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[v2,1/1] Add support for setting hybrid dos partition entries.

Message ID 20210606202607.32012-1-james.hilliard1@gmail.com
State Changes Requested
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Series [v2,1/1] Add support for setting hybrid dos partition entries. | expand

Commit Message

James Hilliard June 6, 2021, 8:26 p.m. UTC
This adds the ability to set dos partition entries for gpt disks.

This is mostly useful for booting on GPT disks from boards that
don't natively support GPT.

Config example:
partition-1 = [
        "size=550M",
        "start=2048",
        "name=boot",
        "type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B",
        "fstype=vfat",
        "dostype=0x0C"
];

This approach uses hybrid aware wrapper functions and structures
to encapsulate the hybrid partition handling differences better.

Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
---
Changes v1 -> v2:
  - fix hybrid lbtype check
  - fix dostype parttype
---
 doc/source/handlers.rst     |  12 +
 handlers/diskpart_handler.c | 604 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 490 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-)

Comments

Stefano Babic June 10, 2021, 9:48 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi James,

On 06.06.21 22:26, James Hilliard wrote:
> This adds the ability to set dos partition entries for gpt disks.
> 
> This is mostly useful for booting on GPT disks from boards that
> don't natively support GPT.
> 
> Config example:
> partition-1 = [
>          "size=550M",
>          "start=2048",
>          "name=boot",
>          "type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B",
>          "fstype=vfat",
>          "dostype=0x0C"
> ];
> 
> This approach uses hybrid aware wrapper functions and structures
> to encapsulate the hybrid partition handling differences better.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
> ---

This patch could be maybe better split in a series, as you introduce 
both optimitation / cleanup + new functions. Anyway, I tried to review 
it in a once.

> Changes v1 -> v2:
>    - fix hybrid lbtype check
>    - fix dostype parttype
> ---
>   doc/source/handlers.rst     |  12 +
>   handlers/diskpart_handler.c | 604 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>   2 files changed, 490 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/source/handlers.rst b/doc/source/handlers.rst
> index f35fbf3..81f61df 100644
> --- a/doc/source/handlers.rst
> +++ b/doc/source/handlers.rst
> @@ -795,6 +795,18 @@ supported:
>      |             |          | It is the hex code for DOS (MBR) partition table   |
>      |             |          | or it is the string identifier in case of GPT.     |
>      +-------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
> +   | dostype     | string   | Type of DOS (MBR) partition entry when using a     |
> +   |             |          | table with a "gpt" labeltype.                      |
> +   |             |          | Using this option will create a hybrid MBR table.  |
> +   |             |          | It is the hex code for DOS (MBR) partition table.  |
> +   |             |          | This would typically be used when one wants to use |
> +   |             |          | a GPT formatted disk with a board that requires a  |
> +   |             |          | dos table entry for initial bootstrapping.         |
> +   |             |          | Note: A maximum of 3 partitions can have a dostype |
> +   |             |          | specified, this limit only applies to dos table    |
> +   |             |          | entries and does not affect partitions without a   |
> +   |             |          | dostype specified.                                 |
> +   +-------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
>      | fstype      | string   | Optional filesystem type to be created on the      |
>      |             |          | partition. If no fstype key is given, no file      |
>      |             |          | will be created on the corresponding partition.    |
> diff --git a/handlers/diskpart_handler.c b/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
> index 62a45df..6e06622 100644
> --- a/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
> +++ b/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
> @@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ static inline int ext_mkfs_short(const char *device_name, const char *fstype) {
>   }
>   #endif
>   
> +/*
> + * We will only have a parent in hybrid mode.
> + */
> +#define IS_HYBRID(cxt) fdisk_get_parent(cxt)
> +
> +/*
> + * Get the parent if it exists, otherwise context is already the parent.
> + */
> +#define PARENT(cxt) fdisk_get_parent(cxt) ? fdisk_get_parent(cxt) : cxt
> +
>   struct supported_filesystems {
>   	const char *fstype;
>   	int	(*mkfs) (const char *device_name, const char *fstype);
> @@ -60,7 +70,8 @@ enum partfield {
>   	PART_START,
>   	PART_TYPE,
>   	PART_NAME,
> -	PART_FSTYPE
> +	PART_FSTYPE,
> +	PART_DOSTYPE
>   };
>   
>   const char *fields[] = {
> @@ -68,7 +79,8 @@ const char *fields[] = {
>   	[PART_START] = "start",
>   	[PART_TYPE] = "type",
>   	[PART_NAME] = "name",
> -	[PART_FSTYPE] = "fstype"
> +	[PART_FSTYPE] = "fstype",
> +	[PART_DOSTYPE] = "dostype"
>   };
>   
>   struct partition_data {
> @@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ struct partition_data {
>   	char type[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
>   	char name[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
>   	char fstype[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
> +	char dostype[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
>   	LIST_ENTRY(partition_data) next;
>   };
>   LIST_HEAD(listparts, partition_data);
> @@ -90,23 +103,200 @@ struct hnd_priv {
>   	struct listparts listparts;	/* list of partitions */
>   };
>   
> -/**
> - * diskpart_set_partition - set values in a fdisk_partition
> - * @cxt: libfdisk context
> - * @pa: pointer to fdisk_partition to be changed
> - * @part: structure with values to be set, read from sw-description
> - *
> - * return 0 if ok
> - */
> +struct create_table {
> +	bool parent;
> +	bool child;
> +};
> +
> +struct diskpart_table {
> +	struct fdisk_table *parent;
> +	struct fdisk_table *child;
> +};
> +
> +static char *diskpart_get_lbtype(struct img_type *img)
> +{
> +	return dict_get_value(&img->properties, "labeltype");
> +}
> +
> +static int diskpart_assign_label(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct img_type *img,
> +		struct hnd_priv priv, struct create_table *createtable, unsigned long hybrid)
> +{
> +	char *lbtype = diskpart_get_lbtype(img);
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Check partition table
> +	 */
> +	if (!fdisk_has_label(cxt)) {
> +		WARN("%s does not contain a recognized partition table",
> +			 img->device);
> +		ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> +			return ret;
> +		}
> +		createtable->parent = true;
> +		if (hybrid)
> +			createtable->child = true;
> +	} else if (lbtype) {
> +		if (!strcmp(lbtype, "gpt")) {
> +			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_GPT;
> +		} else {
> +			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS;
> +		}
> +
> +		if (!fdisk_is_labeltype(cxt, priv.labeltype)) {
> +			WARN("Partition table of different type, setting to %s, all data lost !",
> +				 lbtype);
> +			ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> +			if (ret) {
> +				ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> +				return ret;
> +			}
> +			createtable->parent = true;
> +			if (hybrid)
> +				createtable->child = true;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}

Ok -same code as before (with exception of hybrid), moved in a easier to 
understand function - got it.

> +
> +static int diskpart_assign_context(struct fdisk_context **cxt,struct img_type *img,
> +		struct hnd_priv priv, unsigned long hybrid, struct create_table *createtable)
> +{
> +	struct fdisk_context *parent;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Parent context, accessed through the child context when
> +	 * used in hybrid mode.
> +	 */
> +	parent = fdisk_new_context();
> +	if (!parent) {
> +		ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk context");
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
> +	 * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
> +	 */
> +	ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(parent, 1);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		ERROR("Failed to disable dialogs");
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * fdisk_new_nested_context requires the device to be assigned.
> +	 */
> +	ret = fdisk_assign_device(parent, img->device, 0);
> +	if (ret == -EACCES) {
> +		ERROR("no access to %s", img->device);
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * fdisk_new_nested_context requires the parent label to be set.
> +	 */
> +	ret = diskpart_assign_label(parent, img, priv, createtable, hybrid);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	if (hybrid) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Child context which we will use for the hybrid dos
> +		 * table in GPT mode.
> +		 *
> +		 * This also lets us access the parent context.
> +		 */
> +		*cxt = fdisk_new_nested_context(parent, "dos");
> +		if (!cxt) {
> +			ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk nested context");
> +			return -ENOMEM;
> +		}
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
> +		 * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
> +		 */
> +		ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(*cxt, 1);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			ERROR("Failed to disable nested dialogs");
> +			return ret;
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		/*
> +		 * Use the parent context directly when not in hybrid mode.
> +		 */
> +		*cxt = parent;
> +	}
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static struct diskpart_table *diskpart_new_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
> +{
> +	struct diskpart_table *tb = NULL;
> +
> +	tb = calloc(1, sizeof(*tb));
> +	if (!tb)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	tb->parent = fdisk_new_table();
> +	if (!tb->parent) {
> +		free(tb);
> +		return NULL;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
> +		tb->child = fdisk_new_table();
> +		if (!tb->child) {
> +			fdisk_unref_table(tb->parent);
> +			free(tb);
> +			return NULL;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return tb;
> +}
> +
> +static void diskpart_unref_table(struct diskpart_table *tb)
> +{
> +	if (!tb)
> +		return;
> +
> +	if (tb->child)
> +		fdisk_unref_table(tb->child);
> +
> +	if (tb->parent)
> +		fdisk_unref_table(tb->parent);
> +
> +	free(tb);
> +}
> +
> +static int diskpart_get_partitions(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct diskpart_table *tb,
> +		struct create_table *createtable)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	if (fdisk_get_partitions(PARENT(cxt), &tb->parent))
> +		createtable->parent = true;
> +
> +	if (IS_HYBRID(cxt) && fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb->child))
> +		createtable->child = true;
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>   static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
>   				  struct partition_data *part,
>   				  unsigned long sector_size,
>   				  struct fdisk_parttype *parttype)
>   {
> -	int ret = 0;
> +	int ret;
>   /
> -	if (!sector_size)
> -		sector_size = 1;

Why this ? What does it happen with sector_size == 0 ?

>   	fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
>   	fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
>   	fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
> @@ -117,7 +307,7 @@ static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
>   	if (part->partno != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno))
>   		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_partno(pa, part->partno);
>   	else
> -		ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
> +		ret |= -EINVAL;

I have not understood this. The partno (as start, etc.) can be assigned 
automatically by libfdisk. Now you return with error.


>   	if (strlen(part->name))
>   	      ret |= fdisk_partition_set_name(pa, part->name);
>   	if (part->size != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->size))
> @@ -131,6 +321,85 @@ static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
>   	return ret;
>   }
>   
> +static int diskpart_set_hybrid_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
> +								  struct partition_data *part,
> +								  struct fdisk_parttype *parttype,
> +								  struct fdisk_table *tb)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Lookup the parent partition by partition number so that we
> +	 * can align the nested/hybrid partition entries properly.
> +	 */
> +	struct fdisk_partition *parent = fdisk_table_get_partition_by_partno(tb, part->partno);
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	if (!parent) {
> +		ERROR("I cannot find parent for hybrid partition %zu(%s)", part->partno, part->name);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	};
> +
> +	fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
> +	fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
> +	fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
> +	fdisk_partition_size_explicit(pa, 1);
> +	if (fdisk_partition_has_start(parent))
> +		ret = fdisk_partition_set_start(pa, fdisk_partition_get_start(parent));
> +	else
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +	ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
> +	if (strlen(part->name))
> +		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_name(pa, part->name);
> +	if (fdisk_partition_has_size(parent))
> +		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_size(pa, fdisk_partition_get_size(parent));
> +	else
> +		ret |= -EINVAL;
> +
> +	if (parttype)
> +		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_type(pa, parttype);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int diskpart_append_hybrid_pmbr(struct fdisk_label *lb, struct fdisk_table *tb)
> +{
> +	struct fdisk_partition *pa;
> +	struct fdisk_parttype *parttype;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	pa = fdisk_new_partition();
> +	fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
> +	fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
> +	fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
> +	fdisk_partition_size_explicit(pa, 1);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Place the hybrid PMBR over the GPT header
> +	 */
> +	ret = fdisk_partition_set_start(pa, 1);
> +	ret |= fdisk_partition_set_size(pa, 33);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Set type to 0xEE(Intel EFI GUID Partition Table) for hybrid PMBR
> +	 */
> +	parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_code(lb, 0xee);
> +	ret |= fdisk_partition_set_type(pa, parttype);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Just append the hybrid PMBR entry at the end since Linux will
> +	 * run in GPT mode if any primary DOS entry is 0xEE.
> +	 */
> +	ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb, pa)) < 0) {
> +		ERROR("Failed to append hybrid PMBR to table");
> +	}
> +	fdisk_unref_partition(pa);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}

Foy hybrid, I am confident you have well tested on your site ;-)

I am focus to check if there are mismatches with old behavior.

> +
>   /*
>    * Return true if partition differs
>    */
> @@ -173,7 +442,30 @@ static bool diskpart_partition_cmp(struct fdisk_partition *firstpa, struct fdisk
>   	return false;
>   }
>   
> -static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb,
> +static int diskpart_reload_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	ret = fdisk_delete_all_partitions(cxt);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		ERROR("Partition table cannot be deleted: %d", ret);
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +	ret = fdisk_apply_table(cxt, tb);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		ERROR("Partition table cannot be applied: %d", ret);
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +	fdisk_reset_table(tb);
> +	ret = fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		ERROR("Error loading applied table %d:", ret);
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +	return ret;
> +}

This is just moved ==> ok

> +
> +static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct diskpart_table *tb,
>   		struct partition_data *part, struct hnd_priv priv)
>   {
>   	struct fdisk_parttype *parttype;
> @@ -181,13 +473,15 @@ static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
>   	unsigned long sector_size;
>   	int ret = 0;
>   
> -	lb = fdisk_get_label(cxt, NULL);
> +	lb = fdisk_get_label(PARENT(cxt), NULL);
>   	if (!lb) {
>   		ERROR("Failed to load label");
>   		return -EINVAL;
>   	}
>   
> -	sector_size = fdisk_get_sector_size(cxt);
> +	sector_size = fdisk_get_sector_size(PARENT(cxt));
> +	if (!sector_size)
> +		sector_size = 1;
>   
>   	LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
>   		struct fdisk_partition *newpa;
> @@ -196,7 +490,7 @@ static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
>   		/*
>   		 * GPT uses strings instead of hex code for partition type
>   		 */
> -		if (fdisk_is_label(cxt, GPT)) {
> +		if (fdisk_is_label(PARENT(cxt), GPT)) {
>   			parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_string(lb, part->type);
>   			if (!parttype)
>   				parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_string(lb, GPT_DEFAULT_ENTRY_TYPE);
> @@ -207,13 +501,65 @@ static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
>   		if (ret) {
>   			WARN("I cannot set all partition's parameters");
>   		}
> -		if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb, newpa)) < 0) {
> +		if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb->parent, newpa)) < 0) {
>   			ERROR("I cannot add partition %zu(%s): %d", part->partno, part->name, ret);
>   		}
>   		fdisk_unref_partition(newpa);
>   		if (ret)
>   			return ret;
>   	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Reload parent table against the context to populate default values.
> +	 * We must do this before adding hybrid entries so we can derive nested values.
> +	 */
> +	ret = diskpart_reload_table(PARENT(cxt), tb->parent);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	if (IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
> +		lb = fdisk_get_label(cxt, "dos");
> +		if (!lb) {
> +			ERROR("Failed to load hybrid label");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +
> +		LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
> +			if (strlen(part->dostype)) {
> +				struct fdisk_partition *newpa;
> +
> +				newpa = fdisk_new_partition();
> +
> +				parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_code(lb, ustrtoull(part->dostype, 16));
> +				if (!parttype) {
> +					ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s) invalid dostype: %s",
> +						part->partno, part->name, part->dostype);
> +				}
> +				ret = diskpart_set_hybrid_partition(newpa, part, parttype, tb->parent);
> +				if (ret) {
> +					WARN("I cannot set all hybrid partition's parameters");
> +				}
> +				if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb->child, newpa)) < 0) {
> +					ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s): %d", part->partno, part->name, ret);
> +				}
> +				fdisk_unref_partition(newpa);
> +				if (ret)
> +					return ret;
> +			}
> +		}
> +		/*
> +		 * Add PMBR after other entries since bootloaders should not care about its position.
> +		 */
> +		ret = diskpart_append_hybrid_pmbr(lb, tb->child);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +		/*
> +		 * Reload child table against the context to fully populate remaining values.
> +		 */
> +		ret = diskpart_reload_table(cxt, tb->child);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
>   	return ret;
>   }
>   
> @@ -258,44 +604,94 @@ static int diskpart_table_cmp(struct fdisk_table *tb, struct fdisk_table *oldtb)
>   	return ret;
>   }
>   
> -static int diskpart_reload_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb)
> +static int diskpart_compare_tables(struct diskpart_table *tb, struct diskpart_table *oldtb,
> +		struct create_table *createtable)
>   {
>   	int ret = 0;
>   
> -	ret = fdisk_delete_all_partitions(cxt);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		ERROR("Partition table cannot be deleted: %d", ret);
> -		return ret;
> +	/*
> +	 * A partiton table was found on disk, now compares the two tables
> +	 * to check if they differ.
> +	 */
> +	if (!createtable->parent) {
> +		ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb->parent, oldtb->parent);
> +		if (ret < 0)
> +			return ret;
> +		else if (ret)
> +			createtable->parent = true;
>   	}
> -	ret = fdisk_apply_table(cxt, tb);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		ERROR("Partition table cannot be applied: %d", ret);
> -		return ret;
> +
> +	if (tb->child && !createtable->child) {
> +		ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb->child, oldtb->child);
> +		if (ret < 0)
> +			return ret;
> +		else if (ret)
> +			createtable->child = true;
>   	}
> -	fdisk_reset_table(tb);
> -	ret = fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		ERROR("Error loading applied table %d:", ret);
> -		return ret;
> +
> +	ret = 0;
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int diskpart_write_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct create_table *createtable)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	if (createtable->parent || createtable->child)
> +		TRACE("Partitions on disk differ, write to disk;");
> +	else
> +		TRACE("Same partition table on disk, do not touch partition table !");
> +
> +	if (createtable->child) {
> +		if (!IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
> +			ERROR("Internal fault, tried to create nested table but disk is not hybrid.");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +		/*
> +		 * Everything done, write into disk
> +		 */
> +		ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(cxt);
> +		if (ret)
> +			ERROR("Nested partition table cannot be written on disk");
> +		if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(cxt))
> +			WARN("Nested partition table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (createtable->parent) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Everything done, write into disk
> +		 */
> +		ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(PARENT(cxt));
> +		if (ret)
> +			ERROR("Partition table cannot be written on disk");
> +		if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(PARENT(cxt)))
> +			WARN("Table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
>   	}
> +
>   	return ret;
>   }
>   
>   static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
>   	void __attribute__ ((__unused__)) *data)
>   {
> -	char *lbtype = dict_get_value(&img->properties, "labeltype");
> +	char *lbtype = diskpart_get_lbtype(img);
>   	struct dict_list *parts;
>   	struct dict_list_elem *elem;
>   	struct fdisk_context *cxt;
>   	struct partition_data *part;
>   	struct partition_data *tmp;
> -	struct fdisk_table *tb = NULL;
> -	struct fdisk_table *oldtb = NULL;
> +	struct diskpart_table *tb = NULL;
> +	struct diskpart_table *oldtb = NULL;
>   	int ret = 0;
>   	unsigned long i;
> +	unsigned long hybrid = 0;
>   	struct hnd_priv priv =  {FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS};
> -	bool createtable = false;
> +	struct create_table *createtable = (struct create_table *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct create_table));
>   
>   	if (!lbtype || (strcmp(lbtype, "gpt") && strcmp(lbtype, "dos"))) {
>   		ERROR("Just GPT or DOS partition table are supported");
> @@ -307,28 +703,6 @@ static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
>   		return -EINVAL;
>   	}
>   
> -	cxt = fdisk_new_context();
> -	if (!cxt) {
> -		ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk context");
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> -	}
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
> -	 * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
> -	 */
> -	ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(cxt, 1);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		ERROR("Failed to disable dialogs");
> -		goto handler_release;
> -	}
> -
> -	ret = fdisk_assign_device(cxt, img->device, 0);
> -	if (ret == -EACCES) {
> -		ERROR("no access to %s", img->device);
> -		goto handler_release;
> -	}
> -
>   	struct dict_entry *entry;
>   	LIST_FOREACH(entry, &img->properties, next) {
>   		parts = &entry->list;
> @@ -376,12 +750,29 @@ static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
>   					case PART_FSTYPE:
>   						strncpy(part->fstype, equal, sizeof(part->fstype));
>   						break;
> +					case PART_DOSTYPE:
> +						strncpy(part->dostype, equal, sizeof(part->dostype));
> +						hybrid++;
> +						break;
>   					}
>   				}
>   			}
>   			elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, next);
>   		}
>   
> +		/*
> +		 * Hybrid entries must use the primary DOS/MBR partition table,
> +		 * this has a maximum of four partitions, however we must reserve
> +		 * one for the hybrid PMBR entry so that GPT aware software will
> +		 * read the GPT table properly.
> +		 */
> +		if (hybrid > 3) {
> +			ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s): hybrid dos partition limit of 3 exceeded",
> +				  part->partno, strlen(part->name) ? part->name : "UNDEF NAME");
> +			ret = -EINVAL;
> +			goto handler_exit;
> +		}
> +
>   		TRACE("partition-%zu:%s size %" PRIu64 " start %zu type %s",
>   			part->partno != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno) ? part->partno : 0,
>   			strlen(part->name) ? part->name : "UNDEF NAME",
> @@ -410,99 +801,60 @@ static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
>   		}
>   	}
>   
> -	/*
> -	 * Check partition table
> -	 */
> -	if (!fdisk_has_label(cxt)) {
> -		WARN("%s does not contain a recognized partition table",
> -		     img->device);
> -		ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> -		if (ret) {
> -			ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> -			goto handler_release;
> -		}
> -		createtable = true;
> -	} else if (lbtype) {
> -		if (!strcmp(lbtype, "gpt"))
> -			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_GPT;
> -		else
> -			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS;
> -
> -		if (!fdisk_is_labeltype(cxt, priv.labeltype)) {
> -			WARN("Partition table of different type, setting to %s, all data lost !",
> -				lbtype);
> -			ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> -			if (ret) {
> -				ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> -				goto handler_release;
> -			}
> -			createtable = true;
> -		}
> +	if (hybrid && (!lbtype || strcmp(lbtype, "gpt"))) {
> +		ERROR("Partitions have hybrid(dostype) entries but labeltype is not gpt !");
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +		goto handler_release;
>   	}
>   
> +	ret = diskpart_assign_context(&cxt, img, priv, hybrid, createtable);
> +	if (ret == -EACCES)
> +		goto handler_release;
> +	else if (ret)
> +		goto handler_exit;
> +
>   	/*
>   	 * Create a new in-memory partition table to be compared
>   	 * with the table on the disk, and applied if differs
>   	 */
> -	tb = fdisk_new_table();
> -
> -	if (fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &oldtb))
> -		createtable = true;
> -
> +	tb = diskpart_new_table(cxt);
>   	if (!tb) {
>   		ERROR("OOM creating new table !");
>   		ret = -ENOMEM;
>   		goto handler_exit;
>   	}
>   
> +	oldtb = calloc(1, sizeof(*oldtb));
> +	if (!oldtb) {
> +		ERROR("OOM loading partitions !");
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
> +
>   	/*
> -	 * Fill the new in-memory partition table from the partition list.
> +	 * Fill the old in-memory partition table from the disk.
>   	 */
> -	ret = diskpart_fill_table(cxt, tb, part, priv);
> +	ret = diskpart_get_partitions(cxt, oldtb, createtable);
>   	if (ret)
>   		goto handler_exit;
>   
>   	/*
> -	 * Reload new table against the context to populate default values
> -	 * so that we can compare partitions properly.
> +	 * Fill the new in-memory partition table from the partition list.
>   	 */
> -	ret = diskpart_reload_table(cxt, tb);
> +	ret = diskpart_fill_table(cxt, tb, part, priv);
>   	if (ret)
>   		goto handler_exit;
>   
> -	/*
> -	 * A partiton table was found on disk, now compares the two tables
> -	 * to check if they differ.
> -	 */
> -	if (!createtable) {
> -		ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb, oldtb);
> -		if (ret < 0)
> -			goto handler_exit;
> -		else if (ret)
> - 			createtable = true;
> -	}
> -
> -	if (createtable) {
> -		TRACE("Partitions on disk differ, write to disk;");
> +	ret = diskpart_compare_tables(tb, oldtb, createtable);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto handler_exit;
>   
> -		/*
> -		 * Everything done, write into disk
> -		 */
> -		ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(cxt);
> -		if (ret)
> -			ERROR("Partition table cannot be written on disk");
> -		if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(cxt))
> -			WARN("Table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
> -	} else {
> -		ret = 0;
> -		TRACE("Same partition table on disk, do not touch partition table !");
> -	}
> +	ret = diskpart_write_table(cxt, createtable);
>   
>   handler_exit:
>   	if (tb)
> -		fdisk_unref_table(tb);
> +		diskpart_unref_table(tb);
>   	if (oldtb)
> -		fdisk_unref_table(oldtb);
> +		diskpart_unref_table(oldtb);
>   	if (fdisk_deassign_device(cxt, 0))
>   		WARN("Error deassign device %s", img->device);
>   
> @@ -519,7 +871,7 @@ handler_release:
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_DISKFORMAT
>   	/* Create filesystems */
> -	if (!ret && createtable) {
> +	if (!ret && createtable->parent) {
>   		LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
>   			int index;
>   			/*
> 

I also get a warning from compiler:


handlers/diskpart_handler.c: In function ‘diskpart’:
handlers/diskpart_handler.c:858:6: warning: ‘cxt’ may be used 
uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
   858 |  if (fdisk_deassign_device(cxt, 0))
       |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This must be fixed.

Best regards,
Stefano
James Hilliard June 10, 2021, 7:01 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 5:48 AM Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de> wrote:
>
> Hi James,
>
> On 06.06.21 22:26, James Hilliard wrote:
> > This adds the ability to set dos partition entries for gpt disks.
> >
> > This is mostly useful for booting on GPT disks from boards that
> > don't natively support GPT.
> >
> > Config example:
> > partition-1 = [
> >          "size=550M",
> >          "start=2048",
> >          "name=boot",
> >          "type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B",
> >          "fstype=vfat",
> >          "dostype=0x0C"
> > ];
> >
> > This approach uses hybrid aware wrapper functions and structures
> > to encapsulate the hybrid partition handling differences better.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
> > ---
>
> This patch could be maybe better split in a series, as you introduce
> both optimitation / cleanup + new functions. Anyway, I tried to review
> it in a once.

Yeah, I was looking at doing that potentially but some of the changes seemed
like they wouldn't have a clear purpose if the hybrid changes weren't combined
if I were to do it that way.

>
> > Changes v1 -> v2:
> >    - fix hybrid lbtype check
> >    - fix dostype parttype
> > ---
> >   doc/source/handlers.rst     |  12 +
> >   handlers/diskpart_handler.c | 604 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> >   2 files changed, 490 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/source/handlers.rst b/doc/source/handlers.rst
> > index f35fbf3..81f61df 100644
> > --- a/doc/source/handlers.rst
> > +++ b/doc/source/handlers.rst
> > @@ -795,6 +795,18 @@ supported:
> >      |             |          | It is the hex code for DOS (MBR) partition table   |
> >      |             |          | or it is the string identifier in case of GPT.     |
> >      +-------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
> > +   | dostype     | string   | Type of DOS (MBR) partition entry when using a     |
> > +   |             |          | table with a "gpt" labeltype.                      |
> > +   |             |          | Using this option will create a hybrid MBR table.  |
> > +   |             |          | It is the hex code for DOS (MBR) partition table.  |
> > +   |             |          | This would typically be used when one wants to use |
> > +   |             |          | a GPT formatted disk with a board that requires a  |
> > +   |             |          | dos table entry for initial bootstrapping.         |
> > +   |             |          | Note: A maximum of 3 partitions can have a dostype |
> > +   |             |          | specified, this limit only applies to dos table    |
> > +   |             |          | entries and does not affect partitions without a   |
> > +   |             |          | dostype specified.                                 |
> > +   +-------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
> >      | fstype      | string   | Optional filesystem type to be created on the      |
> >      |             |          | partition. If no fstype key is given, no file      |
> >      |             |          | will be created on the corresponding partition.    |
> > diff --git a/handlers/diskpart_handler.c b/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
> > index 62a45df..6e06622 100644
> > --- a/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
> > +++ b/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
> > @@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ static inline int ext_mkfs_short(const char *device_name, const char *fstype) {
> >   }
> >   #endif
> >
> > +/*
> > + * We will only have a parent in hybrid mode.
> > + */
> > +#define IS_HYBRID(cxt) fdisk_get_parent(cxt)
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Get the parent if it exists, otherwise context is already the parent.
> > + */
> > +#define PARENT(cxt) fdisk_get_parent(cxt) ? fdisk_get_parent(cxt) : cxt
> > +
> >   struct supported_filesystems {
> >       const char *fstype;
> >       int     (*mkfs) (const char *device_name, const char *fstype);
> > @@ -60,7 +70,8 @@ enum partfield {
> >       PART_START,
> >       PART_TYPE,
> >       PART_NAME,
> > -     PART_FSTYPE
> > +     PART_FSTYPE,
> > +     PART_DOSTYPE
> >   };
> >
> >   const char *fields[] = {
> > @@ -68,7 +79,8 @@ const char *fields[] = {
> >       [PART_START] = "start",
> >       [PART_TYPE] = "type",
> >       [PART_NAME] = "name",
> > -     [PART_FSTYPE] = "fstype"
> > +     [PART_FSTYPE] = "fstype",
> > +     [PART_DOSTYPE] = "dostype"
> >   };
> >
> >   struct partition_data {
> > @@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ struct partition_data {
> >       char type[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
> >       char name[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
> >       char fstype[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
> > +     char dostype[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
> >       LIST_ENTRY(partition_data) next;
> >   };
> >   LIST_HEAD(listparts, partition_data);
> > @@ -90,23 +103,200 @@ struct hnd_priv {
> >       struct listparts listparts;     /* list of partitions */
> >   };
> >
> > -/**
> > - * diskpart_set_partition - set values in a fdisk_partition
> > - * @cxt: libfdisk context
> > - * @pa: pointer to fdisk_partition to be changed
> > - * @part: structure with values to be set, read from sw-description
> > - *
> > - * return 0 if ok
> > - */
> > +struct create_table {
> > +     bool parent;
> > +     bool child;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct diskpart_table {
> > +     struct fdisk_table *parent;
> > +     struct fdisk_table *child;
> > +};
> > +
> > +static char *diskpart_get_lbtype(struct img_type *img)
> > +{
> > +     return dict_get_value(&img->properties, "labeltype");
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int diskpart_assign_label(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct img_type *img,
> > +             struct hnd_priv priv, struct create_table *createtable, unsigned long hybrid)
> > +{
> > +     char *lbtype = diskpart_get_lbtype(img);
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Check partition table
> > +      */
> > +     if (!fdisk_has_label(cxt)) {
> > +             WARN("%s does not contain a recognized partition table",
> > +                      img->device);
> > +             ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> > +             if (ret) {
> > +                     ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> > +                     return ret;
> > +             }
> > +             createtable->parent = true;
> > +             if (hybrid)
> > +                     createtable->child = true;
> > +     } else if (lbtype) {
> > +             if (!strcmp(lbtype, "gpt")) {
> > +                     priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_GPT;
> > +             } else {
> > +                     priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS;
> > +             }
> > +
> > +             if (!fdisk_is_labeltype(cxt, priv.labeltype)) {
> > +                     WARN("Partition table of different type, setting to %s, all data lost !",
> > +                              lbtype);
> > +                     ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> > +                     if (ret) {
> > +                             ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> > +                             return ret;
> > +                     }
> > +                     createtable->parent = true;
> > +                     if (hybrid)
> > +                             createtable->child = true;
> > +             }
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
>
> Ok -same code as before (with exception of hybrid), moved in a easier to
> understand function - got it.

Yep, should be the same behavior in non-hybrid.

>
> > +
> > +static int diskpart_assign_context(struct fdisk_context **cxt,struct img_type *img,
> > +             struct hnd_priv priv, unsigned long hybrid, struct create_table *createtable)
> > +{
> > +     struct fdisk_context *parent;
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Parent context, accessed through the child context when
> > +      * used in hybrid mode.
> > +      */
> > +     parent = fdisk_new_context();
> > +     if (!parent) {
> > +             ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk context");
> > +             return -ENOMEM;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
> > +      * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
> > +      */
> > +     ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(parent, 1);
> > +     if (ret) {
> > +             ERROR("Failed to disable dialogs");
> > +             return ret;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * fdisk_new_nested_context requires the device to be assigned.
> > +      */
> > +     ret = fdisk_assign_device(parent, img->device, 0);
> > +     if (ret == -EACCES) {
> > +             ERROR("no access to %s", img->device);
> > +             return ret;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * fdisk_new_nested_context requires the parent label to be set.
> > +      */
> > +     ret = diskpart_assign_label(parent, img, priv, createtable, hybrid);
> > +     if (ret)
> > +             return ret;
> > +
> > +     if (hybrid) {
> > +             /*
> > +              * Child context which we will use for the hybrid dos
> > +              * table in GPT mode.
> > +              *
> > +              * This also lets us access the parent context.
> > +              */
> > +             *cxt = fdisk_new_nested_context(parent, "dos");
> > +             if (!cxt) {
> > +                     ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk nested context");
> > +                     return -ENOMEM;
> > +             }
> > +
> > +             /*
> > +              * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
> > +              * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
> > +              */
> > +             ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(*cxt, 1);
> > +             if (ret) {
> > +                     ERROR("Failed to disable nested dialogs");
> > +                     return ret;
> > +             }
> > +     } else {
> > +             /*
> > +              * Use the parent context directly when not in hybrid mode.
> > +              */
> > +             *cxt = parent;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static struct diskpart_table *diskpart_new_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
> > +{
> > +     struct diskpart_table *tb = NULL;
> > +
> > +     tb = calloc(1, sizeof(*tb));
> > +     if (!tb)
> > +             return NULL;
> > +
> > +     tb->parent = fdisk_new_table();
> > +     if (!tb->parent) {
> > +             free(tb);
> > +             return NULL;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     if (IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
> > +             tb->child = fdisk_new_table();
> > +             if (!tb->child) {
> > +                     fdisk_unref_table(tb->parent);
> > +                     free(tb);
> > +                     return NULL;
> > +             }
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return tb;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void diskpart_unref_table(struct diskpart_table *tb)
> > +{
> > +     if (!tb)
> > +             return;
> > +
> > +     if (tb->child)
> > +             fdisk_unref_table(tb->child);
> > +
> > +     if (tb->parent)
> > +             fdisk_unref_table(tb->parent);
> > +
> > +     free(tb);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int diskpart_get_partitions(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct diskpart_table *tb,
> > +             struct create_table *createtable)
> > +{
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     if (fdisk_get_partitions(PARENT(cxt), &tb->parent))
> > +             createtable->parent = true;
> > +
> > +     if (IS_HYBRID(cxt) && fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb->child))
> > +             createtable->child = true;
> > +
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> >   static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
> >                                 struct partition_data *part,
> >                                 unsigned long sector_size,
> >                                 struct fdisk_parttype *parttype)
> >   {
> > -     int ret = 0;
> > +     int ret;
> >   /
> > -     if (!sector_size)
> > -             sector_size = 1;
>
> Why this ? What does it happen with sector_size == 0 ?

This check was moved to diskpart_fill_table but behavior should be unchanged.

>
> >       fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
> >       fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
> >       fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
> > @@ -117,7 +307,7 @@ static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
> >       if (part->partno != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno))
> >               ret |= fdisk_partition_set_partno(pa, part->partno);
> >       else
> > -             ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
> > +             ret |= -EINVAL;
>
> I have not understood this. The partno (as start, etc.) can be assigned
> automatically by libfdisk. Now you return with error.

It appeared this fallback codepath should never actually be used due to partno
being set here unconditionally to something other than
LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno):
https://github.com/sbabic/swupdate/blob/388f1777e3e9e7dfbe41768aa7ce86bc0ee25c37/handlers/diskpart_handler.c#L354

If that's not correct I can just revert that change.

The hybrid partitioning code uses the partno for synchronizing hybrid
table entries with
their associated GPT entries so changing to -EINVAL makes it easier to
reason about
that code as we assume a partno should always be present there.

>
>
> >       if (strlen(part->name))
> >             ret |= fdisk_partition_set_name(pa, part->name);
> >       if (part->size != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->size))
> > @@ -131,6 +321,85 @@ static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
> >       return ret;
> >   }
> >
> > +static int diskpart_set_hybrid_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
> > +                                                               struct partition_data *part,
> > +                                                               struct fdisk_parttype *parttype,
> > +                                                               struct fdisk_table *tb)
> > +{
> > +     /*
> > +      * Lookup the parent partition by partition number so that we
> > +      * can align the nested/hybrid partition entries properly.
> > +      */
> > +     struct fdisk_partition *parent = fdisk_table_get_partition_by_partno(tb, part->partno);
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     if (!parent) {
> > +             ERROR("I cannot find parent for hybrid partition %zu(%s)", part->partno, part->name);
> > +             return -EINVAL;
> > +     };
> > +
> > +     fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
> > +     fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
> > +     fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
> > +     fdisk_partition_size_explicit(pa, 1);
> > +     if (fdisk_partition_has_start(parent))
> > +             ret = fdisk_partition_set_start(pa, fdisk_partition_get_start(parent));
> > +     else
> > +             ret = -EINVAL;
> > +     ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
> > +     if (strlen(part->name))
> > +             ret |= fdisk_partition_set_name(pa, part->name);
> > +     if (fdisk_partition_has_size(parent))
> > +             ret |= fdisk_partition_set_size(pa, fdisk_partition_get_size(parent));
> > +     else
> > +             ret |= -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +     if (parttype)
> > +             ret |= fdisk_partition_set_type(pa, parttype);
> > +
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int diskpart_append_hybrid_pmbr(struct fdisk_label *lb, struct fdisk_table *tb)
> > +{
> > +     struct fdisk_partition *pa;
> > +     struct fdisk_parttype *parttype;
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     pa = fdisk_new_partition();
> > +     fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
> > +     fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
> > +     fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
> > +     fdisk_partition_size_explicit(pa, 1);
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Place the hybrid PMBR over the GPT header
> > +      */
> > +     ret = fdisk_partition_set_start(pa, 1);
> > +     ret |= fdisk_partition_set_size(pa, 33);
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Set type to 0xEE(Intel EFI GUID Partition Table) for hybrid PMBR
> > +      */
> > +     parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_code(lb, 0xee);
> > +     ret |= fdisk_partition_set_type(pa, parttype);
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Just append the hybrid PMBR entry at the end since Linux will
> > +      * run in GPT mode if any primary DOS entry is 0xEE.
> > +      */
> > +     ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
> > +     if (ret)
> > +             return ret;
> > +
> > +     if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb, pa)) < 0) {
> > +             ERROR("Failed to append hybrid PMBR to table");
> > +     }
> > +     fdisk_unref_partition(pa);
> > +
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
>
> Foy hybrid, I am confident you have well tested on your site ;-)

Should be, I'll send follow up patches if I find anything was missed there. :)

>
> I am focus to check if there are mismatches with old behavior.

Yep, I've tried to preserve all existing behavior.

>
> > +
> >   /*
> >    * Return true if partition differs
> >    */
> > @@ -173,7 +442,30 @@ static bool diskpart_partition_cmp(struct fdisk_partition *firstpa, struct fdisk
> >       return false;
> >   }
> >
> > -static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb,
> > +static int diskpart_reload_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb)
> > +{
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     ret = fdisk_delete_all_partitions(cxt);
> > +     if (ret) {
> > +             ERROR("Partition table cannot be deleted: %d", ret);
> > +             return ret;
> > +     }
> > +     ret = fdisk_apply_table(cxt, tb);
> > +     if (ret) {
> > +             ERROR("Partition table cannot be applied: %d", ret);
> > +             return ret;
> > +     }
> > +     fdisk_reset_table(tb);
> > +     ret = fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb);
> > +     if (ret) {
> > +             ERROR("Error loading applied table %d:", ret);
> > +             return ret;
> > +     }
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
>
> This is just moved ==> ok
>
> > +
> > +static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct diskpart_table *tb,
> >               struct partition_data *part, struct hnd_priv priv)
> >   {
> >       struct fdisk_parttype *parttype;
> > @@ -181,13 +473,15 @@ static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
> >       unsigned long sector_size;
> >       int ret = 0;
> >
> > -     lb = fdisk_get_label(cxt, NULL);
> > +     lb = fdisk_get_label(PARENT(cxt), NULL);
> >       if (!lb) {
> >               ERROR("Failed to load label");
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >       }
> >
> > -     sector_size = fdisk_get_sector_size(cxt);
> > +     sector_size = fdisk_get_sector_size(PARENT(cxt));
> > +     if (!sector_size)
> > +             sector_size = 1;

The sector size check was moved here.

> >
> >       LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
> >               struct fdisk_partition *newpa;
> > @@ -196,7 +490,7 @@ static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
> >               /*
> >                * GPT uses strings instead of hex code for partition type
> >                */
> > -             if (fdisk_is_label(cxt, GPT)) {
> > +             if (fdisk_is_label(PARENT(cxt), GPT)) {
> >                       parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_string(lb, part->type);
> >                       if (!parttype)
> >                               parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_string(lb, GPT_DEFAULT_ENTRY_TYPE);
> > @@ -207,13 +501,65 @@ static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
> >               if (ret) {
> >                       WARN("I cannot set all partition's parameters");
> >               }
> > -             if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb, newpa)) < 0) {
> > +             if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb->parent, newpa)) < 0) {
> >                       ERROR("I cannot add partition %zu(%s): %d", part->partno, part->name, ret);
> >               }
> >               fdisk_unref_partition(newpa);
> >               if (ret)
> >                       return ret;
> >       }
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Reload parent table against the context to populate default values.
> > +      * We must do this before adding hybrid entries so we can derive nested values.
> > +      */
> > +     ret = diskpart_reload_table(PARENT(cxt), tb->parent);
> > +     if (ret)
> > +             return ret;
> > +
> > +     if (IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
> > +             lb = fdisk_get_label(cxt, "dos");
> > +             if (!lb) {
> > +                     ERROR("Failed to load hybrid label");
> > +                     return -EINVAL;
> > +             }
> > +
> > +             LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
> > +                     if (strlen(part->dostype)) {
> > +                             struct fdisk_partition *newpa;
> > +
> > +                             newpa = fdisk_new_partition();
> > +
> > +                             parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_code(lb, ustrtoull(part->dostype, 16));
> > +                             if (!parttype) {
> > +                                     ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s) invalid dostype: %s",
> > +                                             part->partno, part->name, part->dostype);
> > +                             }
> > +                             ret = diskpart_set_hybrid_partition(newpa, part, parttype, tb->parent);
> > +                             if (ret) {
> > +                                     WARN("I cannot set all hybrid partition's parameters");
> > +                             }
> > +                             if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb->child, newpa)) < 0) {
> > +                                     ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s): %d", part->partno, part->name, ret);
> > +                             }
> > +                             fdisk_unref_partition(newpa);
> > +                             if (ret)
> > +                                     return ret;
> > +                     }
> > +             }
> > +             /*
> > +              * Add PMBR after other entries since bootloaders should not care about its position.
> > +              */
> > +             ret = diskpart_append_hybrid_pmbr(lb, tb->child);
> > +             if (ret)
> > +                     return ret;
> > +             /*
> > +              * Reload child table against the context to fully populate remaining values.
> > +              */
> > +             ret = diskpart_reload_table(cxt, tb->child);
> > +             if (ret)
> > +                     return ret;
> > +     }
> >       return ret;
> >   }
> >
> > @@ -258,44 +604,94 @@ static int diskpart_table_cmp(struct fdisk_table *tb, struct fdisk_table *oldtb)
> >       return ret;
> >   }
> >
> > -static int diskpart_reload_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb)
> > +static int diskpart_compare_tables(struct diskpart_table *tb, struct diskpart_table *oldtb,
> > +             struct create_table *createtable)
> >   {
> >       int ret = 0;
> >
> > -     ret = fdisk_delete_all_partitions(cxt);
> > -     if (ret) {
> > -             ERROR("Partition table cannot be deleted: %d", ret);
> > -             return ret;
> > +     /*
> > +      * A partiton table was found on disk, now compares the two tables
> > +      * to check if they differ.
> > +      */
> > +     if (!createtable->parent) {
> > +             ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb->parent, oldtb->parent);
> > +             if (ret < 0)
> > +                     return ret;
> > +             else if (ret)
> > +                     createtable->parent = true;
> >       }
> > -     ret = fdisk_apply_table(cxt, tb);
> > -     if (ret) {
> > -             ERROR("Partition table cannot be applied: %d", ret);
> > -             return ret;
> > +
> > +     if (tb->child && !createtable->child) {
> > +             ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb->child, oldtb->child);
> > +             if (ret < 0)
> > +                     return ret;
> > +             else if (ret)
> > +                     createtable->child = true;
> >       }
> > -     fdisk_reset_table(tb);
> > -     ret = fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb);
> > -     if (ret) {
> > -             ERROR("Error loading applied table %d:", ret);
> > -             return ret;
> > +
> > +     ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int diskpart_write_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct create_table *createtable)
> > +{
> > +     int ret = 0;
> > +
> > +     if (createtable->parent || createtable->child)
> > +             TRACE("Partitions on disk differ, write to disk;");
> > +     else
> > +             TRACE("Same partition table on disk, do not touch partition table !");
> > +
> > +     if (createtable->child) {
> > +             if (!IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
> > +                     ERROR("Internal fault, tried to create nested table but disk is not hybrid.");
> > +                     return -EINVAL;
> > +             }
> > +             /*
> > +              * Everything done, write into disk
> > +              */
> > +             ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(cxt);
> > +             if (ret)
> > +                     ERROR("Nested partition table cannot be written on disk");
> > +             if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(cxt))
> > +                     WARN("Nested partition table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
> > +             if (ret)
> > +                     return ret;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     if (createtable->parent) {
> > +             /*
> > +              * Everything done, write into disk
> > +              */
> > +             ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(PARENT(cxt));
> > +             if (ret)
> > +                     ERROR("Partition table cannot be written on disk");
> > +             if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(PARENT(cxt)))
> > +                     WARN("Table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
> > +             if (ret)
> > +                     return ret;
> >       }
> > +
> >       return ret;
> >   }
> >
> >   static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
> >       void __attribute__ ((__unused__)) *data)
> >   {
> > -     char *lbtype = dict_get_value(&img->properties, "labeltype");
> > +     char *lbtype = diskpart_get_lbtype(img);
> >       struct dict_list *parts;
> >       struct dict_list_elem *elem;
> >       struct fdisk_context *cxt;
> >       struct partition_data *part;
> >       struct partition_data *tmp;
> > -     struct fdisk_table *tb = NULL;
> > -     struct fdisk_table *oldtb = NULL;
> > +     struct diskpart_table *tb = NULL;
> > +     struct diskpart_table *oldtb = NULL;
> >       int ret = 0;
> >       unsigned long i;
> > +     unsigned long hybrid = 0;
> >       struct hnd_priv priv =  {FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS};
> > -     bool createtable = false;
> > +     struct create_table *createtable = (struct create_table *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct create_table));
> >
> >       if (!lbtype || (strcmp(lbtype, "gpt") && strcmp(lbtype, "dos"))) {
> >               ERROR("Just GPT or DOS partition table are supported");
> > @@ -307,28 +703,6 @@ static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >       }
> >
> > -     cxt = fdisk_new_context();
> > -     if (!cxt) {
> > -             ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk context");
> > -             return -ENOMEM;
> > -     }
> > -
> > -     /*
> > -      * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
> > -      * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
> > -      */
> > -     ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(cxt, 1);
> > -     if (ret) {
> > -             ERROR("Failed to disable dialogs");
> > -             goto handler_release;
> > -     }
> > -
> > -     ret = fdisk_assign_device(cxt, img->device, 0);
> > -     if (ret == -EACCES) {
> > -             ERROR("no access to %s", img->device);
> > -             goto handler_release;
> > -     }
> > -
> >       struct dict_entry *entry;
> >       LIST_FOREACH(entry, &img->properties, next) {
> >               parts = &entry->list;
> > @@ -376,12 +750,29 @@ static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
> >                                       case PART_FSTYPE:
> >                                               strncpy(part->fstype, equal, sizeof(part->fstype));
> >                                               break;
> > +                                     case PART_DOSTYPE:
> > +                                             strncpy(part->dostype, equal, sizeof(part->dostype));
> > +                                             hybrid++;
> > +                                             break;
> >                                       }
> >                               }
> >                       }
> >                       elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, next);
> >               }
> >
> > +             /*
> > +              * Hybrid entries must use the primary DOS/MBR partition table,
> > +              * this has a maximum of four partitions, however we must reserve
> > +              * one for the hybrid PMBR entry so that GPT aware software will
> > +              * read the GPT table properly.
> > +              */
> > +             if (hybrid > 3) {
> > +                     ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s): hybrid dos partition limit of 3 exceeded",
> > +                               part->partno, strlen(part->name) ? part->name : "UNDEF NAME");
> > +                     ret = -EINVAL;
> > +                     goto handler_exit;
> > +             }
> > +
> >               TRACE("partition-%zu:%s size %" PRIu64 " start %zu type %s",
> >                       part->partno != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno) ? part->partno : 0,
> >                       strlen(part->name) ? part->name : "UNDEF NAME",
> > @@ -410,99 +801,60 @@ static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
> >               }
> >       }
> >
> > -     /*
> > -      * Check partition table
> > -      */
> > -     if (!fdisk_has_label(cxt)) {
> > -             WARN("%s does not contain a recognized partition table",
> > -                  img->device);
> > -             ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> > -             if (ret) {
> > -                     ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> > -                     goto handler_release;
> > -             }
> > -             createtable = true;
> > -     } else if (lbtype) {
> > -             if (!strcmp(lbtype, "gpt"))
> > -                     priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_GPT;
> > -             else
> > -                     priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS;
> > -
> > -             if (!fdisk_is_labeltype(cxt, priv.labeltype)) {
> > -                     WARN("Partition table of different type, setting to %s, all data lost !",
> > -                             lbtype);
> > -                     ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
> > -                     if (ret) {
> > -                             ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
> > -                             goto handler_release;
> > -                     }
> > -                     createtable = true;
> > -             }
> > +     if (hybrid && (!lbtype || strcmp(lbtype, "gpt"))) {
> > +             ERROR("Partitions have hybrid(dostype) entries but labeltype is not gpt !");
> > +             ret = -EINVAL;
> > +             goto handler_release;
> >       }
> >
> > +     ret = diskpart_assign_context(&cxt, img, priv, hybrid, createtable);
> > +     if (ret == -EACCES)
> > +             goto handler_release;
> > +     else if (ret)
> > +             goto handler_exit;
> > +
> >       /*
> >        * Create a new in-memory partition table to be compared
> >        * with the table on the disk, and applied if differs
> >        */
> > -     tb = fdisk_new_table();
> > -
> > -     if (fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &oldtb))
> > -             createtable = true;
> > -
> > +     tb = diskpart_new_table(cxt);
> >       if (!tb) {
> >               ERROR("OOM creating new table !");
> >               ret = -ENOMEM;
> >               goto handler_exit;
> >       }
> >
> > +     oldtb = calloc(1, sizeof(*oldtb));
> > +     if (!oldtb) {
> > +             ERROR("OOM loading partitions !");
> > +             return -ENOMEM;
> > +     }
> > +
> >       /*
> > -      * Fill the new in-memory partition table from the partition list.
> > +      * Fill the old in-memory partition table from the disk.
> >        */
> > -     ret = diskpart_fill_table(cxt, tb, part, priv);
> > +     ret = diskpart_get_partitions(cxt, oldtb, createtable);
> >       if (ret)
> >               goto handler_exit;
> >
> >       /*
> > -      * Reload new table against the context to populate default values
> > -      * so that we can compare partitions properly.
> > +      * Fill the new in-memory partition table from the partition list.
> >        */
> > -     ret = diskpart_reload_table(cxt, tb);
> > +     ret = diskpart_fill_table(cxt, tb, part, priv);
> >       if (ret)
> >               goto handler_exit;
> >
> > -     /*
> > -      * A partiton table was found on disk, now compares the two tables
> > -      * to check if they differ.
> > -      */
> > -     if (!createtable) {
> > -             ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb, oldtb);
> > -             if (ret < 0)
> > -                     goto handler_exit;
> > -             else if (ret)
> > -                     createtable = true;
> > -     }
> > -
> > -     if (createtable) {
> > -             TRACE("Partitions on disk differ, write to disk;");
> > +     ret = diskpart_compare_tables(tb, oldtb, createtable);
> > +     if (ret)
> > +             goto handler_exit;
> >
> > -             /*
> > -              * Everything done, write into disk
> > -              */
> > -             ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(cxt);
> > -             if (ret)
> > -                     ERROR("Partition table cannot be written on disk");
> > -             if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(cxt))
> > -                     WARN("Table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
> > -     } else {
> > -             ret = 0;
> > -             TRACE("Same partition table on disk, do not touch partition table !");
> > -     }
> > +     ret = diskpart_write_table(cxt, createtable);
> >
> >   handler_exit:
> >       if (tb)
> > -             fdisk_unref_table(tb);
> > +             diskpart_unref_table(tb);
> >       if (oldtb)
> > -             fdisk_unref_table(oldtb);
> > +             diskpart_unref_table(oldtb);
> >       if (fdisk_deassign_device(cxt, 0))
> >               WARN("Error deassign device %s", img->device);
> >
> > @@ -519,7 +871,7 @@ handler_release:
> >
> >   #ifdef CONFIG_DISKFORMAT
> >       /* Create filesystems */
> > -     if (!ret && createtable) {
> > +     if (!ret && createtable->parent) {
> >               LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
> >                       int index;
> >                       /*
> >
>
> I also get a warning from compiler:
>
>
> handlers/diskpart_handler.c: In function ‘diskpart’:
> handlers/diskpart_handler.c:858:6: warning: ‘cxt’ may be used
> uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
>    858 |  if (fdisk_deassign_device(cxt, 0))
>        |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> This must be fixed.

Will fix in v3, which compiler are you using to see that warning by the way?

For some reason I'm not seeing it in my current dev environment.

>
> Best regards,
> Stefano
>
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diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/doc/source/handlers.rst b/doc/source/handlers.rst
index f35fbf3..81f61df 100644
--- a/doc/source/handlers.rst
+++ b/doc/source/handlers.rst
@@ -795,6 +795,18 @@  supported:
    |             |          | It is the hex code for DOS (MBR) partition table   |
    |             |          | or it is the string identifier in case of GPT.     |
    +-------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+   | dostype     | string   | Type of DOS (MBR) partition entry when using a     |
+   |             |          | table with a "gpt" labeltype.                      |
+   |             |          | Using this option will create a hybrid MBR table.  |
+   |             |          | It is the hex code for DOS (MBR) partition table.  |
+   |             |          | This would typically be used when one wants to use |
+   |             |          | a GPT formatted disk with a board that requires a  |
+   |             |          | dos table entry for initial bootstrapping.         |
+   |             |          | Note: A maximum of 3 partitions can have a dostype |
+   |             |          | specified, this limit only applies to dos table    |
+   |             |          | entries and does not affect partitions without a   |
+   |             |          | dostype specified.                                 |
+   +-------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
    | fstype      | string   | Optional filesystem type to be created on the      |
    |             |          | partition. If no fstype key is given, no file      |
    |             |          | will be created on the corresponding partition.    |
diff --git a/handlers/diskpart_handler.c b/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
index 62a45df..6e06622 100644
--- a/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
+++ b/handlers/diskpart_handler.c
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@  static inline int ext_mkfs_short(const char *device_name, const char *fstype) {
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * We will only have a parent in hybrid mode.
+ */
+#define IS_HYBRID(cxt) fdisk_get_parent(cxt)
+
+/*
+ * Get the parent if it exists, otherwise context is already the parent.
+ */
+#define PARENT(cxt) fdisk_get_parent(cxt) ? fdisk_get_parent(cxt) : cxt
+
 struct supported_filesystems {
 	const char *fstype;
 	int	(*mkfs) (const char *device_name, const char *fstype);
@@ -60,7 +70,8 @@  enum partfield {
 	PART_START,
 	PART_TYPE,
 	PART_NAME,
-	PART_FSTYPE
+	PART_FSTYPE,
+	PART_DOSTYPE
 };
 
 const char *fields[] = {
@@ -68,7 +79,8 @@  const char *fields[] = {
 	[PART_START] = "start",
 	[PART_TYPE] = "type",
 	[PART_NAME] = "name",
-	[PART_FSTYPE] = "fstype"
+	[PART_FSTYPE] = "fstype",
+	[PART_DOSTYPE] = "dostype"
 };
 
 struct partition_data {
@@ -78,6 +90,7 @@  struct partition_data {
 	char type[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
 	char name[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
 	char fstype[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
+	char dostype[SWUPDATE_GENERAL_STRING_SIZE];
 	LIST_ENTRY(partition_data) next;
 };
 LIST_HEAD(listparts, partition_data);
@@ -90,23 +103,200 @@  struct hnd_priv {
 	struct listparts listparts;	/* list of partitions */
 };
 
-/**
- * diskpart_set_partition - set values in a fdisk_partition
- * @cxt: libfdisk context
- * @pa: pointer to fdisk_partition to be changed
- * @part: structure with values to be set, read from sw-description
- *
- * return 0 if ok
- */
+struct create_table {
+	bool parent;
+	bool child;
+};
+
+struct diskpart_table {
+	struct fdisk_table *parent;
+	struct fdisk_table *child;
+};
+
+static char *diskpart_get_lbtype(struct img_type *img)
+{
+	return dict_get_value(&img->properties, "labeltype");
+}
+
+static int diskpart_assign_label(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct img_type *img,
+		struct hnd_priv priv, struct create_table *createtable, unsigned long hybrid)
+{
+	char *lbtype = diskpart_get_lbtype(img);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check partition table
+	 */
+	if (!fdisk_has_label(cxt)) {
+		WARN("%s does not contain a recognized partition table",
+			 img->device);
+		ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
+		if (ret) {
+			ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
+			return ret;
+		}
+		createtable->parent = true;
+		if (hybrid)
+			createtable->child = true;
+	} else if (lbtype) {
+		if (!strcmp(lbtype, "gpt")) {
+			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_GPT;
+		} else {
+			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS;
+		}
+
+		if (!fdisk_is_labeltype(cxt, priv.labeltype)) {
+			WARN("Partition table of different type, setting to %s, all data lost !",
+				 lbtype);
+			ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
+			if (ret) {
+				ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
+				return ret;
+			}
+			createtable->parent = true;
+			if (hybrid)
+				createtable->child = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int diskpart_assign_context(struct fdisk_context **cxt,struct img_type *img,
+		struct hnd_priv priv, unsigned long hybrid, struct create_table *createtable)
+{
+	struct fdisk_context *parent;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Parent context, accessed through the child context when
+	 * used in hybrid mode.
+	 */
+	parent = fdisk_new_context();
+	if (!parent) {
+		ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk context");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
+	 * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
+	 */
+	ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(parent, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		ERROR("Failed to disable dialogs");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * fdisk_new_nested_context requires the device to be assigned.
+	 */
+	ret = fdisk_assign_device(parent, img->device, 0);
+	if (ret == -EACCES) {
+		ERROR("no access to %s", img->device);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * fdisk_new_nested_context requires the parent label to be set.
+	 */
+	ret = diskpart_assign_label(parent, img, priv, createtable, hybrid);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (hybrid) {
+		/*
+		 * Child context which we will use for the hybrid dos
+		 * table in GPT mode.
+		 *
+		 * This also lets us access the parent context.
+		 */
+		*cxt = fdisk_new_nested_context(parent, "dos");
+		if (!cxt) {
+			ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk nested context");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
+		 * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
+		 */
+		ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(*cxt, 1);
+		if (ret) {
+			ERROR("Failed to disable nested dialogs");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Use the parent context directly when not in hybrid mode.
+		 */
+		*cxt = parent;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct diskpart_table *diskpart_new_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt)
+{
+	struct diskpart_table *tb = NULL;
+
+	tb = calloc(1, sizeof(*tb));
+	if (!tb)
+		return NULL;
+
+	tb->parent = fdisk_new_table();
+	if (!tb->parent) {
+		free(tb);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
+		tb->child = fdisk_new_table();
+		if (!tb->child) {
+			fdisk_unref_table(tb->parent);
+			free(tb);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tb;
+}
+
+static void diskpart_unref_table(struct diskpart_table *tb)
+{
+	if (!tb)
+		return;
+
+	if (tb->child)
+		fdisk_unref_table(tb->child);
+
+	if (tb->parent)
+		fdisk_unref_table(tb->parent);
+
+	free(tb);
+}
+
+static int diskpart_get_partitions(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct diskpart_table *tb,
+		struct create_table *createtable)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (fdisk_get_partitions(PARENT(cxt), &tb->parent))
+		createtable->parent = true;
+
+	if (IS_HYBRID(cxt) && fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb->child))
+		createtable->child = true;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
 				  struct partition_data *part,
 				  unsigned long sector_size,
 				  struct fdisk_parttype *parttype)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!sector_size)
-		sector_size = 1;
 	fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
 	fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
 	fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
@@ -117,7 +307,7 @@  static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
 	if (part->partno != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno))
 		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_partno(pa, part->partno);
 	else
-		ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
+		ret |= -EINVAL;
 	if (strlen(part->name))
 	      ret |= fdisk_partition_set_name(pa, part->name);
 	if (part->size != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->size))
@@ -131,6 +321,85 @@  static int diskpart_set_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int diskpart_set_hybrid_partition(struct fdisk_partition *pa,
+								  struct partition_data *part,
+								  struct fdisk_parttype *parttype,
+								  struct fdisk_table *tb)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Lookup the parent partition by partition number so that we
+	 * can align the nested/hybrid partition entries properly.
+	 */
+	struct fdisk_partition *parent = fdisk_table_get_partition_by_partno(tb, part->partno);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!parent) {
+		ERROR("I cannot find parent for hybrid partition %zu(%s)", part->partno, part->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	};
+
+	fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
+	fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
+	fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
+	fdisk_partition_size_explicit(pa, 1);
+	if (fdisk_partition_has_start(parent))
+		ret = fdisk_partition_set_start(pa, fdisk_partition_get_start(parent));
+	else
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
+	if (strlen(part->name))
+		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_name(pa, part->name);
+	if (fdisk_partition_has_size(parent))
+		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_size(pa, fdisk_partition_get_size(parent));
+	else
+		ret |= -EINVAL;
+
+	if (parttype)
+		ret |= fdisk_partition_set_type(pa, parttype);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int diskpart_append_hybrid_pmbr(struct fdisk_label *lb, struct fdisk_table *tb)
+{
+	struct fdisk_partition *pa;
+	struct fdisk_parttype *parttype;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	pa = fdisk_new_partition();
+	fdisk_partition_unset_partno(pa);
+	fdisk_partition_unset_size(pa);
+	fdisk_partition_unset_start(pa);
+	fdisk_partition_size_explicit(pa, 1);
+
+	/*
+	 * Place the hybrid PMBR over the GPT header
+	 */
+	ret = fdisk_partition_set_start(pa, 1);
+	ret |= fdisk_partition_set_size(pa, 33);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set type to 0xEE(Intel EFI GUID Partition Table) for hybrid PMBR
+	 */
+	parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_code(lb, 0xee);
+	ret |= fdisk_partition_set_type(pa, parttype);
+
+	/*
+	 * Just append the hybrid PMBR entry at the end since Linux will
+	 * run in GPT mode if any primary DOS entry is 0xEE.
+	 */
+	ret |= fdisk_partition_partno_follow_default(pa, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb, pa)) < 0) {
+		ERROR("Failed to append hybrid PMBR to table");
+	}
+	fdisk_unref_partition(pa);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return true if partition differs
  */
@@ -173,7 +442,30 @@  static bool diskpart_partition_cmp(struct fdisk_partition *firstpa, struct fdisk
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb,
+static int diskpart_reload_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = fdisk_delete_all_partitions(cxt);
+	if (ret) {
+		ERROR("Partition table cannot be deleted: %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = fdisk_apply_table(cxt, tb);
+	if (ret) {
+		ERROR("Partition table cannot be applied: %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	fdisk_reset_table(tb);
+	ret = fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb);
+	if (ret) {
+		ERROR("Error loading applied table %d:", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct diskpart_table *tb,
 		struct partition_data *part, struct hnd_priv priv)
 {
 	struct fdisk_parttype *parttype;
@@ -181,13 +473,15 @@  static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
 	unsigned long sector_size;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	lb = fdisk_get_label(cxt, NULL);
+	lb = fdisk_get_label(PARENT(cxt), NULL);
 	if (!lb) {
 		ERROR("Failed to load label");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sector_size = fdisk_get_sector_size(cxt);
+	sector_size = fdisk_get_sector_size(PARENT(cxt));
+	if (!sector_size)
+		sector_size = 1;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
 		struct fdisk_partition *newpa;
@@ -196,7 +490,7 @@  static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
 		/*
 		 * GPT uses strings instead of hex code for partition type
 		 */
-		if (fdisk_is_label(cxt, GPT)) {
+		if (fdisk_is_label(PARENT(cxt), GPT)) {
 			parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_string(lb, part->type);
 			if (!parttype)
 				parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_string(lb, GPT_DEFAULT_ENTRY_TYPE);
@@ -207,13 +501,65 @@  static int diskpart_fill_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb
 		if (ret) {
 			WARN("I cannot set all partition's parameters");
 		}
-		if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb, newpa)) < 0) {
+		if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb->parent, newpa)) < 0) {
 			ERROR("I cannot add partition %zu(%s): %d", part->partno, part->name, ret);
 		}
 		fdisk_unref_partition(newpa);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Reload parent table against the context to populate default values.
+	 * We must do this before adding hybrid entries so we can derive nested values.
+	 */
+	ret = diskpart_reload_table(PARENT(cxt), tb->parent);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
+		lb = fdisk_get_label(cxt, "dos");
+		if (!lb) {
+			ERROR("Failed to load hybrid label");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
+			if (strlen(part->dostype)) {
+				struct fdisk_partition *newpa;
+
+				newpa = fdisk_new_partition();
+
+				parttype = fdisk_label_get_parttype_from_code(lb, ustrtoull(part->dostype, 16));
+				if (!parttype) {
+					ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s) invalid dostype: %s",
+						part->partno, part->name, part->dostype);
+				}
+				ret = diskpart_set_hybrid_partition(newpa, part, parttype, tb->parent);
+				if (ret) {
+					WARN("I cannot set all hybrid partition's parameters");
+				}
+				if ((ret = fdisk_table_add_partition(tb->child, newpa)) < 0) {
+					ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s): %d", part->partno, part->name, ret);
+				}
+				fdisk_unref_partition(newpa);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			}
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Add PMBR after other entries since bootloaders should not care about its position.
+		 */
+		ret = diskpart_append_hybrid_pmbr(lb, tb->child);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		/*
+		 * Reload child table against the context to fully populate remaining values.
+		 */
+		ret = diskpart_reload_table(cxt, tb->child);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -258,44 +604,94 @@  static int diskpart_table_cmp(struct fdisk_table *tb, struct fdisk_table *oldtb)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int diskpart_reload_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct fdisk_table *tb)
+static int diskpart_compare_tables(struct diskpart_table *tb, struct diskpart_table *oldtb,
+		struct create_table *createtable)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	ret = fdisk_delete_all_partitions(cxt);
-	if (ret) {
-		ERROR("Partition table cannot be deleted: %d", ret);
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * A partiton table was found on disk, now compares the two tables
+	 * to check if they differ.
+	 */
+	if (!createtable->parent) {
+		ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb->parent, oldtb->parent);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		else if (ret)
+			createtable->parent = true;
 	}
-	ret = fdisk_apply_table(cxt, tb);
-	if (ret) {
-		ERROR("Partition table cannot be applied: %d", ret);
-		return ret;
+
+	if (tb->child && !createtable->child) {
+		ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb->child, oldtb->child);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		else if (ret)
+			createtable->child = true;
 	}
-	fdisk_reset_table(tb);
-	ret = fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &tb);
-	if (ret) {
-		ERROR("Error loading applied table %d:", ret);
-		return ret;
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int diskpart_write_table(struct fdisk_context *cxt, struct create_table *createtable)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (createtable->parent || createtable->child)
+		TRACE("Partitions on disk differ, write to disk;");
+	else
+		TRACE("Same partition table on disk, do not touch partition table !");
+
+	if (createtable->child) {
+		if (!IS_HYBRID(cxt)) {
+			ERROR("Internal fault, tried to create nested table but disk is not hybrid.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Everything done, write into disk
+		 */
+		ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(cxt);
+		if (ret)
+			ERROR("Nested partition table cannot be written on disk");
+		if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(cxt))
+			WARN("Nested partition table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (createtable->parent) {
+		/*
+		 * Everything done, write into disk
+		 */
+		ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(PARENT(cxt));
+		if (ret)
+			ERROR("Partition table cannot be written on disk");
+		if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(PARENT(cxt)))
+			WARN("Table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
 	void __attribute__ ((__unused__)) *data)
 {
-	char *lbtype = dict_get_value(&img->properties, "labeltype");
+	char *lbtype = diskpart_get_lbtype(img);
 	struct dict_list *parts;
 	struct dict_list_elem *elem;
 	struct fdisk_context *cxt;
 	struct partition_data *part;
 	struct partition_data *tmp;
-	struct fdisk_table *tb = NULL;
-	struct fdisk_table *oldtb = NULL;
+	struct diskpart_table *tb = NULL;
+	struct diskpart_table *oldtb = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long i;
+	unsigned long hybrid = 0;
 	struct hnd_priv priv =  {FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS};
-	bool createtable = false;
+	struct create_table *createtable = (struct create_table *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct create_table));
 
 	if (!lbtype || (strcmp(lbtype, "gpt") && strcmp(lbtype, "dos"))) {
 		ERROR("Just GPT or DOS partition table are supported");
@@ -307,28 +703,6 @@  static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	cxt = fdisk_new_context();
-	if (!cxt) {
-		ERROR("Failed to allocate libfdisk context");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The library uses dialog driven partitioning by default.
-	 * Disable as we don't support interactive dialogs.
-	 */
-	ret = fdisk_disable_dialogs(cxt, 1);
-	if (ret) {
-		ERROR("Failed to disable dialogs");
-		goto handler_release;
-	}
-
-	ret = fdisk_assign_device(cxt, img->device, 0);
-	if (ret == -EACCES) {
-		ERROR("no access to %s", img->device);
-		goto handler_release;
-	}
-
 	struct dict_entry *entry;
 	LIST_FOREACH(entry, &img->properties, next) {
 		parts = &entry->list;
@@ -376,12 +750,29 @@  static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
 					case PART_FSTYPE:
 						strncpy(part->fstype, equal, sizeof(part->fstype));
 						break;
+					case PART_DOSTYPE:
+						strncpy(part->dostype, equal, sizeof(part->dostype));
+						hybrid++;
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, next);
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Hybrid entries must use the primary DOS/MBR partition table,
+		 * this has a maximum of four partitions, however we must reserve
+		 * one for the hybrid PMBR entry so that GPT aware software will
+		 * read the GPT table properly.
+		 */
+		if (hybrid > 3) {
+			ERROR("I cannot add hybrid partition %zu(%s): hybrid dos partition limit of 3 exceeded",
+				  part->partno, strlen(part->name) ? part->name : "UNDEF NAME");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto handler_exit;
+		}
+
 		TRACE("partition-%zu:%s size %" PRIu64 " start %zu type %s",
 			part->partno != LIBFDISK_INIT_UNDEF(part->partno) ? part->partno : 0,
 			strlen(part->name) ? part->name : "UNDEF NAME",
@@ -410,99 +801,60 @@  static int diskpart(struct img_type *img,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Check partition table
-	 */
-	if (!fdisk_has_label(cxt)) {
-		WARN("%s does not contain a recognized partition table",
-		     img->device);
-		ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
-		if (ret) {
-			ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
-			goto handler_release;
-		}
-		createtable = true;
-	} else if (lbtype) {
-		if (!strcmp(lbtype, "gpt"))
-			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_GPT;
-		else
-			priv.labeltype = FDISK_DISKLABEL_DOS;
-
-		if (!fdisk_is_labeltype(cxt, priv.labeltype)) {
-			WARN("Partition table of different type, setting to %s, all data lost !",
-				lbtype);
-			ret = fdisk_create_disklabel(cxt, lbtype);
-			if (ret) {
-				ERROR("Failed to create disk label");
-				goto handler_release;
-			}
-			createtable = true;
-		}
+	if (hybrid && (!lbtype || strcmp(lbtype, "gpt"))) {
+		ERROR("Partitions have hybrid(dostype) entries but labeltype is not gpt !");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto handler_release;
 	}
 
+	ret = diskpart_assign_context(&cxt, img, priv, hybrid, createtable);
+	if (ret == -EACCES)
+		goto handler_release;
+	else if (ret)
+		goto handler_exit;
+
 	/*
 	 * Create a new in-memory partition table to be compared
 	 * with the table on the disk, and applied if differs
 	 */
-	tb = fdisk_new_table();
-
-	if (fdisk_get_partitions(cxt, &oldtb))
-		createtable = true;
-
+	tb = diskpart_new_table(cxt);
 	if (!tb) {
 		ERROR("OOM creating new table !");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto handler_exit;
 	}
 
+	oldtb = calloc(1, sizeof(*oldtb));
+	if (!oldtb) {
+		ERROR("OOM loading partitions !");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	/*
-	 * Fill the new in-memory partition table from the partition list.
+	 * Fill the old in-memory partition table from the disk.
 	 */
-	ret = diskpart_fill_table(cxt, tb, part, priv);
+	ret = diskpart_get_partitions(cxt, oldtb, createtable);
 	if (ret)
 		goto handler_exit;
 
 	/*
-	 * Reload new table against the context to populate default values
-	 * so that we can compare partitions properly.
+	 * Fill the new in-memory partition table from the partition list.
 	 */
-	ret = diskpart_reload_table(cxt, tb);
+	ret = diskpart_fill_table(cxt, tb, part, priv);
 	if (ret)
 		goto handler_exit;
 
-	/*
-	 * A partiton table was found on disk, now compares the two tables
-	 * to check if they differ.
-	 */
-	if (!createtable) {
-		ret = diskpart_table_cmp(tb, oldtb);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto handler_exit;
-		else if (ret)
- 			createtable = true;
-	}
-
-	if (createtable) {
-		TRACE("Partitions on disk differ, write to disk;");
+	ret = diskpart_compare_tables(tb, oldtb, createtable);
+	if (ret)
+		goto handler_exit;
 
-		/*
-		 * Everything done, write into disk
-		 */
-		ret = fdisk_write_disklabel(cxt);
-		if (ret)
-			ERROR("Partition table cannot be written on disk");
-		if (fdisk_reread_partition_table(cxt))
-			WARN("Table cannot be reread from the disk, be careful !");
-	} else {
-		ret = 0;
-		TRACE("Same partition table on disk, do not touch partition table !");
-	}
+	ret = diskpart_write_table(cxt, createtable);
 
 handler_exit:
 	if (tb)
-		fdisk_unref_table(tb);
+		diskpart_unref_table(tb);
 	if (oldtb)
-		fdisk_unref_table(oldtb);
+		diskpart_unref_table(oldtb);
 	if (fdisk_deassign_device(cxt, 0))
 		WARN("Error deassign device %s", img->device);
 
@@ -519,7 +871,7 @@  handler_release:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DISKFORMAT
 	/* Create filesystems */
-	if (!ret && createtable) {
+	if (!ret && createtable->parent) {
 		LIST_FOREACH(part, &priv.listparts, next) {
 			int index;
 			/*