[Concept,01/15] boot: Improve comments related to global bootmeths
Commit Message
From: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Add a few comments about global bootmeths and first_glob_method
Fix a broken line in bootmeth_setup_iter_order() while we are here.
Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
---
boot/bootflow.c | 3 ++-
boot/bootmeth-uclass.c | 4 ++--
include/bootflow.h | 3 ++-
test/boot/bootflow.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
Comments
Am 30. September 2025 02:51:17 MESZ schrieb Simon Glass <sjg@u-boot.org>:
>From: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
>
>Add a few comments about global bootmeths and first_glob_method
>
>Fix a broken line in bootmeth_setup_iter_order() while we are here.
>
>Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
LGTM
Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
>---
>
> boot/bootflow.c | 3 ++-
> boot/bootmeth-uclass.c | 4 ++--
> include/bootflow.h | 3 ++-
> test/boot/bootflow.c | 2 +-
> 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/boot/bootflow.c b/boot/bootflow.c
>index c8391641001..de1f0c99916 100644
>--- a/boot/bootflow.c
>+++ b/boot/bootflow.c
>@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void bootflow_iter_set_dev(struct bootflow_iter *iter,
> if (dev)
> printf("Scanning bootdev '%s':\n", dev->name);
> else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTMETH_GLOBAL) &&
>- ucp->flags & BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL)
>+ ucp->flags & BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL)
> printf("Scanning global bootmeth '%s':\n",
> iter->method->name);
> else
>@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static int bootflow_check(struct bootflow_iter *iter, struct bootflow *bflow)
> struct udevice *dev;
> int ret;
>
>+ /* handle global bootmeths if needed */
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTMETH_GLOBAL) && iter->doing_global) {
> bootflow_iter_set_dev(iter, NULL, 0);
> ret = bootmeth_get_bootflow(iter->method, bflow);
>diff --git a/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c b/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c
>index 8c191082cf3..152c334f205 100644
>--- a/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c
>+++ b/boot/bootmeth-uclass.c
>@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ int bootmeth_setup_iter_order(struct bootflow_iter *iter, bool include_global)
> bool is_global;
>
> ucp = dev_get_uclass_plat(dev);
>- is_global = ucp->flags &
>- BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL;
>+ is_global = ucp->flags & BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL;
> if (is_global) {
> iter->first_glob_method = i;
> break;
>@@ -193,6 +192,7 @@ int bootmeth_setup_iter_order(struct bootflow_iter *iter, bool include_global)
> if (!count)
> return log_msg_ret("count2", -ENOENT);
>
>+ /* start with the global bootmeths */
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTMETH_GLOBAL) && include_global &&
> iter->first_glob_method != -1 && iter->first_glob_method != count) {
> iter->cur_method = iter->first_glob_method;
>diff --git a/include/bootflow.h b/include/bootflow.h
>index 284c23c59dd..4d1f888a5a8 100644
>--- a/include/bootflow.h
>+++ b/include/bootflow.h
>@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ enum bootflow_meth_flags_t {
> * @cur_label: Current label being processed
> * @num_methods: Number of bootmeth devices in @method_order
> * @cur_method: Current method number, an index into @method_order
>- * @first_glob_method: First global method, if any, else -1
>+ * @first_glob_method: Index of first global method within @method_order[], if
>+ * any, else -1
> * @cur_prio: Current priority being scanned
> * @method_order: List of bootmeth devices to use, in order. The normal methods
> * appear first, then the global ones, if any
>diff --git a/test/boot/bootflow.c b/test/boot/bootflow.c
>index 14e3326a08f..be85032985d 100644
>--- a/test/boot/bootflow.c
>+++ b/test/boot/bootflow.c
>@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int bootflow_system(struct unit_test_state *uts)
> ut_assertok(device_probe(dev));
> sandbox_set_fake_efi_mgr_dev(dev, true);
>
>- /* We should get a single 'bootmgr' method right at the end */
>+ /* We should get a single 'bootmgr' method at the start */
> bootstd_clear_glob();
> ut_assertok(run_command("bootflow scan -lH", 0));
> ut_assert_skip_to_line(
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void bootflow_iter_set_dev(struct bootflow_iter *iter,
if (dev)
printf("Scanning bootdev '%s':\n", dev->name);
else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTMETH_GLOBAL) &&
- ucp->flags & BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL)
+ ucp->flags & BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL)
printf("Scanning global bootmeth '%s':\n",
iter->method->name);
else
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static int bootflow_check(struct bootflow_iter *iter, struct bootflow *bflow)
struct udevice *dev;
int ret;
+ /* handle global bootmeths if needed */
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTMETH_GLOBAL) && iter->doing_global) {
bootflow_iter_set_dev(iter, NULL, 0);
ret = bootmeth_get_bootflow(iter->method, bflow);
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ int bootmeth_setup_iter_order(struct bootflow_iter *iter, bool include_global)
bool is_global;
ucp = dev_get_uclass_plat(dev);
- is_global = ucp->flags &
- BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL;
+ is_global = ucp->flags & BOOTMETHF_GLOBAL;
if (is_global) {
iter->first_glob_method = i;
break;
@@ -193,6 +192,7 @@ int bootmeth_setup_iter_order(struct bootflow_iter *iter, bool include_global)
if (!count)
return log_msg_ret("count2", -ENOENT);
+ /* start with the global bootmeths */
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTMETH_GLOBAL) && include_global &&
iter->first_glob_method != -1 && iter->first_glob_method != count) {
iter->cur_method = iter->first_glob_method;
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ enum bootflow_meth_flags_t {
* @cur_label: Current label being processed
* @num_methods: Number of bootmeth devices in @method_order
* @cur_method: Current method number, an index into @method_order
- * @first_glob_method: First global method, if any, else -1
+ * @first_glob_method: Index of first global method within @method_order[], if
+ * any, else -1
* @cur_prio: Current priority being scanned
* @method_order: List of bootmeth devices to use, in order. The normal methods
* appear first, then the global ones, if any
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int bootflow_system(struct unit_test_state *uts)
ut_assertok(device_probe(dev));
sandbox_set_fake_efi_mgr_dev(dev, true);
- /* We should get a single 'bootmgr' method right at the end */
+ /* We should get a single 'bootmgr' method at the start */
bootstd_clear_glob();
ut_assertok(run_command("bootflow scan -lH", 0));
ut_assert_skip_to_line(