Re: [OE-core] [meta-oe][PATCH v3] classes: rootfs-postcommands: autologin root on serial-getty

[Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@bootlin.com>]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:37:39 +0200
"Johannes Schneider via lists.openembedded.org"
<johannes.schneider=leica-geosystems.com@lists.openembedded.org> wrote:

> when empty-root-password AND serial-autologin-root are part of the
> IMAGE_FEATURES, save some of the developers time by not having to type
> the (then still sole) 'root' username on the serial consoleafter each

s/consoleafter/console after/

> and every reboot
> 
> this is done by inserting '--autologin root' into the command line of
> the responsible 'getty' service
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schneider <johannes.schneider@leica-geosystems.com>
> ---
>  meta/classes/core-image.bbclass          |  1 +
>  meta/classes/image.bbclass               |  2 +-
>  meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/meta/classes/core-image.bbclass b/meta/classes/core-image.bbclass
> index 84fd3eeb38..6764035729 100644
> --- a/meta/classes/core-image.bbclass
> +++ b/meta/classes/core-image.bbclass
> @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
>  #   - allow-empty-password
>  #   - allow-root-login
>  #   - post-install-logging
> +# - serial-autologin-root - with 'empty-root-password': autologin 'root' on the serial console
>  # - dev-pkgs            - development packages (headers, etc.) for all installed packages in the rootfs
>  # - dbg-pkgs            - debug symbol packages for all installed packages in the rootfs
>  # - lic-pkgs            - license packages for all installed pacakges in the rootfs, requires
> diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
> index 2139a7e576..fe32cdefd5 100644
> --- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
> +++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
>  # IMAGE_FEATURES may contain any available package group
>  IMAGE_FEATURES ?= ""
>  IMAGE_FEATURES[type] = "list"
> -IMAGE_FEATURES[validitems] += "debug-tweaks read-only-rootfs read-only-rootfs-delayed-postinsts stateless-rootfs empty-root-password allow-empty-password allow-root-login post-install-logging overlayfs-etc"
> +IMAGE_FEATURES[validitems] += "debug-tweaks read-only-rootfs read-only-rootfs-delayed-postinsts stateless-rootfs empty-root-password allow-empty-password allow-root-login serial-autologin-root post-install-logging overlayfs-etc"
>  
>  # Generate companion debugfs?
>  IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS ?= "0"
> diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
> index a8a952f31d..65fe74cc5d 100644
> --- a/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
> +++ b/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
> @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@bb.utils.contains_any("IMAGE_FEATURES", [ 'deb
>  # Allow dropbear/openssh to accept root logins if debug-tweaks or allow-root-login is enabled
>  ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@bb.utils.contains_any("IMAGE_FEATURES", [ 'debug-tweaks', 'allow-root-login' ], "ssh_allow_root_login; ", "",d)}'
>  
> +# Autologin the root user on the serial console, if empty-root-password and serial-autologin-root are active
> +ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@bb.utils.contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", [ 'empty-root-password', 'serial-autologin-root' ], "serial_autologin_root; ", "",d)}'
> +
>  # Enable postinst logging if debug-tweaks or post-install-logging is enabled
>  ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@bb.utils.contains_any("IMAGE_FEATURES", [ 'debug-tweaks', 'post-install-logging' ], "postinst_enable_logging; ", "",d)}'
>  
> @@ -196,6 +199,18 @@ ssh_allow_root_login () {
>  	fi
>  }
>  
> +#
> +# Autologin the 'root' user on the serial terminal,
> +# if empty-root-password' AND 'serial-autologin-root are enabled
> +#
> +serial_autologin_root () {
> +	if [ -e ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${systemd_system_unitdir}/serial-getty@.service ]; then
> +		sed -i '/^\s*ExecStart\b/ s/getty /&--autologin root /' \
> +			"${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${systemd_system_unitdir}/serial-getty@.service"
> +	fi
> +}
> +
> +


Extra empty line.

I took you patch for testing with the above fixed, no need to resend
just for those.

Thanks.
-- 
Luca Ceresoli, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com