[PATCH v4] slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs: improve checking for DOS boot partitions
Kautuk Consul <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:00:09 -0400
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.kvm-ppc |
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While testing with a qcow2 with a DOS boot partition it was found that when we set the logical_block_size in the guest XML to >512 then the boot would fail in the following interminable loop: <SNIP> Trying to load: from: /pci@800000020000000/scsi@3 ... virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! </SNIP> Change the "read-sector" Forth subroutine to throw an exception whenever it fails to read a full block-size length of sector from the disk. Also change the "open" method to initiate CATCH exception handling for the calls to try-partitions/try-files which will also call read-sector which could potentially now throw this new exception. After making the above changes, it fails properly with the correct error message as follows: <SNIP> Trying to load: from: /pci@800000020000000/scsi@3 ... virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! virtioblk_transfer: Access beyond end of device! E3404: Not a bootable device! E3407: Load failed Type 'boot' and press return to continue booting the system. Type 'reset-all' and press return to reboot the system. Ready! 0 > </SNIP> Signed-off-by: Kautuk Consul <[email protected]> --- slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs b/slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs index 661c6b0..a6fb231 100644 --- a/slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs +++ b/slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs @@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ CONSTANT /gpt-part-entry : read-sector ( sector-number -- ) \ block-size is 0x200 on disks, 0x800 on cdrom drives block-size * 0 seek drop \ seek to sector - block block-size read drop \ read sector + block block-size read \ read sector + block-size < IF throw THEN \ if we read less than the block-size then throw an exception ; : (.part-entry) ( part-entry ) @@ -723,10 +724,15 @@ CREATE GPT-LINUX-PARTITION 10 allot THEN partition IF - try-partitions + ['] try-partitions ELSE - try-files + ['] try-files THEN + + \ Catch any exception that might happen due to read-sector failing to read + \ block-size number of bytes from any sector of the disk. + CATCH IF false THEN + dup 0= IF debug-disk-label? IF ." not found." cr THEN close THEN \ free memory again ; -- 2.31.1