[PATCH v2 5/7] disk: part_dos: Refactor to allow retrieving raw MBR partition data
Javier Martinez Canillas
javierm at redhat.com
Thu Feb 12 21:44:59 CET 2026
Refactor the part_get_info_extended() helper function (which already
recursively traverses DOS partitions) to optionally return the raw MBR
partition structure (dos_partition_t).
This allows other subsystems, such as EFI, to retrieve the partition
details in the legacy MBR format.
Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm at redhat.com>
---
(no changes since v1)
disk/part_dos.c | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
include/part.h | 14 +++++++++++
2 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/disk/part_dos.c b/disk/part_dos.c
index a69ad8962106..4e1d01b2f21e 100644
--- a/disk/part_dos.c
+++ b/disk/part_dos.c
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ static void print_partition_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
* @relative: Relative offset for the partition
* @part_num: Current partition number
* @which_part: Target partition number
- * @info: Returns a pointer to the partition info
+ * @info: Returns partition information (optional)
+ * @mbr: Returns MBR partition entry (optional)
* @disksig: Disk signature
*
* Return: 0 on success, negative on error
@@ -212,7 +213,9 @@ static void print_partition_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
lbaint_t ext_part_sector, lbaint_t relative,
int part_num, int which_part,
- struct disk_partition *info, uint disksig)
+ struct disk_partition *info,
+ dos_partition_t *mbr,
+ uint disksig)
{
ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, desc->blksz);
struct disk_partition wdinfo = { 0 };
@@ -243,9 +246,11 @@ static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS) && !ext_part_sector)
disksig = get_unaligned_le32(&buffer[DOS_PART_DISKSIG_OFFSET]);
- ret = part_get_info_whole_disk(desc, &wdinfo);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ if (info) {
+ ret = part_get_info_whole_disk(desc, &wdinfo);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
/* Print all primary/logical partitions */
pt = (dos_partition_t *) (buffer + DOS_PART_TBL_OFFSET);
@@ -258,25 +263,29 @@ static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
(pt->sys_ind != 0) &&
(part_num == which_part) &&
(ext_part_sector == 0 || is_extended(pt->sys_ind) == 0)) {
- if (wdinfo.blksz > DOS_PART_DEFAULT_SECTOR)
- info->blksz = wdinfo.blksz;
- else
- info->blksz = DOS_PART_DEFAULT_SECTOR;
- info->start = (lbaint_t)(ext_part_sector +
- get_unaligned_le32(&pt->start_sect));
- info->size = (lbaint_t)get_unaligned_le32(&pt->nr_sects);
- part_set_generic_name(desc, part_num,
- (char *)info->name);
- /* sprintf(info->type, "%d, pt->sys_ind); */
- strcpy((char *)info->type, "U-Boot");
- info->bootable = get_bootable(pt);
- if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)) {
- char str[12];
-
- sprintf(str, "%08x-%02x", disksig, part_num);
- disk_partition_set_uuid(info, str);
+ if (info) {
+ if (wdinfo.blksz > DOS_PART_DEFAULT_SECTOR)
+ info->blksz = wdinfo.blksz;
+ else
+ info->blksz = DOS_PART_DEFAULT_SECTOR;
+ info->start = (lbaint_t)(ext_part_sector +
+ get_unaligned_le32(&pt->start_sect));
+ info->size = (lbaint_t)get_unaligned_le32(&pt->nr_sects);
+ part_set_generic_name(desc, part_num,
+ (char *)info->name);
+ /* sprintf(info->type, "%d, pt->sys_ind); */
+ strcpy((char *)info->type, "U-Boot");
+ info->bootable = get_bootable(pt);
+ if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)) {
+ char str[12];
+
+ sprintf(str, "%08x-%02x", disksig, part_num);
+ disk_partition_set_uuid(info, str);
+ }
+ info->sys_ind = pt->sys_ind;
}
- info->sys_ind = pt->sys_ind;
+ if (mbr)
+ memcpy(mbr, pt, sizeof(*mbr));
return 0;
}
@@ -296,7 +305,8 @@ static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
return part_get_info_extended(desc, lba_start,
ext_part_sector == 0 ? lba_start : relative,
- part_num, which_part, info, disksig);
+ part_num, which_part, info,
+ mbr, disksig);
}
}
@@ -328,7 +338,13 @@ static void __maybe_unused part_print_dos(struct blk_desc *desc)
static int __maybe_unused part_get_info_dos(struct blk_desc *desc, int part,
struct disk_partition *info)
{
- return part_get_info_extended(desc, 0, 0, 1, part, info, 0);
+ return part_get_info_extended(desc, 0, 0, 1, part, info, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int __maybe_unused part_get_mbr(struct blk_desc *desc, int part,
+ dos_partition_t *mbr)
+{
+ return part_get_info_extended(desc, 0, 0, 1, part, NULL, mbr, 0);
}
int is_valid_dos_buf(void *buf)
diff --git a/include/part.h b/include/part.h
index daebbbc2e68f..aed089d00f64 100644
--- a/include/part.h
+++ b/include/part.h
@@ -704,6 +704,20 @@ int write_mbr_partitions(struct blk_desc *dev,
int layout_mbr_partitions(struct disk_partition *p, int count,
lbaint_t total_sectors);
+/**
+ * part_get_mbr() - get the MBR partition record of a partition
+ *
+ * This function reads the MBR partition record for a given block
+ * device and partition number.
+ *
+ * @desc: block device descriptor
+ * @part: partition number for which to return the partition record
+ * @mbr: MBR partition record
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, otherwise error
+ */
+int part_get_mbr(struct blk_desc *desc, int part, dos_partition_t *mbr);
+
#endif
#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITIONS)
--
2.53.0
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