[PATCH 0/5] blspec: sort entries according to specification
Sascha Hauer
s.hauer at pengutronix.de
Mon Feb 23 03:11:05 PST 2026
On Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:08:50 +0100, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Boot entries generated from bootloader spec are currently sorted by the
> order the files are read from the file system.
>
> This is inadequate if we have multiple entries with different kernels
> and we want to sort the newer kernels higher.
>
> The UAPI.1 Boot Loader Specification defines an algorithm[1] to order the
> entries that takes care of this, so implement it into barebox.
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/5] boot: aggregate bootentry provider entries one by one
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=6f0f9a44ea2b (link may not be stable)
[2/5] blspec: sort entries according to specification
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=6bf9cd6f5347 (link may not be stable)
[3/5] boot: give struct bootentry a path member
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=2c4d3f594dc4 (link may not be stable)
[4/5] commands: boot: support file path in boot -M for default entry
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=c5ce2a86e1ad (link may not be stable)
[5/5] test: self: add bootloader spec files test
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=989dac4d649e (link may not be stable)
Best regards,
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Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de>
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