[PATCH v3 0/3] Restore support of short name for type UUID parameter

[Tom Rini]

On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 03:59:31PM +0200, Patrick Delaunay wrote:

> V3 version solve issue for "ESP" support when
> CONFIG_CMD_EFIDEBUG and CONFIG_EFI is not activated
> for example for test with qemu-arm-sbsa defconfig
> 
> Fix and add documentation/tests for selection by string for known
> partition type GUID introduced by bcb41dcaefac ("uuid: add
> selection by string for known partition type GUID"):
> 
> - split list_guid for short name (used also for partiton
>   description with type parameter) and full name to display
>   information
> 
> - as the function are uuid_str_to_bin() / uuid_guid_get_str()
>   are no more under CONFIG_PARTITION_TYPE_GUID,  since commit
>   31ce367cd100 ("lib/uuid.c: change prototype of uuid_guid_get_str()")
>   and commit c1528f324c60 ("lib: compile uuid_guid_get_str if
>   CONFIG_LIB_UUID=y") move the content of array under EFI_PARTITION
>   and linker will remove it is not used it (in SPL)
> 
> - Add and fix documentation for gpt command
> 
> - Add test test_gpt_write_part_type to test "type=" parameters
> 
> This first patch solves an issue for the "system" shortcut for ESP,
> removed by commit d54e1004b8b1 ("lib/uuid.c: use unique name
> for PARTITION_SYSTEM_GUID") but used in 2 location (at least):
> 
> 1- board/samsung/e850-96/e850-96.env:10:
> 
> partitions=name=esp,start=512K,size=128M,bootable,type=system;
> partitions+=name=rootfs,size=-,bootable,type=linux
> 
> 2- arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/cmd_stm32prog/stm32prog.c:1151
> 
> 			case PART_ESP:
> 				/* EFI System Partition */
> 				type_str = "system"
> ....
> 			offset += snprintf(buf + offset,
> 					   buflen - offset,
> 					   ",type=%s", type_str);
> 
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - The definition for ESP = "system" partition in list_guid[]
>   is no more under CONFIG_CMD_EFIDEBUG or CONFIG_EFI flags,
>   and restore the initial level (always support for display)
>   as it is done for MBR partition or when U-Boot is a UEFI
>   loader (CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI).

This still has CI failures:
https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/jobs/1168239

Thanks.

-- 
Tom
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