dp_initrd;
+
+	if (!initrd)
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	dp_initrd = efi_dp_from_mem(EFI_LOADER_DATA, (uintptr_t)initrd, initd_sz);
+	if (!dp_initrd)
+		return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+
+	ret = efi_initrd_register(dp_initrd);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		efi_free_pool(dp_initrd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * do_bootefi_exec() - execute EFI binary
  *
-- 
2.48.1



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