Hi Sascha, ----- On 28 Apr, 2020, at 08:39, Sascha Hauer s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 10:17:09AM +0200, Clement Leger wrote: >> When loading an elf file from a mtd device, this allows to parse the >> header and load only the needed data according to the elf size. Without >> that support, loading a elf file from a /dev/mtd would try to read the >> entire partition. >> >> Signed-off-by: Clement Leger <cleger@xxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> common/elf.c | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> include/elf.h | 7 +++++ >> 2 files changed, 90 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/common/elf.c b/common/elf.c >> index 5534632b2..291f883cb 100644 >> --- a/common/elf.c >> +++ b/common/elf.c >> @@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ >> >> #include <common.h> >> #include <elf.h> >> +#include <errno.h> >> +#include <fcntl.h> >> +#include <libfile.h> >> #include <memory.h> >> +#include <unistd.h> >> +#include <linux/fs.h> >> >> struct elf_section { >> struct list_head list; >> @@ -158,3 +163,81 @@ void elf_release_image(struct elf_image *elf) >> >> free(elf); >> } >> + >> +static u64 elf_get_size(struct elf_image *elf) >> +{ >> + u64 sh_size = elf_hdr_e_shentsize(elf, elf->buf) * >> + elf_hdr_e_shnum(elf, elf->buf); >> + >> + /* >> + * The section header table is located at the end of the elf file thus >> + * we can take the offset and add the size of this table to obtain the >> + * file size. >> + */ >> + return elf_hdr_e_shoff(elf, elf->buf) + sh_size; >> +} >> + >> +struct elf_image *elf_open(const char *filename) >> +{ >> + int fd, ret; >> + u64 size; >> + struct elf64_hdr hdr; >> + struct elf_image *elf; >> + ssize_t read_ret; >> + >> + fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY); >> + if (fd < 0) { >> + printf("could not open: %s\n", errno_str()); >> + return ERR_PTR(-errno); >> + } >> + >> + if (read(fd, &hdr, sizeof(hdr)) < 0) { >> + printf("could not read elf header: %s\n", errno_str()); >> + ret = -errno; >> + goto err_close_fd; >> + } >> + >> + elf = xzalloc(sizeof(*elf)); >> + >> + ret = elf_check_init(elf, &hdr); >> + if (ret) { >> + ret = -errno; >> + goto err_free_elf; >> + } >> + >> + size = elf_get_size(elf); >> + >> + elf->buf = xmalloc(size); > > As said before, please use malloc rather than one of the x-functions. > The regular malloc can fail when we are out of memory and then you have > a chance to fail gracefully. Sorry, I understood that after and I have a v3 with this fix amongst other. I also fixed bootm_load_os to load the existing elf file if any and modified mips bootm accordingly. I will send it today. Clément > > Sascha > > -- > Pengutronix e.K. | | > Steuerwalder Str. 21 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | > 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | > Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | _______________________________________________ barebox mailing list barebox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox