Hi Heiko, On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 02:20, Heiko Thiery <heiko.thi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > Am Do., 24. Apr. 2025 um 19:49 Uhr schrieb Heiko Thiery > <heiko.thi...@gmail.com>: > > > > Hi, > > > > Am Do., 24. Apr. 2025 um 19:45 Uhr schrieb Tom Rini <tr...@konsulko.com>: > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 07:36:06PM +0200, Heiko Thiery wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I tried bootflow for the first time and wanted to test my extlinux > > > > configuration with separate menu entries. But I don't see that the > > > > menu is shown. The default value is always selected. Am I right in > > > > thinking that this is not supported with extlinux? > > > > > > I suspect Simon also found this recently and fixed it as part of another > > > series. It's likely in: > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=449177&state=* > > > It wasn't based on master or next: > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/cover/20250319143820.2385092-1-...@chromium.org/ > > > And some of the tidying up lead to size growth in a number of platforms: > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20250319143820.2385092-2-...@chromium.org/ > > > Along with needing to document some of the user visible changes: > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20250319143820.2385092-7-...@chromium.org/ > > > > > > You might want to see if just patches 7 / 8 / 9 resolve the issue you > > > see and if so we can get just those merged in. > > > > Sounds promising. I will try to test this in the next days (when I'm > > back in office) and give you a feedback. > > Unfortunately it does not solve the problem. What I have is the > following extlinux config file on my boot partition: > > >>>> extlinux.conf > label Kontron SMARC-sAM67 > kernel /Image > devicetree /k3-am67a-kontron-sa67.dtb > append root=PARTUUID=f615c46d-fe53-4547-8875-4c21438d931e rootwait > > label Kontron SMARC-sAM67 on Evaluation Carrier 2.0 > kernel /Image > devicetree /k3-am67a-kontron-sa67.dtb > devicetree-overlay /k3-am67a-kontron-sa67-ads2.dtbo > append root=PARTUUID=f615c46d-fe53-4547-8875-4c21438d931e rootwait > >>>> > > >>>> output > [SDHC] => bootflow scan > Cannot persist EFI variables without system partition > Bus usb@31000000: Register 1000840 NbrPorts 1 > Starting the controller > USB XHCI 1.10 > Bus usb@31200000: cdns-usb3-host usb@31200000: set 1 has failed, back to 0 > scanning bus usb@31000000 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found > scanning bus usb@31200000 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found > > Error: ethernet@8000000ethernet@800000 No valid MAC address found. > > Error: ethernet@8000000ethernet@800000 No valid MAC address found. > [SDHC] => bootflow list > Showing all bootflows > Seq Method State Uclass Part Name Filename > --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ------------------------ > ---------------- > 0 efi_mgr ready (none) 0 <NULL> > 1 extlinux ready mmc 1 mmc@fa10000.bootdev.part_ > /extlinux/extlinux.conf > 2 extlinux ready mmc 1 mmc@fa00000.bootdev.part_ > /extlinux/extlinux.conf > --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ------------------------ > ---------------- > (3 bootflows, 3 valid) > [SDHC] => bootflow select 1 > [SDHC] => bootflow info > Name: mmc@fa10000.bootdev.part_1 > Device: mmc@fa10000.bootdev > Block dev: m...@fa10000.blk > Method: extlinux > State: ready > Partition: 1 > Subdir: (none) > Filename: /extlinux/extlinux.conf > Buffer: ffad2b80 > Size: 17f (383 bytes) > OS: Kontron SMARC-sAM67 on Evaluation Carrier 2.0 > Cmdline: (none) > Logo: (none) > FDT: <NULL> > Error: 0 > [SDHC] => bootflow select 2 > [SDHC] => bootflow info > Name: mmc@fa00000.bootdev.part_1 > Device: mmc@fa00000.bootdev > Block dev: m...@fa00000.blk > Method: extlinux > State: ready > Partition: 1 > Subdir: (none) > Filename: /extlinux/extlinux.conf > Buffer: ffad3b80 > Size: 17f (383 bytes) > OS: Kontron SMARC-sAM67 on Evaluation Carrier 2.0 > Cmdline: (none) > Logo: (none) > FDT: <NULL> > Error: 0 > [SDHC] => > >>>> > > For both found extlinux based entries it shows in the OS info line > "Kontron SMARC-sAM67 on Evaluation Carrier 2.0" that is the name/label > of the seconds entry. But when booting either 1 or 2 it always loads > the first entry of extlinux without loading and applying the overlay. > > Also support for having the menu shown is also not available.
The behaviour you should see is that (after the bootflow menu) you should see a separate 'extlinux' menu which allows you to choose the correct entry. So you will need 'menu label' instead of label. As Tom mentions my tree has some additional patches here: https://sjg.u-boot.org/u-boot/u-boot.git in case that helps. As to what you really want (putting each extlinux item in a separate bootflow), that's the next step. I will get back to it, but most likely not before the end of June. If you would like to try implementing it yourself, let me know and I can send some pointers. Regards, Simon
