On Thu, Mar 02, 2023 at 11:21:05AM +0900, Masahisa Kojima wrote: > Hi Ilias, > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 23:44, Ilias Apalodimas > <ilias.apalodi...@linaro.org> wrote: > > > > eficonfig will automatically scan and add Boot#### variables on launch. > > It will also perform automatic management of the automatically added > > variables (e.g it might decide to delete a boot option if the DP > > disappears). This functionality is useful outside the context of > > eficonfig as well. > > > > So let's add a -a flag to eficonfig that will only perform the > > automatic variable management and exit. That would allow users > > to define a bootcmd along the lines of 'eficonfig -a && bootefi bootmgr', > > that matches the ยง3.5.1.1 'Removable Media Boot Behavior' behaviour > > described in the EFI spec. > > > > Open questions: > > - Is this ok to add on eficonfig? Similar functionality is described in the > > EFI > > spec as part of the efibootmgr > > - Having the functionality on the command gives us the flexibility to run > > the > > run the command when needed. Alternatively we could move it to the > > efibootmgr > > and hide it behing a Kconfig option > > In current implementation, "bootmenu" and "eficonfig" invoke this > automatic load option > management function, but I think "bootmenu" should not have responsibility for > load option management. > So I'll vote for moving this automatic load option management into efibootmgr, > then it is invoked in efi subsystem initialization.
Basically +1, but I think that we can implement this kind of action by using 'event' hook as "removable media support" itself is implemented. -Takahiro Akashi > Regards, > Masahisa Kojima > > > Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodi...@linaro.org> > > --- > > cmd/eficonfig.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++--- > > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/cmd/eficonfig.c b/cmd/eficonfig.c > > index 720f52b48b8c..9b6631816997 100644 > > --- a/cmd/eficonfig.c > > +++ b/cmd/eficonfig.c > > @@ -2693,10 +2693,18 @@ static int do_eficonfig(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int > > flag, int argc, char *const a > > { > > efi_status_t ret; > > struct efimenu *efi_menu; > > + bool exit_on_scan = false; > > > > - if (argc > 1) > > + if (argc > 2) > > return CMD_RET_USAGE; > > > > + if (argc > 1) { > > + if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-a")) > > + exit_on_scan = true; > > + else > > + return CMD_RET_FAILURE; > > + } > > + > > ret = efi_init_obj_list(); > > if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) { > > log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = > > %lu\n", > > @@ -2713,6 +2721,9 @@ static int do_eficonfig(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int > > flag, int argc, char *const a > > if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS && ret != EFI_NOT_FOUND) > > return ret; > > > > + if (exit_on_scan) > > + return EFI_SUCCESS; > > + > > while (1) { > > efi_menu = > > eficonfig_create_fixed_menu(maintenance_menu_items, > > > > ARRAY_SIZE(maintenance_menu_items)); > > @@ -2734,8 +2745,14 @@ static int do_eficonfig(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int > > flag, int argc, char *const a > > return CMD_RET_SUCCESS; > > } > > > > +static char eficonfig_help_text[] = > > + " - UEFI menu to configure UEFI variables\n" > > + "\n" > > + "eficonfig - Spawn the configuration menu\n" > > + " -a Scan, configure Boot#### variables and exit\n"; > > + > > U_BOOT_CMD( > > - eficonfig, 1, 0, do_eficonfig, > > + eficonfig, 2, 0, do_eficonfig, > > "provide menu-driven UEFI variable maintenance interface", > > - "" > > + eficonfig_help_text > > ); > > -- > > 2.39.2 > >