fitimage: Allow match against config node name

Hans Christian Lønstad hcl at datarespons.no
Fri Sep 16 23:51:29 PDT 2022


Thank you for pointing out the existing option, it resolves the issue.
Regarding patch submissions:
Are GitHub pull requests an option? Actually have one pending that is needed on USB for IMX8MP.

Hans Christian

> 16. sep. 2022 kl. 19:26 skrev Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>:
> 
> Hello Hans,
> 
> On 16.09.22 15:36, Hans Christian Lønstad wrote:
>> Support fitimage configuration nodes without populated compatible fields
>> 
>> Yocto fit image recipe does not populate the compatible field
>> in the generated ITS file configuration nodes.
>> Barebox is thus only able to load the default configuration
>> preventing the use of variant based bootloader update bundles.
>> 
>> If the compatible match fails, fall through using a global
>> variable boot.fitnode allowing a match against the configuration
>> node name.
>> 
>> This allows variant boards to pick the correct configuration.
> 
> Thanks for your patch.
> 
>> 
>> ---
>> common/image-fit.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/common/image-fit.c b/common/image-fit.c
>> index a410632d70..f92e813a8b 100644
>> --- a/common/image-fit.c
>> +++ b/common/image-fit.c
>> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
>> 
>> #define pr_fmt(fmt) "FIT: " fmt
>> #include <common.h>
>> +#include <environment.h>
>> #include <init.h>
>> #include <bootm.h>
>> #include <libfile.h>
>> @@ -663,6 +664,7 @@ static int fit_find_compatible_unit(struct device_node *conf_node,
>> struct device_node *barebox_root;
>> const char *machine;
>> int ret;
>> + const char *config_node;
>> 
>> barebox_root = of_get_root_node();
>> if (!barebox_root)
>> @@ -680,6 +682,22 @@ static int fit_find_compatible_unit(struct device_node *conf_node,
>> }
>> }
>> 
>> + /*
>> + * If the match against compatible in config node does not match
>> + * (or is missing as in Yocto fitimage recipe)
>> + * check for matching node name using global.boot.fitnode
>> + */
>> + config_node = getenv("global.boot.fitnode");
>> + if (config_node) {
>> + for_each_child_of_node (conf_node, child) {
>> + if (strcmp(child->name, config_node) == 0) {
>> + *unit = child->name;
>> + pr_info("matching node name unit '%s' found\n", *unit);
>> + return 0;
>> + }
>> + }
>> + }
> 
> Whitespace is broken (git send-email normally does the correct thing).
> 
> But are you aware that you can have your boot-target like:
> 
> bootm /dev/mmc0.fit at configuration1
> 
> and that configuration1 will be chosen? Does this already cover
> your use case? If it does, a documentation patch adding this
> information at the place where you didn't find it is surely
> a welcome alternate contribution. ;)
> 
> (also generally speaking magicvars need to be documented with
> BAREBOX_MAGICVAR).
> 
> Cheers,
> Ahmad
> 
> 
>> +
>> default_unit:
>> pr_info("No match found. Trying default.\n");
>> if (of_property_read_string(conf_node, "default", unit) == 0)
> 
> 
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