Add a config option for fast device init (i.e. skip non-bootable devices). This optimization breaks boot in some rare configurations, specifically in case the boot loader needs access to secondary disks.
Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <[email protected]> --- src/boot.c | 2 ++ src/Kconfig | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/boot.c b/src/boot.c index 1effd802ce06..771d2382e38f 100644 --- a/src/boot.c +++ b/src/boot.c @@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ u8 is_bootprio_strict(void) { static int prio_halt = -2; + if (!CONFIG_BOOT_FAST_INIT) + return 0; if (prio_halt == -2) prio_halt = find_prio("HALT"); return prio_halt >= 0; diff --git a/src/Kconfig b/src/Kconfig index 3a8ffa15fded..6b750a41b42c 100644 --- a/src/Kconfig +++ b/src/Kconfig @@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ endchoice help Support controlling of the boot order via the fw_cfg/CBFS "bootorder" file. + config BOOT_FAST_INIT + depends on BOOTORDER + bool "Fast boot device init" + default y + help + Skip initialization for devices without bootindex. Speeds + up boot and reduced memory footprint, but may cause boot + problems in case the bootloader needs access to secondary + disks. + config HOST_BIOS_GEOMETRY depends on BOOT bool "Boot device bios geometry override" -- 2.30.2 _______________________________________________ SeaBIOS mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
