bootstd: Update documentation for new features

Document the hunters and the new way that iteration works.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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Simon Glass 2023-01-17 10:48:19 -07:00 committed by Tom Rini
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@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ MMC, NVMe). The bootdev accesses the device, including partitions and
filesystems that might contain things related to an operating system.
For example, an MMC bootdev provides access to the individual partitions on the
MMC device. It scans through these to find filesystems, then provides a list of
these for consideration.
MMC device. It scans through these to find filesystems with the boot flag set,
then provides a list of these for consideration.
Some bootdevs are not visible until a bus is enumerated, e.g. flash sticks
attached via USB. To deal with this, each bootdev has an associated 'hunter'
which can hunt for bootdevs of a particular uclass type. For example, the SCSI
bootdev scans the SCSI bus looking for devices, creating a bootdev for each
Logical Unit Number (LUN) that it finds.
Bootmeth
@ -175,7 +181,10 @@ reading from, but each is responsible for returning a valid bootflow if
available.
A helper called `bootdev_find_in_blk()` makes it fairly easy to implement this
function for each media device uclass, in a few lines of code.
function for each media device uclass, in a few lines of code. For many types
ot bootdevs, the `get_bootflow` member can be NULL, indicating that the default
handler is used. This is called `default_get_bootflow()` and it only works with
block devices.
Bootdev drivers
@ -183,30 +192,6 @@ Bootdev drivers
A bootdev driver is typically fairly simple. Here is one for mmc::
static int mmc_get_bootflow(struct udevice *dev, struct bootflow_iter *iter,
struct bootflow *bflow)
{
struct udevice *mmc_dev = dev_get_parent(dev);
struct udevice *blk;
int ret;
ret = mmc_get_blk(mmc_dev, &blk);
/*
* If there is no media, indicate that no more partitions should be
* checked
*/
if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
if (ret)
return log_msg_ret("blk", ret);
assert(blk);
ret = bootdev_find_in_blk(dev, blk, iter, bflow);
if (ret)
return log_msg_ret("find", ret);
return 0;
}
static int mmc_bootdev_bind(struct udevice *dev)
{
struct bootdev_uc_plat *ucp = dev_get_uclass_plat(dev);
@ -217,7 +202,6 @@ A bootdev driver is typically fairly simple. Here is one for mmc::
}
struct bootdev_ops mmc_bootdev_ops = {
.get_bootflow = mmc_get_bootflow,
};
static const struct udevice_id mmc_bootdev_ids[] = {
@ -233,15 +217,77 @@ A bootdev driver is typically fairly simple. Here is one for mmc::
.of_match = mmc_bootdev_ids,
};
The implementation of the `get_bootflow()` method is simply to obtain the
block device and call a bootdev helper function to do the rest. The
You may notice that the `get_bootflow` memory is not provided, so is NULL. This
means that `default_get_bootflow()` is used. This simply obtains the
block device and calls a bootdev helper function to do the rest. The
implementation of `bootdev_find_in_blk()` checks the partition table, and
attempts to read a file from a filesystem on the partition number given by the
`@iter->part` parameter.
`@iter->part` parameter. If there are any bootable partitions in the table,
then only bootable partitions are considered.
Each bootdev has a priority, which indicates the order in which it is used.
Faster bootdevs are used first, since they are more likely to be able to boot
the device quickly.
Each bootdev has a priority, which indicates the order in which it is used,
if `boot_targets` is not used. Faster bootdevs are used first, since they are
more likely to be able to boot the device quickly.
Environment Variables
---------------------
Various environment variables are used by standard boot. These allow the board
to control where things are placed when booting the OS. You should ensure that
your boards sets values for these.
fdtfile
Name of the flattened device tree (FDT) file to load, e.g.
"rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb"
fdtaddr_addr_r
Address at which to load the FDT, e.g. 0x01f00000
fdtoverlay_addr_r (needed if overlays are used)
Address at which to load the overlay for the FDT, e.g. 0x02000000
kernel_addr_r
Address at which to load the kernel, e.g. 0x02080000
kernel_comp_addr_r
Address to which to decompress the kernel, e.g. 0x08000000
kernel_comp_size
Size of available space for decompressed kernel, e.g. 0x2000000
pxefile_addr_r
Address at which to load the PXE file, e.g. 0x00600000
ramdisk_addr_r
Address at which to load the ramdisk, e.g. 0x06000000
scriptaddr
Address at which to load the U-Boot script, e.g. 0x00500000
script_offset_f
SPI flash offset from which to load the U-Boot script, e.g. 0xffe000
script_size_f
Size of the script to load, e.g. 0x2000
Some variables are set by script bootmeth:
devtype
Device type being used for boot, e.g. mmc
devnum
Device number being used for boot, e.g. 1
distro_bootpart
Partition being used for boot, e.g. 2
prefix
Directory containing the script
mmc_bootdev
Device number being used for boot (e.g. 1). This is only used by MMC on
sunxi boards.
Device hierarchy
@ -259,13 +305,22 @@ media device::
bootdev 1 [ ] mmc_bootdev | | `-- sdhci@7e300000.bootdev
The bootdev device is typically created automatically in the media uclass'
`post_bind()` method by calling `bootdev_setup_for_dev()`. The code typically
something like this::
`post_bind()` method by calling `bootdev_setup_for_dev()` or
`bootdev_setup_sibling_blk()`. The code typically something like this::
/* dev is the Ethernet device */
ret = bootdev_setup_for_dev(dev, "eth_bootdev");
if (ret)
return log_msg_ret("bootdev", ret);
or::
/* blk is the block device (child of MMC device)
ret = bootdev_setup_sibling_blk(blk, "mmc_bootdev");
if (ret)
return log_msg_ret("bootdev", ret);
Here, `eth_bootdev` is the name of the Ethernet bootdev driver and `dev`
is the ethernet device. This function is safe to call even if standard boot is
not enabled, since it does nothing in that case. It can be added to all uclasses
@ -337,6 +392,10 @@ Standard boot is enabled with `CONFIG_BOOTSTD`. Each bootmeth has its own CONFIG
option also. For example, `CONFIG_BOOTMETH_DISTRO` enables support for distro
boot from a disk.
To enable all feature sof standard boot, use `CONFIG_BOOTSTD_FULL`. This
includes the full set of commands, more error messages when things go wrong and
bootmeth ordering with the bootmeths environment variable.
Available bootmeth drivers
--------------------------
@ -345,7 +404,8 @@ Bootmeth drivers are provided for:
- distro boot from a disk (syslinux)
- distro boot from a network (PXE)
- EFI boot using bootefi
- U-Boot scripts from disk, network or SPI flash
- EFI boot using bootefi from disk
- VBE
- EFI boot using boot manager
@ -412,26 +472,49 @@ those bootdevs. So, all up, we need a single bootstd device, one or more bootdev
devices and one or more bootmeth devices.
Once these are ready, typically a `bootflow scan` command is issued. This kicks
of the iteration process, which involves looking through the bootdevs and their
partitions one by one to find bootflows.
of the iteration process, which involves hunting for bootdevs and looking
through the bootdevs and their partitions one by one to find bootflows.
Iteration is kicked off using `bootflow_scan_first()`, which calls
`bootflow_scan_bootdev()`.
Iteration is kicked off using `bootflow_scan_first()`.
The iterator is set up with `bootflow_iter_init()`. This simply creates an
empty one with the given flags. Flags are used to control whether each
iteration is displayed, whether to return iterations even if they did not result
in a valid bootflow, whether to iterate through just a single bootdev, etc.
Then the ordering of bootdevs is determined, by `bootdev_setup_iter_order()`. By
default, the bootdevs are used in the order specified by the `boot_targets`
environment variable (e.g. "mmc2 mmc0 usb"). If that is missing then their
sequence order is used, as determined by the `/aliases` node, or failing that
their order in the devicetree. For BOOTSTD_FULL, if there is a `bootdev-order`
property in the bootstd node, then this is used as a final fallback. In any
case, the iterator ends up with a `dev_order` array containing the bootdevs that
are going to be used, with `num_devs` set to the number of bootdevs and
`cur_dev` starting at 0.
Then the iterator is set up to according to the parameters given:
- When `dev` is provided, then a single bootdev is scanned. In this case,
`BOOTFLOWF_SKIP_GLOBAL` and `BOOTFLOWF_SINGLE_DEV` are set. No hunters are
used in this case
- Otherwise, when `label` is provided, then a single label or named bootdev is
scanned. In this case `BOOTFLOWF_SKIP_GLOBAL` is set and there are three
options (with an effect on the `iter_incr()` function described later):
- If `label` indicates a numeric bootdev number (e.g. "2") then
`BOOTFLOW_METHF_SINGLE_DEV` is set. In this case, moving to the next bootdev
simple stops, since there is only one. No hunters are used.
- If `label` indicates a particular media device (e.g. "mmc1") then
`BOOTFLOWF_SINGLE_MEDIA` is set. In this case, moving to the next bootdev
processes just the children of the media device. Hunters are used, in this
example just the "mmc" hunter.
- If `label` indicates a media uclass (e.g. "mmc") then
`BOOTFLOWF_SINGLE_UCLASS` is set. In this case, all bootdevs in that uclass
are used. Hunters are used, in this example just the "mmc" hunter
- Otherwise, none of the above flags is set and iteration is set up to work
through `boot_targets` environment variable (or `bootdev-order` device tree
property) in order, running the relevant hunter first. In this case
`cur_label` is used to indicate the label being processed. If there is no list
of labels, then all bootdevs are processed in order of priority, running the
hunters as it goes.
With the above it is therefore possible to iterate in a variety of ways.
No attempt is made to determine the ordering of bootdevs, since this cannot be
known in advance if we are using the hunters. Any hunter might discover a new
bootdev and disturb the original ordering.
Next, the ordering of bootmeths is determined, by `bootmeth_setup_iter_order()`.
By default the ordering is again by sequence number, i.e. the `/aliases` node,
@ -446,21 +529,21 @@ present, `cur_method` is set to the first one, so that global bootmeths are done
first. Once all have been used, these bootmeths are dropped from the iteration.
When there are no global bootmeths, `cur_method` is set to 0.
At this point the iterator is ready to use, with the first bootdev and bootmeth
selected. Most of the other fields are 0. This means that the current partition
At this point the iterator is ready to use, with the first bootmeth selected.
Most of the other fields are 0. This means that the current partition
is 0, which is taken to mean the whole device, since partition numbers start at
1. It also means that `max_part` is 0, i.e. the maximum partition number we know
about is 0, meaning that, as far as we know, there is no partition table on this
bootdev.
With the iterator ready, `bootflow_scan_bootdev()` checks whether the current
With the iterator ready, `bootflow_scan_first()` checks whether the current
settings produce a valid bootflow. This is handled by `bootflow_check()`, which
either returns 0 (if it got something) or an error if not (more on that later).
If the `BOOTFLOWF_ALL` iterator flag is set, even errors are returned as
incomplete bootflows, but normally an error results in moving onto the next
iteration.
Note that `bootflow_check()` handles global bootmeths explicitly, but calling
Note that `bootflow_check()` handles global bootmeths explicitly, by calling
`bootmeth_get_bootflow()` on each one. The `doing_global` flag indicates when
the iterator is in that state.
@ -468,7 +551,7 @@ The `bootflow_scan_next()` function handles moving onto the next iteration and
checking it. In fact it sits in a loop doing that repeatedly until it finds
something it wants to return.
The actual 'moving on' part is implemented in `iter_incr()`. This is a very
The actual 'moving on' part is implemented in `iter_incr()`. This is a fairly
simple function. It increments the first counter. If that hits its maximum, it
sets it to zero and increments the second counter. You can think of all the
counters together as a number with three digits which increment in order, with
@ -522,6 +605,12 @@ like this:
The changeover of the value of `doing_global` from true to false is handled in
`iter_incr()` as well.
Note that the value in the `bootdev` column above is not actually stored - it is
just for illustration. In practice, `iter_incr()` uses the flags to determine
whether to move to the next bootdev in the uclass, the next child of the media
device, the next label, or the next priority level, depending on the flag
settings (see `BOOTFLOW_METHF_SINGLE_DEV`, etc. above).
There is no expectation that iteration will actually finish. Quite often a
valid bootflow is found early on. With `bootflow scan -b`, that causes the
bootflow to be immediately booted. Assuming it is successful, the iteration never
@ -567,9 +656,9 @@ global bootmeth). Each one can adopt its own approach.
Going down a level, what does the bootdev do in its `get_bootflow()` method?
Let us consider the MMC bootdev. In that case the call to
`bootdev_get_bootflow()` ends up in `mmc_get_bootflow()`. It locates the parent
device of the bootdev, i.e. the `UCLASS_MMC` device itself, then finds the block
device associated with it. It then calls the helper function
`bootdev_get_bootflow()` ends up in `default_get_bootflow()`. It locates the
parent device of the bootdev, i.e. the `UCLASS_MMC` device itself, then finds
the block device associated with it. It then calls the helper function
`bootdev_find_in_blk()` to do all the work. This is common with just about any
bootdev that is based on a media device.
@ -586,7 +675,9 @@ calls the bootmeth device once more, this time to read the bootflow.
Note: At present a filesystem is needed for the bootmeth to be called on block
devices, simply because we don't have any examples where this is not the case.
This feature can be added as needed.
This feature can be added as needed. Note that sandbox is a special case, since
in that case the host filesystem can be accessed even though the block device
is NULL.
If we take the example of the `bootmeth_distro` driver, this call ends up at
`distro_read_bootflow()`. It has the filesystem ready, so tries various
@ -594,9 +685,9 @@ filenames to try to find the `extlinux.conf` file, reading it if possible. If
all goes well the bootflow ends up in the `BOOTFLOWST_READY` state.
At this point, we fall back from the bootmeth driver, to
`bootdev_find_in_blk()`, then back to `mmc_get_bootflow()`, then to
`bootdev_find_in_blk()`, then back to `default_get_bootflow()`, then to
`bootdev_get_bootflow()`, then to `bootflow_check()` and finally to its caller,
either `bootflow_scan_bootdev()` or `bootflow_scan_next()`. In either case,
either `bootflow_scan_first()` or `bootflow_scan_next()`. In either case,
the bootflow is returned as the result of this iteration, assuming it made it to
the `BOOTFLOWST_READY` state.
@ -625,9 +716,9 @@ Tests are located in `test/boot` and cover the core functionality as well as
the commands. All tests use sandbox so can be run on a standard Linux computer
and in U-Boot's CI.
For testing, a DOS-formatted disk image is used with a single FAT partition on
it. This is created in `setup_bootflow_image()`, with a canned one from the
source tree used if it cannot be created (e.g. in CI).
For testing, a DOS-formatted disk image is used with a FAT partition on it and
a second unused partition. This is created in `setup_bootflow_image()`, with a
canned one from the source tree used if it cannot be created (e.g. in CI).
Bootflow internals

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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ How it works
------------
There is an NVMe uclass driver (driver name "nvme"), an NVMe host controller
driver (driver name "nvme") and an NVMe namespace block driver (driver name
"nvme-blk"). The host controller driver is supposed to probe the hardware and
"nvme_blk"). The host controller driver is supposed to probe the hardware and
do necessary initialization to put the controller into a ready state at which
it is able to scan all available namespaces attached to it. Scanning namespace
is triggered by the NVMe uclass driver and the actual work is done in the NVMe

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@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ Synopis
::
bootdev list [-p] - list all available bootdevs (-p to probe)\n"
bootdev select <bm> - select a bootdev by name\n"
bootdev info [-p] - show information about a bootdev";
bootdev list [-p] - list all available bootdevs (-p to probe)
bootdev hunt [-l|<spec>] - use hunt drivers to find bootdevs
bootdev select <bm> - select a bootdev by name
bootdev info [-p] - show information about a bootdev
Description
-----------
@ -63,6 +64,17 @@ Name:
with `.bootdev`
bootdev hunt
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This hunts for new bootdevs, or shows a list of hunters.
Use `-l` to list the available bootdev hunters.
To run hunters, specify the name of the hunter to run, e.g. "mmc". If no
name is provided, all hunters are run.
bootdev select
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@ -83,7 +95,7 @@ This shows information on the current bootdev, with the format looking like
this:
========= =======================
Name mmc@7e202000.bootdev
Name `mmc@7e202000.bootdev`
Sequence 0
Status Probed
Uclass mmc
@ -128,6 +140,34 @@ one of them::
Uclass: mmc
Bootflows: 1 (1 valid)
This shows using one of the available hunters, then listing them::
=> bootdev hunt usb
Hunting with: usb
Bus usb@1: scanning bus usb@1 for devices...
3 USB Device(s) found
=> bootdev hunt -l
Prio Used Uclass Hunter
---- ---- --------------- ---------------
6 ethernet eth_bootdev
1 simple_bus (none)
5 ide ide_bootdev
2 mmc mmc_bootdev
4 nvme nvme_bootdev
4 scsi scsi_bootdev
4 spi_flash sf_bootdev
5 * usb usb_bootdev
4 virtio virtio_bootdev
(total hunters: 9)
=> usb stor
Device 0: Vendor: sandbox Rev: 1.0 Prod: flash
Type: Hard Disk
Capacity: 4.0 MB = 0.0 GB (8192 x 512)
Device 1: Vendor: sandbox Rev: 1.0 Prod: flash
Type: Hard Disk
Capacity: 0.0 MB = 0.0 GB (1 x 512)
=>
Return value
------------

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Synopis
::
bootflow scan [-abel] [bootdev]
bootflow scan [-abelGH] [bootdev]
bootflow list [-e]
bootflow select [<num|name>]
bootflow info [-d]
@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ Flags are:
is happening during scanning. Use it with the `-b` flag to see which
bootdev and bootflows are being tried.
-G
Skip global bootmeths when scanning. By default these are tried first, but
this flag disables them.
-H
Don't use bootdev hunters. By default these are used before each boot
priority or label is tried, to see if more bootdevs can be discovered, but
this flag disables that process.
The optional argument specifies a particular bootdev to scan. This can either be
the name of a bootdev or its sequence number (both shown with `bootdev list`).
Alternatively a convenience label can be used, like `mmc0`, which is the type of
@ -145,6 +155,7 @@ Subdir (none)
Filename /extlinux/extlinux.conf
Buffer 3db7ad48
Size 232 (562 bytes)
FDT: <NULL>
Error 0
========= ===============================
@ -169,6 +180,10 @@ Buffer
Size
Size of the bootflow file
FDT:
Filename of the device tree, if supported. The EFI bootmeth uses this to
remember the filename to load. If `<NULL>` then there is none.
Error
Error number returned from scanning for the bootflow. This is 0 if the
bootflow is in the 'loaded' state, or a negative error value on error. You