[U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function

[U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function

[Michal Simek]

Patch: "Put common autoload code into auto_load() function"
(sha1: 093498669e77597635a24f326f11efeab213d394) is not simple code
cleanup but code change which introduce new bug.

If autoload variable is not setup it worked as autoload=yes.

Currently if autoload is not setup dhcp sends request in
forever loop.

There are two options how to fix it:
1. Move TftpStart() which is in this patch
2. Change functionality if autoload is not setup, set NetSate and ends.

@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void auto_load(void)
                }
 #endif
        TftpStart();
-       }
+       } else
+               NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
 }

CC: Eric B?nard <eric@eukrea.com>
CC: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>
---
 net/bootp.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bootp.c b/net/bootp.c
index 3db08ea..a003c42 100644
--- a/net/bootp.c
+++ b/net/bootp.c
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ static void auto_load(void)
 			return;
 		}
 #endif
-	TftpStart();
 	}
+	TftpStart();
 }
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_CMD_DHCP)
-- 
1.5.5.6

[U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function

[Simon Glass]

Hi Michal,

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu> wrote:
> Patch: "Put common autoload code into auto_load() function"
> (sha1: 093498669e77597635a24f326f11efeab213d394) is not simple code
> cleanup but code change which introduce new bug.
>
> If autoload variable is not setup it worked as autoload=yes.
>
> Currently if autoload is not setup dhcp sends request in
> forever loop.

Thanks for bring this up - there was some discussion at the time I
remember. Also please excuse the verbatim code in this email but I
want it to be clear.

The old code in v2011.03 is:

			/* Obey the 'autoload' setting */
			if ((s = getenv("autoload")) != NULL) {
				if (*s == 'n') {
					/*
					 * Just use BOOTP to configure system;
					 * Do not use TFTP to load the bootfile.
					 */
					NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
					return;
#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
				} else if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
					/*
					 * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
					 */
					NfsStart();
					return;
#endif
				}
			}
			TftpStart();
			return;


and

	if ((s = getenv("autoload")) != NULL) {
		if (*s == 'n') {
			/*
			 * Just use BOOTP to configure system;
			 * Do not use TFTP to load the bootfile.
			 */
			NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
			return;
#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
		} else if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
			/*
			 * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
			 */
			NfsStart();
			return;
#endif
		}
	}

	TftpStart();


These two sites were changed to a call to auto_load:

static void auto_load(void)
{
	const char *s = getenv("autoload");

	if (s != NULL) {
		if (*s == 'n') {
			/*
			 * Just use BOOTP to configure system;
			 * Do not use TFTP to load the bootfile.
			 */
			NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
			return;
		}
#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
		if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
			/*
			 * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
			 */
			NfsStart();
			return;
		}
#endif
	TftpStart();
	}
}


I don't see a change in the functionality here - I may be missing
something so please can you explain?

[U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function

[Michal Simek]

Hi,

2011/8/31 Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>

> Hi Michal,
>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu> wrote:
> > Patch: "Put common autoload code into auto_load() function"
> > (sha1: 093498669e77597635a24f326f11efeab213d394) is not simple code
> > cleanup but code change which introduce new bug.
> >
> > If autoload variable is not setup it worked as autoload=yes.
> >
> > Currently if autoload is not setup dhcp sends request in
> > forever loop.
>
> Thanks for bring this up - there was some discussion at the time I
> remember. Also please excuse the verbatim code in this email but I
> want it to be clear.
>
> The old code in v2011.03 is:
>
>                        /* Obey the 'autoload' setting */
>                        if ((s = getenv("autoload")) != NULL) {
>                                if (*s == 'n') {
>                                        /*
>                                         * Just use BOOTP to configure
> system;
>                                         * Do not use TFTP to load the
> bootfile.
>                                         */
>                                        NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
>                                        return;
> #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
>                                } else if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
>                                        /*
>                                         * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
>                                         */
>                                        NfsStart();
>                                        return;
> #endif
>                                }
>                        }
>                        TftpStart();
>                        return;
>
>
> and
>
>        if ((s = getenv("autoload")) != NULL) {
>                if (*s == 'n') {
>                        /*
>                         * Just use BOOTP to configure system;
>                         * Do not use TFTP to load the bootfile.
>                         */
>                        NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
>                        return;
> #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
>                } else if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
>                        /*
>                         * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
>                         */
>                        NfsStart();
>                        return;
> #endif
>                }
>        }
>
>        TftpStart();
>
>
> These two sites were changed to a call to auto_load:
>
> static void auto_load(void)
> {
>        const char *s = getenv("autoload");
>
>        if (s != NULL) {
>                if (*s == 'n') {
>                        /*
>                         * Just use BOOTP to configure system;
>                         * Do not use TFTP to load the bootfile.
>                         */
>                        NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
>                        return;
>                }
> #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
>                if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
>                        /*
>                         * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
>                         */
>                        NfsStart();
>                        return;
>                }
> #endif
>        TftpStart();
>        }
> }
>
>
> I don't see a change in the functionality here - I may be missing
> something so please can you explain?
>


just look at  TftpStart(); position in new and old code.
In new code is inside   if (s != NULL) { } part in old not which change
behavior.

Just do simple test run
set autoload
dhcp

on my system it loops forever.



>
> From my experience U-Boot has always performed an autoload unless you
> 'setenv autoload n', even if the variable is not set. From the README:
>
>  autoload      - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
>                  "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
>                  configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
>                  load any image using TFTP
>
>
> which suggests that this is the correct behavior (i.e. it defaults to
> autoload=yes)
>

I am fine with that that if autoload var is not set it means autoload=yes.


>
> >
> > There are two options how to fix it:
> > 1. Move TftpStart() which is in this patch
> > 2. Change functionality if autoload is not setup, set NetSate and ends.
> >
> > @@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void auto_load(void)
> >                }
> >  #endif
> >        TftpStart();
> > -       }
> > +       } else
> > +               NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
> >  }
> >
> > CC: Eric B?nard <eric@eukrea.com>
> > CC: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>
> > ---
> >  net/bootp.c |    2 +-
> >  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/net/bootp.c b/net/bootp.c
> > index 3db08ea..a003c42 100644
> > --- a/net/bootp.c
> > +++ b/net/bootp.c
> > @@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ static void auto_load(void)
> >                        return;
> >                }
> >  #endif
> > -       TftpStart();
> >        }
> > +       TftpStart();
> >  }
>
>
> Isn't this the opposite of the patch you want? I think you want to
> move TftpStart() inside the loop, like this:
>
> static void auto_load(void)
> {
>        const char *s = getenv("autoload");
>
>        if (s != NULL) {
>                if (*s == 'n') {
>                        /*
>                         * Just use BOOTP to configure system;
>                         * Do not use TFTP to load the bootfile.
>                         */
>                        NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
>                        return;
>                }
> #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)
>                if (strcmp(s, "NFS") == 0) {
>                        /*
>                         * Use NFS to load the bootfile.
>                         */
>                        NfsStart();
>                        return;
>                TftpStart();
>                }
> #endif
>        }
> }
>

Definitely this one - where TftpStart is not even called.

Michal

[U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Michal Simek,

In message <1314786967-23261-1-git-send-email-monstr@monstr.eu> you wrote:
> Patch: "Put common autoload code into auto_load() function"
> (sha1: 093498669e77597635a24f326f11efeab213d394) is not simple code
> cleanup but code change which introduce new bug.
> 
> If autoload variable is not setup it worked as autoload=yes.

Yes, and this is intentionally, because it's what poople expect when
they run the "dhcpboot" command.

> Currently if autoload is not setup dhcp sends request in
> forever loop.

That's not correct.  Only until a DHCP server provides the needed
configurationinformation so TFTP gets started.

> There are two options how to fix it:
> 1. Move TftpStart() which is in this patch
> 2. Change functionality if autoload is not setup, set NetSate and ends.

That would change behavious in a way that is not wanted.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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[U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function

[Michal Simek]

Hi,

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Michal Simek,
> 
> In message <1314786967-23261-1-git-send-email-monstr@monstr.eu> you wrote:
>> Patch: "Put common autoload code into auto_load() function"
>> (sha1: 093498669e77597635a24f326f11efeab213d394) is not simple code
>> cleanup but code change which introduce new bug.
>>
>> If autoload variable is not setup it worked as autoload=yes.
> 
> Yes, and this is intentionally, because it's what poople expect when
> they run the "dhcpboot" command.

ok.

> 
>> Currently if autoload is not setup dhcp sends request in
>> forever loop.
> 
> That's not correct.  Only until a DHCP server provides the needed
> configurationinformation so TFTP gets started.

That's what I get/see on my platforms.

> 
>> There are two options how to fix it:
>> 1. Move TftpStart() which is in this patch
>> 2. Change functionality if autoload is not setup, set NetSate and ends.
> 
> That would change behavious in a way that is not wanted.

Agree that point 2 change behavior.
Point 1 just fix c&p error.

Regards,
Michal


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