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Re: [PATCH] Unify rescue and normal commands


From: Bean
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Unify rescue and normal commands
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:19:39 +0800

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Bean <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Robert Millan <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 01:40:36AM +0800, Bean wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> This patch unify the two command set, make them available in both
>>> rescue and normal mode.
>>
>> Could you provide a bit of insight on what we archieve with this?  I assume
>> the idea is that a number of commands no longer need to drag normal.mod in,
>> which is useful for size constrained use cases (which ones do you have in
>> mind?).
>>
>> Is there something else to this?  Does normal mode still work the same way?
>
> Hi,
>
> Some reason for unify command set:
>
> 1, Some of the normal mode function are just duplication, such as set,
> unset, insmod, lsmod, rmmod, boot. And loader commands usually have
> two sets, the normal mode part just calls the underlying rescue one,
> such as _linux and linux, _chain and chain, _bsd and bsd, etc. These
> are eliminated with unify commands.
>
> 2, It frees command from normal.mod. The basic command is supported in
> kernel, and extended commands only needs extcmd.mod. This make it
> possible to embedded some useful command in core.img itself.
>
> 3, It's also an important step for my planning of splitting the normal
> mode. IMO, it'd be nice to have an unify interface in grub2, users get
> different function by loading different modules. For example, to get
> rescue mode, he uses minicmd + basic command line + basic line parser,
> to get normal mode, he uses menu viewer + bash like parser.

Hi,

This is another update. I've resynced with the current svn head, fixes
a few bugs, and modify all platforms except sparc64.

If there is no objection, I'd commit it soon.

2009-03-14  Bean  <address@hidden>

        * commands/blocklist.c: Add include file <grub/command.h>, remove
        <grub/normal.h> and <grub/arg.h>.
        (grub_cmd_blocklist): Use the new command interface.
        (GRUB_MOD_INIT): Likewise.
        (GRUB_MOD_FINI): Likewise.
        * commands/boot.c: Likewise.
        * commands/cat.c: Likewise.
        * commands/cmp.c: Likewise.
        * commands/configfile.c: Likewise.
        * commands/crc.c: Likewise.
        * commands/echo.c: Likewise.
        * commands/halt.c: Likewise.
        * commands/handler.c: Likewise.
        * commands/hdparm.c: Likewise.
        * commands/help.c: Likewise.
        * commands/hexdump.c: Likewise.
        * commands/loadenv.c: Likewise.
        * commands/ls.c: Likewise.
        * commands/lsmmap.c: Likewise.
        * commands/lspci.c: Likewise.
        * commands/loadenv.c: Likewise.
        * commands/read.c: Likewise.
        * commands/reboot.c: Likewise.
        * commands/search.c: Likewise.
        * commands/sleep.c: Likewise.
        * commands/test.c: Likewise.
        * commands/usbtest.c: Likewise.
        * commands/videotest.c: Likewise.
        * commands/i386/cpuid.c: Likewise.
        * commands/i386/pc/halt.c: Likewise.
        * commands/i386/pc/play.c: Likewise.
        * commands/i386/pc/pxecmd.c: Likewise.
        * commands/i386/pc/vbeinfo.c: Likewise.
        * commands/i386/pc/vbetest.c: Likewise.
        * commands/ieee1275/suspend.c: Likewise.
        * disk/loopback.c: Likewise.
        * font/font_cmd.c: Likewise.
        * hello/hello.c: Likewise.
        * loader/efi/appleloader.c: Likewise.
        * loader/efi/chainloader.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/bsd.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/efi/linux.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/ieee1275/linux.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/linux.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/pc/chainloader.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/pc/linux.c: Likewise.
        * loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux.c: Likewise.
        * loader/multiboot_loader.c: Likewise.
        * term/gfxterm.c: Likewise.
        * term/i386/pc/serial.c: Likewise.
        * term/terminfo.c: Likewise.

        * term/i386/pc/vesafb.c: Removed <grub/arg.h>.
        * term/i386/pc/vga.c: Likewise.
        * video/readers/jpeg.c: Likewise.
        * video/readers/png.c: Likewise.
        * video/readers/tga.c: Likewise.

        * util/grub-fstest (cmd_loopback): Removed.
        (cmd_blocklist): Likewise.
        (cmd_ls): Likewise.
        (grub_register_command): Likewise.
        (grub_unregister_command): Likewise.
        (execute_command): Use grub_command_find to locate command and execute
        it.
        
        * include/grub/efi/chainloader.h: Removed.
        * loader/efi/chainloader_normal.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/bsd_normal.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/pc/chainloader_normal.c: Likewise.
        * loader/i386/pc/multiboot_normal.c: Likewise.
        * loader/linux_normal.c: Likewise.
        * loader/multiboot_loader_normal.c: Likewise.
        * loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux_normal.c: Likewise.

        * gencmdlist.sh: Scan new registration command grub_register_extcmd
        and grub_register_command_p1.

        * conf/common.rmk (grub_fstest_SOURCES): Add kern/list.c,
        kern/command.c, lib/arg.c and commands/extcmd.c.
        (pkglib_MODULES): Remove boot.mod, and minicmd.mod and extcmd.mod.
        (minicmd_mod_SOURCES): New variable.
        (minicmd_mod_CFLAGS): Likewise.
        (minicmd_mod_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
        (extcmd_mod_SOURCES): Likewise.
        (extcmd_mod_CFLAGS): Likewise.
        (extcmd_mod_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
        (boot_mod_SOURCES): Removed.
        (boot_mod_CFLAGS): Likewise.
        (boot_mod_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
        
        * conf/i386-pc.rmk (kernel_img_SOURCES): Add kern/command.c and
        kern/corecmd.c.
        (kernel_img_HEADERS): Add command.h.
        (grub_emu_SOURCES): Remove commands/boot.c and normal/arg.c, add
        commands/minicmd.c, kern/command.c, kern/corecmd.c, commands/extcmd.c
        and lib/arg.c.
        (pkglib_MODULES): Change _linux.mod, _chain.mod, _bsd.mod and
        _multiboot.mod as linux.mod, chain.mod, bsd.mod and multiboot.mod,
        remove the corresponding normal mode command.
        (normal_mod_SOURCES): Remove normal/arg.c.
        * conf/i386-coreboot.rmk: Likewise.
        * conf/i386-efi.rmk: Likewise.
        * conf/i386-ieee1275.rmk: Likewise.
        * conf/powerpc-ieee1275.rmk: Likewise.
        * conf/x86_64-efi.rmk: Likewise.

        * include/grub/arg.h: Move from here ...
        * include/grub/lib/arg.h: ... to here.

        * normal/arg.c: Move from here ...
        * lib/arg.c: ... to here.

        * commands/extcmd.c: New file.
        * commands/minicmd.c: Likewise.
        * include/grub/command.h: Likewise.
        * include/grub/extcmd.h: Likewise.
        * kern/command.c: Likewise.
        * kern/corecmd.c: Likewise.

        * kern/list.c (grub_list_iterate): Return int instead of void.
        (grub_list_insert): New function.
        (grub_prio_list_insert): Likewise.

        * kern/rescue.c (grub_rescue_command): Removed.
        (grub_rescue_command_list): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_register_command): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_unregister_command): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_boot): Move to minicmd.c
        (grub_rescue_cmd_help): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_info): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_boot): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_testload): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_dump): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_rmmod): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_lsmod): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_exit): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_print_devices): Moved to corecmd.c.
        (grub_rescue_print_files): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_ls): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_insmod): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_set): Likewise.
        (grub_rescue_cmd_unset): Likewise.
        (attemp_normal_mode): Use grub_command_find to get normal module.
        (grub_enter_rescue_mode): Use grub_register_core_commands to register
        commands, remove grub_rescue_regiter_command calls.

        * normal/command.c (grub_regiser_command): Removed.
        (grub_unregister_command): Likewise.
        (grub_command_find): Likewise.
        (grub_iterate_commands): Likewise.
        (rescue_command): Likewise.
        (export_command): Moved to corecmd.c.
        (set_command): Removed.
        (unset_command): Likewise.
        (insmod_command): Likewise.
        (rmmod_command): Likewise.
        (lsmod_command): Likewise.
        (grub_command_init): Likewise.

        * normal/completion.c (iterate_command): Use cmd->prio to check for
        active command.
        (complete_arguments): Use grub_extcmd_t structure to find options.
        (grub_normal_do_completion): Change function grub_iterate_commands to
        grub_command_iterate.

        * normal/execute.c (grub_script_execute_cmd): No need to parse
        argument here.

        * normal/main.c (grub_dyncmd_dispatcher): New function.
        (read_command_list): Register unload commands as dyncmd.
        (grub_cmd_normal): Use new command interface, register rescue,
        unregister normal at entry, register normal, unregister rescue at exit. 

        * include/grub/list.h (grub_list_test_t): New type.
        (grub_list_iterate): Return int instead of void.
        (grub_list_insert): New function.
        (GRUB_AS_NAMED_LIST_P): New macro.
        (GRUB_AS_PRIO_LIST): Likewise.
        (GRUB_AS_PRIO_LIST_P): Likewise.
        (GRUB_PRIO_LIST_PRIO_MASK): New constant.
        (GRUB_PRIO_LIST_FLAG_ACTIVE): Likewise.
        (grub_prio_list): New structure.
        (grub_prio_list_insert): New function.
        (grub_prio_list_remove): New inline function.

        * include/grub/normal.h: Remove <grub/arg.h>, add <grub/command.h>.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_CMDLINE): Moved to command.h.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_MENU): Likewise.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_BOTH): Likewise.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_TITLE): Likewise.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_NO_ECHO): Likewise.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_NO_ARG_PARSE): Removed.
        (GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_NOT_LOADED): Likewise.
        (grub_command): Likewise.
        (grub_register_command): Likewise.
        (grub_command_find): Likewise.
        (grub_iterate_commands): Likewise.
        (grub_command_init): Likewise.
        (grub_arg_parse): Likewise.
        (grub_arg_show_help): Likewise.

        * include/grub/rescue.h (grub_rescue_register_command): Removed.
        (grub_rescue_unregister_command): Likewise.

        * include/grub/i386/bsd.h: Remove grub_rescue_cmd_freebsd,
        grub_rescue_cmd_openbsd, grub_rescue_cmd_netbsd,
        grub_rescue_cmd_freebsd_loadenv and grub_rescue_cmd_freebsd_module.

        * include/grub/i386/efi/loader.h: Remove grub_rescue_cmd_linux and
        grub_rescue_cmd_initrd.
        * include/grub/i386/loader.h: Likewise.
        * include/grub/x86_64/loader.h: Likewise.

        * include/grub/i386/pc/chainloader.h: Remove grub_chainloader_cmd.

-- 
Bean

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