On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 at 07:26, Martyn Welch <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have previously added logic to allow a "fallback" option to be > specified in the extlinux configuration. Provide a command that allows > us to set this as the preferred default option when booting. > > Combined with the bootcount functionality, this allows the "altbootcmd" > to provide a means of falling back to a previously known good state > after a failed update. For example, if "bootcmd" is set to: > > bootflow scan -lb > > We would set "altbootcmd" to: > > bootmeth set extlinux fallback 1; bootflow scan -lb > > Causing the boot process to boot from the fallback option. > > Signed-off-by: Martyn Welch <[email protected]> > --- > boot/bootmeth-uclass.c | 25 ++++++++++++++ > boot/bootmeth_extlinux.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > cmd/bootmeth.c | 25 ++++++++++++-- > include/bootmeth.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++ > 4 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <[email protected]> But please update the documentation too - for the command and for the new bootstd feature
