Hi, setting up GPT on an iMX6, I noticed a small bug subject to CONFIG_PARTITION_DISK_EFI_GPT_NO_FORCE that leads to unparsed GPTs.
Background: The iMX supports the mmc user partition as bootmedia source too. Problem: The (additional) filetype check[0] fails, if the given buffer contains multiple, subsequent file(type)s. The buffer might contain the beginning of a disk that contains i.e. a Barebox image *and* a partition table. The function file_detect_type returns a single (first recognized) type[1]. In my case, it returns the Barebox image type. There is a comment about this additional check noting it will be mandatory as it will be "[..] added to the EFI Spec. per Intel after v1.02.". Anybody can elaborate on that? That feedback could help to understand why file_detect_partition_table is insufficient in this case. [0] https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/tree/common/partitions/efi.c#n372 [1] https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/tree/common/filetype.c#n352 -- Kind Regards, Leif Middelschulte Software Development Engineer KLS Martin GmbH + Co. KG, A Company of the KLS Martin Group Am Flughafen 18 79108 Freiburg, Germany Phone +49 (761) 557 997-543 Fax +49 (761) 557 997-520 Web [email protected] www.klsmartin.com Commercial Register: Freiburg im Breisgau HRA 4044 Managing directors: Michael Martin, Karl Leibinger, Christian Leibinger General partner: KLS Martin Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Commercial register: Stuttgart HRB 451316 Tax ID number: DE 237467280 This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. _______________________________________________ barebox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox
