[PATCH] env: add Kconfig option for static flags list
Sverdlin, Alexander
alexander.sverdlin at siemens.com
Mon May 11 09:23:17 CEST 2026
Hi James,
On Sat, 2026-05-09 at 17:01 -0600, James Hilliard wrote:
> Environment callbacks can already be configured from Kconfig with
> CONFIG_ENV_CALLBACK_LIST_STATIC, but static environment flags still
> require board headers to define CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC.
>
> Add CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC and append it to ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> after the legacy CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC value. Normalize existing
> CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC definitions to end with a comma so the Kconfig
> list can be concatenated directly.
>
> This lets boards configure writeable-list policy and type validation
> from defconfig without adding a config header solely for env flags.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1 at gmail.com>
> ---
> README | 6 ++++++
> env/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++++++
> include/configs/capricorn-common.h | 2 +-
> include/configs/hmibsc.h | 2 +-
> include/configs/imx6q-bosch-acc.h | 2 +-
> include/configs/iot2050.h | 2 +-
> include/configs/socrates.h | 2 +-
> include/env_flags.h | 3 ++-
> 8 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index 6836a917c79..b963ce23078 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ Configuration Settings:
> Use buffered writes to flash.
>
> - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_DEFAULT
> +- CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> - CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> Enable validation of the values given to environment variables when
> calling env set. Variables can be restricted to only decimal,
> @@ -1133,11 +1134,16 @@ Configuration Settings:
> r - Read-only
> o - Write-once
> c - Change-default
> + w - Writeable if CONFIG_ENV_WRITEABLE_LIST is enabled
>
> - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_DEFAULT
> Define this to a list (string) to define the ".flags"
> environment variable in the default or embedded environment.
>
> + - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> + Define this to a list (string) to add to the static flags
> + list.
> +
> - CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> Define this to a list (string) to define validation that
> should be done if an entry is not found in the ".flags"
> diff --git a/env/Kconfig b/env/Kconfig
> index 7abd82ab6f3..ca8f9aff19e 100644
> --- a/env/Kconfig
> +++ b/env/Kconfig
> @@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ config ENV_CALLBACK_LIST_STATIC
> If the callback name is not specified, then the callback is deleted.
> Spaces are also allowed anywhere in the list.
>
> +config ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> + string "Static flags list"
> + default ""
> + help
> + The environment flags are associated with variables in a static
> + list. Define this list in the same format as
> + CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC.
> +
> + When CONFIG_ENV_WRITEABLE_LIST is enabled, the 'w' access attribute
> + can be used to mark variables as writable.
> +
> + Spaces are also allowed anywhere in the list.
> +
> config SAVEENV
> def_bool y if CMD_SAVEENV
>
> diff --git a/include/configs/capricorn-common.h b/include/configs/capricorn-common.h
> index ee13d2ab950..95a05d64d68 100644
> --- a/include/configs/capricorn-common.h
> +++ b/include/configs/capricorn-common.h
> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
> "sig_a:sw,sig_b:sw," \
> "target_env:sw," \
> "upgrade_available:dw," \
> - "ustate:dw"
> + "ustate:dw,"
the implicit requirement to have a coma at the end looks a bit fragile
or error-prone to me, I'm not sure if there could be a better option...
> #endif
>
> /* Default location for tftp and bootm */
> diff --git a/include/configs/hmibsc.h b/include/configs/hmibsc.h
> index 950ec8b190d..cca562a66c9 100644
> --- a/include/configs/hmibsc.h
> +++ b/include/configs/hmibsc.h
> @@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
>
> /* PHY needs a longer aneg time */
>
> -#define CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC "BOOT_A_LEFT:dw,BOOT_B_LEFT:dw,BOOT_ORDER:sw"
> +#define CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC "BOOT_A_LEFT:dw,BOOT_B_LEFT:dw,BOOT_ORDER:sw,"
>
> #endif
> diff --git a/include/configs/imx6q-bosch-acc.h b/include/configs/imx6q-bosch-acc.h
> index 84da8250684..5662b59343e 100644
> --- a/include/configs/imx6q-bosch-acc.h
> +++ b/include/configs/imx6q-bosch-acc.h
> @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
> "fitpart:dw," \
> "mmcpart:dw," \
> "production:bw," \
> - "ustate:dw"
> + "ustate:dw,"
>
> #else
> /* SD Card boot */
> diff --git a/include/configs/iot2050.h b/include/configs/iot2050.h
> index 5c58c7bbaab..fe3fd5405d7 100644
> --- a/include/configs/iot2050.h
> +++ b/include/configs/iot2050.h
> @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
> "board_uuid:sw,board_name:sw,board_serial:sw,board_a5e:sw," \
> "mlfb:sw,fw_version:sw,seboot_version:sw," \
> "m2_manual_config:sw," \
> - "eth1addr:mw,eth2addr:mw,watchdog_timeout_ms:dw,boot_targets:sw"
> + "eth1addr:mw,eth2addr:mw,watchdog_timeout_ms:dw,boot_targets:sw,"
> #endif
>
> #endif /* __CONFIG_IOT2050_H */
> diff --git a/include/configs/socrates.h b/include/configs/socrates.h
> index 006d649f6ed..9cd0abd60aa 100644
> --- a/include/configs/socrates.h
> +++ b/include/configs/socrates.h
> @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
> */
> #define CFG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ (8 << 20) /* Initial Memory map for Linux */
>
> -#define CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC "ethaddr:mw,eth1addr:mw,system1_addr:xw,serial#:sw,ethact:sw,ethprime:sw"
> +#define CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC "ethaddr:mw,eth1addr:mw,system1_addr:xw,serial#:sw,ethact:sw,ethprime:sw,"
>
> /* pass open firmware flat tree */
>
> diff --git a/include/env_flags.h b/include/env_flags.h
> index 123fdbcb0ba..98b50c72227 100644
> --- a/include/env_flags.h
> +++ b/include/env_flags.h
> @@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ enum env_flags_varaccess {
> NET_FLAGS \
> NET6_FLAGS \
> SERIAL_FLAGS \
> - CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
> + CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC \
While other macros are local to this header, CFG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
is external to it and the requirement to have a trailing coma is not
obvious... The patch itself looks good though, but maybe there is a way
to make this more robust.
> + CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_ENV_FLAGS
> /*
--
Alexander Sverdlin
Siemens AG
www.siemens.com
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