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[PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating

Started by"Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
First post2015-10-07 13:20 +0200
Last post2015-10-08 13:10 +0200
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  [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com> - 2015-10-07 13:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware  updating Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie> - 2015-10-07 17:00 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware  updating "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com> - 2015-10-08 06:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware  updating Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie> - 2015-10-08 13:10 +0200

#1241390 — [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating

From"Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
Date2015-10-07 13:20 +0200
Subject[PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating
Message-ID<qgUVj-39p-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
From: "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>

Dear maintainers & communities,

This patchset is created on top of Matt's patchset:
1.)https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/7/390
"[PATCH 1/2] efi: Move efi_status_to_err() to efi.h"
2.)https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/7/391
"[PATCH 2/2] efi: Capsule update support"

It expose a misc char interface for user to upload the capsule binary and
calling efi_capsule_update() API to pass the binary to EFI firmware.

The steps to update efi firmware are:
1.) cat firmware.cap > /dev/efi_capsule_loader
2.) reboot

Any failed upload error message will be returned while doing "cat" through
file operation write() function call.

Tested the code with Intel Quark Galileo GEN1 platform.

Thanks.

---
NOTE:
If Matt agrees with this design, [PATCH v7 1/1] will be squash into his
[PATCH 2/2]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/7/391 for submitting.

changelog v8:
* further clean up on kunmap() & efi_free_all_buff_pages()
* design enhanced to support 1st few writes are less than efi header size
* removed support to padding capsule and flag error once the upload size
  bigger than header defined size

changelog v7:
* add successful message printed in dmesg
* shorten the code in efi_capsule_write() by splitting out
  efi_capsule_setup_info() & efi_capsule_submit_update() functions
* design added capability to support multiple file open action
* re-write those comments by following standard format
* design added the "uncomplete" error return through flush() file operation

changelog v6:
* clean up on error handling for better code flow and review
* clean up on pr_err() for critical error only
* design taking care writing block that below PAGE_SIZE
* once error has occurred, design will return -EIO until file close
* document design expectations/scenarios in the code
* change the dynamic allocation cap_info struct to statically allocated

changelog v5:
* changed to new design without leveraging firmware_class API
* use misc_char device interface instead of sysfs
* error return through file Write() function call


Kweh, Hock Leong (2):
  efi: export efi_capsule_supported() function symbol
  efi: a misc char interface for user to update efi firmware

 drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig              |   10
 drivers/firmware/efi/Makefile             |    1
 drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c            |    1
 drivers/firmware/efi/efi-capsule-loader.c |  356 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 368 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/firmware/efi/efi-capsule-loader.c

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#1241577 — Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating

FromBryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
Date2015-10-07 17:00 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating
Message-ID<qgYme-7YI-21@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1241390
On 07/10/15 20:13, Kweh, Hock Leong wrote:
> From: "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
>
> Dear maintainers & communities,
>
> This patchset is created on top of Matt's patchset:
> 1.)https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/7/390
> "[PATCH 1/2] efi: Move efi_status_to_err() to efi.h"
> 2.)https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/7/391
> "[PATCH 2/2] efi: Capsule update support"
>
> It expose a misc char interface for user to upload the capsule binary and
> calling efi_capsule_update() API to pass the binary to EFI firmware.
>
> The steps to update efi firmware are:
> 1.) cat firmware.cap > /dev/efi_capsule_loader
> 2.) reboot
>
> Any failed upload error message will be returned while doing "cat" through
> file operation write() function call.
>
> Tested the code with Intel Quark Galileo GEN1 platform.
>
> Thanks.
>
> ---
> NOTE:
> If Matt agrees with this design, [PATCH v7 1/1] will be squash into his
> [PATCH 2/2]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/7/391 for submitting.
>
> changelog v8:
> * further clean up on kunmap() & efi_free_all_buff_pages()
> * design enhanced to support 1st few writes are less than efi header size
> * removed support to padding capsule and flag error once the upload size
>    bigger than header defined size
>
> changelog v7:
> * add successful message printed in dmesg
> * shorten the code in efi_capsule_write() by splitting out
>    efi_capsule_setup_info() & efi_capsule_submit_update() functions
> * design added capability to support multiple file open action
> * re-write those comments by following standard format
> * design added the "uncomplete" error return through flush() file operation
>
> changelog v6:
> * clean up on error handling for better code flow and review
> * clean up on pr_err() for critical error only
> * design taking care writing block that below PAGE_SIZE
> * once error has occurred, design will return -EIO until file close
> * document design expectations/scenarios in the code
> * change the dynamic allocation cap_info struct to statically allocated
>
> changelog v5:
> * changed to new design without leveraging firmware_class API
> * use misc_char device interface instead of sysfs
> * error return through file Write() function call
>
>
> Kweh, Hock Leong (2):
>    efi: export efi_capsule_supported() function symbol
>    efi: a misc char interface for user to update efi firmware
>
>   drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig              |   10
>   drivers/firmware/efi/Makefile             |    1
>   drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c            |    1
>   drivers/firmware/efi/efi-capsule-loader.c |  356 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   4 files changed, 368 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 drivers/firmware/efi/efi-capsule-loader.c
>

Wilson.

Same question as at V7. If you aren't supporting the MFH on Galileo then 
what capsule are you using with 0.75 BIOS ? From memory it won't work 
without the MFH included ...

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#1241954 — RE: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating

From"Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
Date2015-10-08 06:00 +0200
SubjectRE: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating
Message-ID<qhax4-en-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1241577
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan O'Donoghue [mailto:pure.logic@nexus-software.ie]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 11:00 PM
> 
> Wilson.
> 
> Same question as at V7. If you aren't supporting the MFH on Galileo then
> what capsule are you using with 0.75 BIOS ? From memory it won't work
> without the MFH included ...
> 
> --
> BOD

As I mentioned before the Quark Security Header patch will not upstream
to mainline and will be carried by Intel. So to test with Quark Platform, I will
apply that patch into my kernel.

Thanks & Regards,
Wilson
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#1242194 — Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating

FromBryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
Date2015-10-08 13:10 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH v8 0/2] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating
Message-ID<qhhfc-1Eh-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1241954
On 08/10/15 04:50, Kweh, Hock Leong wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bryan O'Donoghue [mailto:pure.logic@nexus-software.ie]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 11:00 PM
>>
>> Wilson.
>>
>> Same question as at V7. If you aren't supporting the MFH on Galileo then
>> what capsule are you using with 0.75 BIOS ? From memory it won't work
>> without the MFH included ...
>>
>> --
>> BOD
>
> As I mentioned before the Quark Security Header patch will not upstream
> to mainline and will be carried by Intel. So to test with Quark Platform, I will
> apply that patch into my kernel.

Ah OK gotcha.

You're not actually going to provide support for capsule update in 
mainline for Quark then.

I'll take that discussion to a separate thread.

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BOD


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