/**
* get_file_size() - retrieve the size of initramfs, set efi status on error
*
- * @dev: device to read from. i.e "mmc"
- * @part: device partition. i.e "0:1"
- * @file: name fo file
+ * @dev: device to read from, e.g. "mmc"
+ * @part: device partition, e.g. "0:1"
+ * @file: name of file
* @status: EFI exit code in case of failure
*
* Return: size of file
}
/**
- * load_file2() - get information about random number generation
+ * efi_load_file2initrd() - load initial RAM disk
+ *
+ * This function implements the LoadFile service of the EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL
+ * in order to load an initial RAM disk requested by the Linux kernel stub.
*
- * This function implement the LoadFile2() service in order to load an initram
- * disk requested by the Linux kernel stub.
* See the UEFI spec for details.
*
- * @this: loadfile2 protocol instance
- * @file_path: relative path of the file. "" in this case
- * @boot_policy: must be false for Loadfile2
+ * @this: EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL instance
+ * @file_path: media device path of the file, "" in this case
+ * @boot_policy: must be false
* @buffer_size: size of allocated buffer
* @buffer: buffer to load the file
*
goto out;
}
- /* expect something like 'mmc 0:1 initrd.cpio.gz' */
+ /*
+ * expect a string with three space separated parts:
+ *
+ * * a block device type, e.g. "mmc"
+ * * a device and partition identifier, e.g. "0:1"
+ * * a file path on the block device, e.g. "/boot/initrd.cpio.gz"
+ */
dev = strsep(&s, " ");
if (!dev)
goto out;
}
/**
- * efi_initrd_register() - Register a handle and loadfile2 protocol
+ * efi_initrd_register() - create handle for loading initial RAM disk
*
- * This function creates a new handle and installs a linux specific GUID
- * to handle initram disk loading during boot.
- * See the UEFI spec for details.
+ * This function creates a new handle and installs a Linux specific vendor
+ * device path and an EFI_LOAD_FILE_2_PROTOCOL. Linux uses the device path
+ * to identify the handle and then calls the LoadFile service of the
+ * EFI_LOAD_FILE_2_PROTOCOL to read the initial RAM disk.
*
- * Return: status code
+ * Return: status code
*/
efi_status_t efi_initrd_register(void)
{
efi_handle_t efi_initrd_handle = NULL;
efi_status_t ret;
- /*
- * Set up the handle with the EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL which Linux may
- * use to load the initial ramdisk.
- */
ret = EFI_CALL(efi_install_multiple_protocol_interfaces
(&efi_initrd_handle,
/* initramfs */