[PATCH v2 2/2] fastboot: inform user if barebox update falls back to raw copy

[Sascha Hauer]

On Thu, Jun 09, 2022 at 01:17:03PM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Fastboot will fall back to a raw copy even for bbu- partitions if
> no barebox_update was found or if support isn't compiled in.
> 
> Coupled with eMMC boot partitions, this could lead to
> `barebox_update -t mmc` updating the boot partition, while a
> `fastboot flash bbu-mmc` will write the image to the user area instead.

Have you seen this happen?

> 
> It's worth telling the user when this happens, so add a status message.

when a eMMC boot partition is registered for barebox update then the
update should really go there. When it goes into the user area instead
it's a bug. We shouldn't issue a warning then but deny the update and
fix the underlying bug.

Sascha

> 
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
> ---
> v1 -> v2:
>   - print message in case barebox_update handler is not found
> ---
>  common/fastboot.c | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/common/fastboot.c b/common/fastboot.c
> index 330a06f5a32f..24eddf1cc3a5 100644
> --- a/common/fastboot.c
> +++ b/common/fastboot.c
> @@ -683,8 +683,14 @@ static void cb_flash(struct fastboot *fb, const char *cmd)
>  		};
>  
>  		handler = bbu_find_handler_by_device(data.devicefile);
> -		if (!handler)
> +		if (!handler) {
> +			fastboot_tx_print(fb, FASTBOOT_MSG_INFO,
> +					  "No suitable barebox_update handler found");
> +			fastboot_tx_print(fb, FASTBOOT_MSG_INFO,
> +					  "Falling back to raw copy to %s", filename);
> +
>  			goto copy;
> +		}
>  
>  		fastboot_tx_print(fb, FASTBOOT_MSG_INFO,
>  				  "This is a barebox image...");
> -- 
> 2.30.2
> 
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