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charset=utf-8","Content-Disposition":"inline","Content-Transfer-Encoding":"8bit","In-Reply-To":"<cover.1771275704.git.daniel@makrotopia.org>","X-Mailman-Approved-At":"Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:25:02 +0100","X-BeenThere":"u-boot@lists.denx.de","X-Mailman-Version":"2.1.39","Precedence":"list","List-Id":"U-Boot discussion <u-boot.lists.denx.de>","List-Unsubscribe":"<https://lists.denx.de/options/u-boot>,\n <mailto:u-boot-request@lists.denx.de?subject=unsubscribe>","List-Archive":"<https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/>","List-Post":"<mailto:u-boot@lists.denx.de>","List-Help":"<mailto:u-boot-request@lists.denx.de?subject=help>","List-Subscribe":"<https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot>,\n <mailto:u-boot-request@lists.denx.de?subject=subscribe>","Errors-To":"u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de","Sender":"\"U-Boot\" <u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de>","X-Virus-Scanned":"clamav-milter 0.103.8 at phobos.denx.de","X-Virus-Status":"Clean"},"content":"Add configurable multi-slot boot with slot names and boot order\ndefined via environment variables. This enables production/recovery\ndual-boot (or any number of named slots).\n\nNew environment variables:\n\n- openwrt_slot_<name>=<location> -- defines a named slot. <name> is\n  an arbitrary label (e.g. \"production\", \"recovery\"). <location> is\n  a GPT partition label, MTD partition name, or UBI volume name.\n\n- openwrt_boot_order=<name1> <name2> ... -- space-separated list of\n  slot names that are eligible for booting. Only partitions/volumes\n  whose name matches a configured slot's location are probed.\n\nWithout openwrt_boot_order, all partitions/volumes are probed\n(backward-compatible with the Milestone 1/2 behavior). When set,\nonly partitions matching a defined slot pass the filter.\n\nThe matched slot name is stored in bflow->os_name for later use by\nboot-loop avoidance (Milestone 4) and boot menu display.\n\nThe MTD and UBI bootdevs now delegate to bootmeth_read_bootflow()\ninstead of setting BOOTFLOWST_READY directly, so that slot filtering\nis applied uniformly across all storage backends.\n\nExample configuration:\n\n  openwrt_slot_production=firmware\n  openwrt_slot_recovery=recovery\n  openwrt_boot_order=production recovery\n\nSigned-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>\n---\n boot/bootmeth_openwrt.c | 130 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)","diff":"diff --git a/boot/bootmeth_openwrt.c b/boot/bootmeth_openwrt.c\nindex d448697fe08..6e90a203ed6 100644\n--- a/boot/bootmeth_openwrt.c\n+++ b/boot/bootmeth_openwrt.c\n@@ -24,6 +24,63 @@\n #include <linux/libfdt.h>\n #include <linux/sizes.h>\n \n+/**\n+ * openwrt_match_slot() - check if a partition name matches a configured slot\n+ * @part_name: GPT label, MTD partition name, or UBI volume name\n+ * @slot_namep: set to strdup'd slot name on match (caller must free)\n+ *\n+ * When ``openwrt_boot_order`` is set in the environment, only partitions\n+ * whose name matches one of the ``openwrt_slot_<name>`` locations are\n+ * accepted. Without ``openwrt_boot_order``, all partitions pass.\n+ *\n+ * Return: 0 if accepted, -ENOENT if filtered out\n+ */\n+static int openwrt_match_slot(const char *part_name, char **slot_namep)\n+{\n+\tconst char *order, *p;\n+\n+\t*slot_namep = NULL;\n+\n+\torder = env_get(\"openwrt_boot_order\");\n+\tif (!order)\n+\t\treturn 0;\n+\n+\tif (!part_name)\n+\t\treturn -ENOENT;\n+\n+\tp = order;\n+\twhile (*p) {\n+\t\tchar name[64], var[80];\n+\t\tconst char *location, *end;\n+\t\tint len;\n+\n+\t\twhile (*p == ' ')\n+\t\t\tp++;\n+\t\tif (!*p)\n+\t\t\tbreak;\n+\n+\t\tend = p;\n+\t\twhile (*end && *end != ' ')\n+\t\t\tend++;\n+\n+\t\tlen = end - p;\n+\t\tif (len >= sizeof(name))\n+\t\t\tlen = sizeof(name) - 1;\n+\t\tmemcpy(name, p, len);\n+\t\tname[len] = '\\0';\n+\t\tp = end;\n+\n+\t\tsnprintf(var, sizeof(var), \"openwrt_slot_%s\", name);\n+\t\tlocation = env_get(var);\n+\t\tif (location && !strcmp(part_name, location)) {\n+\t\t\t*slot_namep = strdup(name);\n+\t\t\treturn 0;\n+\t\t}\n+\t}\n+\n+\treturn -ENOENT;\n+}\n+\n static int openwrt_check(struct udevice *dev, struct bootflow_iter *iter)\n {\n \tif (bootflow_iter_check_blk(iter))\n@@ -34,40 +91,61 @@ static int openwrt_check(struct udevice *dev, struct bootflow_iter *iter)\n \n static int openwrt_read_bootflow(struct udevice *dev, struct bootflow *bflow)\n {\n-\tstruct blk_desc *desc = dev_get_uclass_plat(bflow->blk);\n \tconst char *part_name = NULL;\n-\tstruct disk_partition info;\n-\tvoid *buf;\n+\tchar *slot_name = NULL;\n \tint ret;\n \n-\t/* Get partition geometry */\n-\tret = part_get_info(desc, bflow->part, &info);\n-\tif (ret)\n-\t\treturn log_msg_ret(\"part\", ret);\n-\n-\tpart_name = (const char *)info.name;\n-\n-\t/* Read first block to probe for an FDT/FIT header */\n-\tbuf = memalign(SZ_1K, desc->blksz);\n-\tif (!buf)\n-\t\treturn log_msg_ret(\"mem\", -ENOMEM);\n+\tif (bflow->blk) {\n+\t\tstruct blk_desc *desc = dev_get_uclass_plat(bflow->blk);\n+\t\tstruct disk_partition info;\n+\t\tvoid *buf;\n+\n+\t\tret = part_get_info(desc, bflow->part, &info);\n+\t\tif (ret)\n+\t\t\treturn log_msg_ret(\"part\", ret);\n+\n+\t\tpart_name = (const char *)info.name;\n+\n+\t\t/* Check slot filter before expensive I/O */\n+\t\tret = openwrt_match_slot(part_name, &slot_name);\n+\t\tif (ret)\n+\t\t\treturn -ENOENT;\n+\n+\t\t/* Read first block to probe for an FDT/FIT header */\n+\t\tbuf = memalign(SZ_1K, desc->blksz);\n+\t\tif (!buf) {\n+\t\t\tfree(slot_name);\n+\t\t\treturn log_msg_ret(\"mem\", -ENOMEM);\n+\t\t}\n+\n+\t\tret = blk_read(bflow->blk, info.start, 1, buf);\n+\t\tif (ret != 1) {\n+\t\t\tfree(buf);\n+\t\t\tfree(slot_name);\n+\t\t\treturn log_msg_ret(\"rd\", -EIO);\n+\t\t}\n+\n+\t\tif (fdt_check_header(buf)) {\n+\t\t\tfree(buf);\n+\t\t\tfree(slot_name);\n+\t\t\treturn -ENOENT;\n+\t\t}\n \n-\tret = blk_read(bflow->blk, info.start, 1, buf);\n-\tif (ret != 1) {\n \t\tfree(buf);\n-\t\treturn log_msg_ret(\"rd\", -EIO);\n-\t}\n \n-\t/* Must start with a valid FDT header */\n-\tif (fdt_check_header(buf)) {\n-\t\tfree(buf);\n-\t\treturn -ENOENT;\n-\t}\n+\t\t/* Show the GPT partition label as Filename */\n+\t\tbflow->fname = strdup(part_name);\n+\t} else {\n+\t\t/* MTD or UBI — partition/volume name in bootmeth_priv */\n+\t\tpart_name = bflow->bootmeth_priv;\n \n-\tfree(buf);\n+\t\tret = openwrt_match_slot(part_name, &slot_name);\n+\t\tif (ret)\n+\t\t\treturn -ENOENT;\n+\t}\n \n-\t/* Show the GPT partition label as Filename */\n-\tbflow->fname = strdup(part_name);\n+\tif (slot_name)\n+\t\tbflow->os_name = slot_name;\n \n \tbflow->state = BOOTFLOWST_READY;\n \n","prefixes":["RFC","20/20"]}