Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] fw_cfg: insert string blobs via qemu cmdline

[Laszlo Ersek]

Paolo,

On 09/29/15 18:29, Gabriel L. Somlo wrote:
> Allow users to provide custom fw_cfg blobs with ascii string
> payloads specified directly on the qemu command line.
> 
> Suggested-by: Jordan Justen <address@hidden>
> Suggested-by: Laszlo Ersek <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Gabriel Somlo <address@hidden>
> Reviewd-by: Laszlo Ersek <address@hidden>
> ---
> 
> New since v3:  s/content/string/g   for the option name, at Gerd's
>               suggestion (to potentially allow for additional content
>               types directly on the command line, should the need arise
>               at a future date)
> 
> Thanks,
>   --Gabriel
> 
>  docs/specs/fw_cfg.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  qemu-options.hx       |  7 ++++++-
>  vl.c                  | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  3 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

I'm sure you're going to want to give me a hug for bringing this up, but
can you please pick this up? O:-)

Or maybe Peter can apply it directly?

Thanks!
Laszlo

> diff --git a/docs/specs/fw_cfg.txt b/docs/specs/fw_cfg.txt
> index b5f4b5d..a5ae930 100644
> --- a/docs/specs/fw_cfg.txt
> +++ b/docs/specs/fw_cfg.txt
> @@ -236,6 +236,21 @@ the following syntax:
>  where <item_name> is the fw_cfg item name, and <path> is the location
>  on the host file system of a file containing the data to be inserted.
>  
> +Small enough items may be provided directly as strings on the command
> +line, using the syntax:
> +
> +    -fw_cfg [name=]<item_name>,string=<string>
> +
> +The terminating NUL character of the content <string> will NOT be
> +included as part of the fw_cfg item data, which is consistent with
> +the absence of a NUL terminator for items inserted via the file option.
> +
> +Both <item_name> and, if applicable, the content <string> are passed
> +through by QEMU without any interpretation, expansion, or further
> +processing. Any such processing (potentially performed e.g., by the shell)
> +is outside of QEMU's responsibility; as such, using plain ASCII characters
> +is recommended.
> +
>  NOTE: Users *SHOULD* choose item names beginning with the prefix "opt/"
>  when using the "-fw_cfg" command line option, to avoid conflicting with
>  item names used internally by QEMU. For instance:
> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
> index 328404c..408c5b4 100644
> --- a/qemu-options.hx
> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
> @@ -2724,13 +2724,18 @@ ETEXI
>  
>  DEF("fw_cfg", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fwcfg,
>      "-fw_cfg [name=]<name>,file=<file>\n"
> -    "                add named fw_cfg entry from file\n",
> +    "                add named fw_cfg entry from file\n"
> +    "-fw_cfg [name=]<name>,string=<str>\n"
> +    "                add named fw_cfg entry from string\n",
>      QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
>  STEXI
>  @item -fw_cfg address@hidden,address@hidden
>  @findex -fw_cfg
>  Add named fw_cfg entry from file. @var{name} determines the name of
>  the entry in the fw_cfg file directory exposed to the guest.
> +
> address@hidden -fw_cfg address@hidden,address@hidden
> +Add named fw_cfg entry from string.
>  ETEXI
>  
>  DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
> diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
> index e211f6a..854bd8b 100644
> --- a/vl.c
> +++ b/vl.c
> @@ -512,6 +512,10 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_fw_cfg_opts = {
>              .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
>              .help = "Sets the name of the file from which\n"
>                      "the fw_cfg blob will be loaded",
> +        }, {
> +            .name = "string",
> +            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
> +            .help = "Sets content of the blob to be inserted from a string",
>          },
>          { /* end of list */ }
>      },
> @@ -2232,11 +2236,16 @@ char *qemu_find_file(int type, const char *name)
>      return NULL;
>  }
>  
> +static inline bool nonempty_str(const char *str)
> +{
> +    return str && *str;
> +}
> +
>  static int parse_fw_cfg(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
>  {
>      gchar *buf;
>      size_t size;
> -    const char *name, *file;
> +    const char *name, *file, *str;
>  
>      if (opaque == NULL) {
>          error_report("fw_cfg device not available");
> @@ -2244,8 +2253,15 @@ static int parse_fw_cfg(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, 
> Error **errp)
>      }
>      name = qemu_opt_get(opts, "name");
>      file = qemu_opt_get(opts, "file");
> -    if (name == NULL || *name == '\0' || file == NULL || *file == '\0') {
> -        error_report("invalid argument value");
> +    str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "string");
> +
> +    /* we need name and either a file or the content string */
> +    if (!(nonempty_str(name) && (nonempty_str(file) || nonempty_str(str)))) {
> +        error_report("invalid argument(s)");
> +        return -1;
> +    }
> +    if (nonempty_str(file) && nonempty_str(str)) {
> +        error_report("file and string are mutually exclusive");
>          return -1;
>      }
>      if (strlen(name) > FW_CFG_MAX_FILE_PATH - 1) {
> @@ -2256,9 +2272,14 @@ static int parse_fw_cfg(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, 
> Error **errp)
>          error_report("WARNING: externally provided fw_cfg item names "
>                       "should be prefixed with \"opt/\"!");
>      }
> -    if (!g_file_get_contents(file, &buf, &size, NULL)) {
> -        error_report("can't load %s", file);
> -        return -1;
> +    if (nonempty_str(str)) {
> +        size = strlen(str); /* NUL terminator NOT included in fw_cfg blob */
> +        buf = g_memdup(str, size);
> +    } else {
> +        if (!g_file_get_contents(file, &buf, &size, NULL)) {
> +            error_report("can't load %s", file);
> +            return -1;
> +        }
>      }
>      fw_cfg_add_file((FWCfgState *)opaque, name, buf, size);
>      return 0;
>