[PATCH v6 00/17] efi_loader: add capsule update support

AKASHI Takahiro
2020-09-10T02:43:26Z

On Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 04:48:30PM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 07.09.20 07:34, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > Summary
> > =======
> > 'UpdateCapsule' is one of runtime services defined in UEFI specification
> > and its aim is to allow a caller (OS) to pass information to the firmware,
> > i.e. U-Boot. This is mostly used to update firmware binary on devices by
> > instructions from OS.
> >
> > While 'UpdateCapsule' is a runtime services function, it is, at least
> > initially, supported only before exiting boot services alike other runtime
> > functions, [Get/]SetVariable. This is because modifying storage which may
> > be shared with OS must be carefully designed and there is no general
> > assumption that we can do it.
> >
> > Therefore, we practically support only "capsule on disk"; any capsule can
> > be handed over to UEFI subsystem as a file on a specific file system.
> >
> > In this patch series, all the related definitions and structures are given
> > as UEFI specification describes, and basic framework for capsule support
> > is provided. Currently supported is
> > * firmware update (Firmware Management Protocol or simply FMP)
> >
> > Most of functionality of firmware update is provided by FMP driver and
> > it can be, by nature, system/platform-specific. So you can and should
> > implement your own FMP driver(s) based on your system requirements.
> > Under the current implementation, we provide two basic but generic
> > drivers with two formats:
> > * FIT image format (as used in TFTP update and dfu)
> > * raw image format
> >
> > It's totally up to users which one, or both, should be used on users'
> > system depending on user requirements.
> >
> > Quick usage
> > ===========
> > 1. You can create a capsule file with the following host command:
> >
> > $ mkeficapsule [--fit <fit image> | --raw <raw image>]
> >
> > 2. Put the file under:
> >
> > /EFI/UpdateCapsule of UEFI system partition
> >
> > 3. Specify firmware storage to be updated in "dfu_alt_info" variable
> > (Please follow README.dfu for details.)
> >
> > ==> env set dfu_alt_info '...'
> >
> > 4. After setting up UEFI's OsIndications variable, reboot U-Boot:
> >
> > OsIndications <= EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FILE_CAPSULE_DELIVERY_SUPPORTED
> >
> > Patch structure
> > ===============
> > Patch#1-#4,#12: preparatory patches
> > Patch#5-#11,#13: main part of implementation
> > Patch#14-#15: utilities
> > Patch#16-#17: pytests
> >
> > [1] https://git.linaro.org/people/takahiro.akashi/u-boot.git efi/capsule
> >
> > Prerequisite patches
> > ====================
> > In this version, the DFU change by Heinrich[2] is, at least temporarily,
> > not a prerequisite due to the discussions[3].
> >
> > [2] https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2020-July/420950.html
> > [3] https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2020-August/424716.html
>
> The end of the discussion was that the patch is postponed to v2021.01
> like your series.

My understanding was that the patch will be deferred until v2021.01
and we need more discussions. Right?

> >
> > Test
> > ====
> > * passed all the pytests which are included in this patch series
> > on sandbox build locally.
> >
> > Please note that the capsule pytest itself won't be run in the CI
> > partly because some specific configuration for sandbox build is
>
> Shouldn't the sandbox_defconfig changes be added to your series?

I won't hesitate to add them if Simon agrees.
Since the current test removed the dependency on ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH
which was required in v3 or early, it would be more acceptable.

> Is this the correct change:

It would be fine.

> diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
> index 6e9f029cc9..da82afaa01 100644
> --- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
> @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_DEMO_SIMPLE=y
> CONFIG_DM_DEMO_SHAPE=y
> CONFIG_BOARD=y
> CONFIG_BOARD_SANDBOX=y
> +CONFIG_DFU_SF=y
> CONFIG_DMA=y
> CONFIG_DMA_CHANNELS=y
> CONFIG_SANDBOX_DMA=y
> @@ -261,6 +262,10 @@ CONFIG_CMD_DHRYSTONE=y
> CONFIG_TPM=y
> CONFIG_LZ4=y
> CONFIG_ERRNO_STR=y
> +CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_UPDATE_CAPSULE=y
> +CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y
> +CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_FIT=y
> +CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y
> CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT=y
> CONFIG_TEST_FDTDEC=y
> CONFIG_UNIT_TEST=y
>
> > required and partly because there is a problem with virt-make-fs.
>
> What problem with virt-make-fs exists? How will this be solved?

See my reply to Tom.

-Takahiro Akashi

> > See test_efi_capsule_firmware.py.
> >
> > Issues
> > ======
> > * Timing of executing capsules-on-disk
> > Currently, processing a capsule is triggered only as part of
> > UEFI subsystem initialization. This means that, for example,
> > firmware update, may not take place at system booting time and
> > will potentially be delayed until a first call of any UEFI functions.
> > => See patch#5 for my proposal
> > * A bunch of warnings like
> > WARNING: Use 'if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG...))' instead of '#if or #ifdef'
> > where possible
> > I don't think that fixing those improves anything.
>
> Please, use 'if' instead of '#if' where possible so that the compiler
> checks the code syntax even if the configuration is not set. Like with
> '#if' the compiler will eliminate unused code.
>
> Best regards
>
> Heinrich
>
> > * Add a document in uefi.rst
> >
> > TODO's
> > ======
> > (Won't be addressed in this series.)
> > * capsule authentication
> > * capsule dependency (dependency expression instruction set, or depex)
> > * loading drivers in a capsule
> > * handling RESET flag in a capsule and QeuryCapsuleCaps
> > * full semantics of ESRT (EFI System Resource Table)
> > * enabling capsule API at runtime
> > * json capsule
> > * recovery from update failure
> >
> > Changes
> > =======
> > v6 (September 7, 2020)
> > * temporarily drop the prerequisite patch[2]
> > * add a missing field (dependencies) in efi_api.h (but never used) (Patch#10)
> > * add a missing field (image_capsule_support) and related definitions
> > in efi_api.h (Patch#10, #15)
> > * cosmetic changes on constant definitions in efi_api.h (Patch#10)
> > * strict check for INVALID_PARAMETER at GET_IMAGE_INFO api (Patch#11,#13)
> > * fix warnings in pytest (Patch#16,#17)
> >
> > v5 (August 3, 2020)
> > * removed superfluous type conversion at dfu_write_from_mem_addr()
> > (Patch#2)
> > * introduced a common helper function, efi_create_indexed_name()
> > (Patch#6,#7,#8)
> > * use efi_[get|set]_variable_int(), if necessary, with READ_ONLY
> > (Patch#7,#8)
> > * return EFI_UNSUPPORTED at Patch#7
> > * changed the word, number, to 'index' (Patch#7,#8)
> > * removed 'ifdef CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK' from a header (Patch#8)
> > * initialize 'CapsuleLast' in efi_init_obj_list() (Patch#7,#8)
> > * added 'const' qualifier for filename argument at
> > efi_capsule_[read|delete]_file() (Patch#8)
> >
> > v4 (July 22, 2020)
> > * rebased to Heinrich's current efi-2020-10
> > * rework dfu-related code to align with Heinrich's change (Patch#1,#3)
> > * change a type of 'addr' argument from int to 'void *' per Sughosh's
> > comment (Patch#2-#3,#11-#12)
> > * rework/simplify pytests (Patch#15-#16)
> > - utilize virt-make-fs
> > - drop Test Case 1 (updating U-Boot environment data)
> > - remove useless definitions (MNT_PNT, EFI_CAPSULE_IMAGE_NAME)
> > - apply autopep8
> >
> > v3 (July 10, 2020)
> > * rebased to Heinrich's current efi-2020-10-rc1
> > * refactor efi_firmware_[fit|raw]_get_image_info() (patch#11,#13)
> >
> > v2 (June 17, 2020)
> > * rebased to v2020.07-rc4
> > * add preparatory patches for dfu (Patch#1-#5, #12)
> > * rework FIT capsule driver to utilize dfu_alt_info instead of CONFIG_xxx
> > (patch#11)
> > * extend get_image_info() to correspond to dfu_alt_info
> > (patch#11)
> > * add a 'raw binary' capsule support
> > (patch#13, #17)
> > * allow multiple capsule formats (with different GUIDs) to be installed
> > (patch#11, #13)
> > * extend mkeficapsule command to accept additional parameters, like
> > version/index/hardware instance for a capsule header info.
> > (patch#15)
> > * mkeficapsule can now also generate raw-binary capsule
> > (patch#16)
> > * add function descriptions
> > * apply autopep8 to pytests and fix more against pylint
> >
> > v1 (April 27, 2020)
> > * rebased to v2020.07-rc
> > * removed already-merged patches (RFC's #1 to #4)
> > * dropped 'variable update' capsule support (RFC's patch#10)
> > * dropped 'variable configuration table' support (RFC's patch#11)
> > (Those two should be discussed separately.)
> > * add preparatory patches (patch#1/#2)
> > * fix several build errors
> > * rename some Kconfig options to be aligned with UEFI specification's terms
> > (patch#3,4,6,7)
> > * enforce UpdateCapsule API to be disabled after ExitBootServices (patch#3)
> > * use config table, runtime_services_supported, instead of variable (patch#3)
> > * make EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK buildable even if UpdateCapsule API is disabled
> > (patch4)
> > * support OsIndications, invoking capsule-on-disk only if the variable
> > indicates so (patch#4)
> > * introduced EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY to invoke capsule-on-disk in U-Boot
> > initialization (patch#4)
> > * detect capsule files only if they are on EFI system partition (patch#4)
> > * use printf, rather than EFI_PRINT, in error cases (patch#4)
> > * use 'header_size' field to retrieve capsule data, adding sanity checks
> > against capsule size (patch#6)
> > * call fmpt driver interfaces with EFI_CALL (patch#6)
> > * remove 'variable update capsule'-related code form mkeficapsule (patch#9)
> > * add a test case of OsIndications not being set properly (patch#10)
> > * adjust test scenario for EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY (patch#10)
> > * revise pytest scripts (patch#10)
> >
> > Initial release as RFC (March 17, 2020)
> >
> > AKASHI Takahiro (17):
> > dfu: rename dfu_tftp_write() to dfu_write_by_name()
> > dfu: modify an argument type for an address
> > common: update: add a generic interface for FIT image
> > dfu: export dfu_list
> > efi_loader: add option to initialise EFI subsystem early
> > efi_loader: add efi_create_indexed_name()
> > efi_loader: define UpdateCapsule api
> > efi_loader: capsule: add capsule_on_disk support
> > efi_loader: capsule: add memory range capsule definitions
> > efi_loader: capsule: support firmware update
> > efi_loader: add firmware management protocol for FIT image
> > dfu: add dfu_write_by_alt()
> > efi_loader: add firmware management protocol for raw image
> > cmd: add "efidebug capsule" command
> > tools: add mkeficapsule command for UEFI capsule update
> > test/py: efi_capsule: test for FIT image capsule
> > test/py: efi_capsule: test for raw image capsule
> >
> > cmd/efidebug.c | 235 +++++
> > common/Kconfig | 15 +
> > common/Makefile | 3 +-
> > common/board_r.c | 6 +
> > common/main.c | 4 +
> > common/update.c | 77 +-
> > drivers/dfu/Kconfig | 6 +
> > drivers/dfu/Makefile | 2 +-
> > drivers/dfu/dfu.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/dfu/dfu_alt.c | 125 +++
> > drivers/dfu/dfu_tftp.c | 65 --
> > include/dfu.h | 57 +-
> > include/efi_api.h | 166 ++++
> > include/efi_loader.h | 30 +
> > include/image.h | 12 +
> > lib/efi_loader/Kconfig | 72 ++
> > lib/efi_loader/Makefile | 2 +
> > lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c | 917 ++++++++++++++++++
> > lib/efi_loader/efi_firmware.c | 403 ++++++++
> > lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c | 104 +-
> > lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c | 106 +-
> > test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/conftest.py | 72 ++
> > test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/defs.py | 12 +
> > .../test_efi_capsule/test_capsule_firmware.py | 241 +++++
> > .../tests/test_efi_capsule/uboot_bin_env.its | 36 +
> > tools/Makefile | 2 +
> > tools/mkeficapsule.c | 239 +++++
> > 27 files changed, 2871 insertions(+), 140 deletions(-)
> > create mode 100644 drivers/dfu/dfu_alt.c
> > delete mode 100644 drivers/dfu/dfu_tftp.c
> > create mode 100644 lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
> > create mode 100644 lib/efi_loader/efi_firmware.c
> > create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/conftest.py
> > create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/defs.py
> > create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/test_capsule_firmware.py
> > create mode 100644 test/py/tests/test_efi_capsule/uboot_bin_env.its
> > create mode 100644 tools/mkeficapsule.c
> >
>