Hi Heinrich,
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 at 09:53, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.g...@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> On 1/6/23 15:52, Simon Glass wrote:
> > The behaviour of these two functions is completely undocumented. Add some
> > notes so the poor, suffering dev can figure out what is going on.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <s...@chromium.org>
> > ---
> >
> > (no changes since v1)
> >
> > include/menu.h | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/menu.h b/include/menu.h
> > index 702aacb170c..0b4d9734149 100644
> > --- a/include/menu.h
> > +++ b/include/menu.h
> > @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct bootmenu_data {
> > struct bootmenu_entry *first; /* first menu entry */
> > };
> >
> > +/** enum bootmenu_key - keys that can be returned by the bootmenu */
> > enum bootmenu_key {
> > KEY_NONE = 0,
> > KEY_UP,
> > @@ -53,8 +54,49 @@ enum bootmenu_key {
> > KEY_SPACE,
> > };
> >
> > +/**
> > + * bootmenu_autoboot_loop() - handle autobooting if no key is pressed
> > + *
> > + * This shows a prompt to allow the user to press a key to interrupt auto
> > boot
> > + * of the first menu option.
> > + *
> > + * It then waits for the required time (menu->delay in seconds) for a key
> > to be
> > + * pressed. If nothing is pressed in that time, @key returns KEY_SELECT
> > + * indicating that the current option should be chosen.
> > + *
> > + * @menu: Menu being processed
> > + * @key: Returns the code for the key the user pressed:
> > + * enter: KEY_SELECT
> > + * Ctrl-C: KEY_QUIT
> > + * anything else: KEY_NONE
> > + * @esc: Set to 1 if the escape key is pressed, otherwise not updated
> > + */
> > void bootmenu_autoboot_loop(struct bootmenu_data *menu,
> > enum bootmenu_key *key, int *esc);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * bootmenu_loop() - handle waiting for a keypress when autoboot is
> > disabled
> > + *
> > + * This is used when the menu delay is negative, indicating that the delay
> > has
> > + * elapsed, or there was no delay to begin with.
> > + *
> > + * It reads a character and processes it, returning a menu-key code if a
> > + * character is recognised
> > + *
> > + * @menu: Menu being processed
> > + * @key: Returns the code for the key the user pressed:
> > + * enter: KEY_SELECT
> > + * Ctrl-C: KEY_QUIT
> > + * Up arrow: KEY_UP
> > + * Down arrow: KEY_DOWN
> > + * Escape (by itself): KEY_QUIT
> > + * Plus: KEY_PLUS
> > + * Minus: KEY_MINUS
> > + * Space: KEY_SPACE
> > + * @esc: On input, a non-zero value indicates that an escape sequence has
> > + * resulted in that many characters so far. On exit this is updated to
> > the
> > + * new number of characters
> > + */
> > void bootmenu_loop(struct bootmenu_data *menu,
> > enum bootmenu_key *key, int *esc);
>
> This should not be an exported function. The program part that wants to
> display a menu should not have to deal with navigation keys.
This is a patch to add comments to code which is not otherwise
addressed in this series. We need comments so that we know what things
do. We can always adjust the logic later.
My intent with this series is to add a new menu which is more flexible.
Regards,
Simon
