On 8/17/25 5:02 PM, Lucien.Jheng wrote:
This commit introduces a new API, request_firmware_into_buf_via_script(), to the fs_loader framework. This function allows firmware to be loaded into memory using a user-defined U-Boot script, providing greater flexibility for firmware loading scenarios that cannot be handled by static file paths or device/partition selection alone.Key features: - The API runs a specified U-Boot script (by name), which is responsible for loading the firmware into memory by any means (e.g., load from MMC, USB, network, etc.). - The script must set two environment variables: 'fw_addr' (the memory address where the firmware is loaded) and 'fw_size' (the size of the firmware in bytes). - The function validates these variables, copies the firmware into a newly allocated buffer (using memdup), and returns the pointer via the provided double pointer argument. - The maximum allowed firmware size is checked to prevent buffer overflows. - The environment variables are cleared after use to avoid stale data. - Detailed error messages are provided for all failure conditions to aid debugging. Usage example: 1. Define a U-Boot script in the environment that loads the firmware and sets the required variables: => env set my_fw_script 'load mmc 0:1 ${loadaddr} firmware.bin && env set fw_addr ${loadaddr} && env set fw_size ${filesize}' 2. In your code, call the new API: void *fw_buf = NULL; int ret = request_firmware_into_buf_via_script(&fw_buf, 0x46000000, "my_fw_script"); if (ret < 0) return ret; This approach allows board integrators and users to customize the firmware loading process without modifying the source code, simply by changing the script in the U-Boot environment. Signed-off-by: Lucien.Jheng <lucienzx...@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut+rene...@mailbox.org> Thank you for all this hard work.
