EDK2 network stack is based on Managed Network Protocol which is layered
on top of Simple Management Protocol and does background polling. This
polling races with grub for received (and probably trasmitted) packets
which causes either serious slowdown or complete failure to load files.
Open SNP device exclusively. This destroys all child MNP instances and
stops background polling.
Exclusive open cannot be done when enumerating cards, as it would destroy
PXE information we need to autoconfigure interface; and it cannot be done
during autoconfiguration as we need to do it for non-PXE boot as well. So
move SNP open to card ->open method and add matching ->close to clean up.
Based on patch from Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com>
Also-By: Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com>
Closes: 41731
EDK2 PXE driver creates two child devices - IPv4 and IPv6 - with
bound SNP instance. This means we get three cards for every physical
adapter when enumerating. Not only is this confusing, this may result
in grub ignoring packets that come in via the "wrong" card.
Example of device hierarchy is
Ctrl[91] PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)
Ctrl[95] PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/MAC(525400123456,0x1)
Ctrl[B4] PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/MAC(525400123456,0x1)/IPv4(0.0.0.0)
Ctrl[BC] PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/MAC(525400123456,0x1)/IPv6(0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000)
Skip PXE created virtual devices when enumerating cards. Make sure to
find real card when applying initial autoconfiguration during PXE boot,
this information is associated with one of child devices.
This reverts commits 47b2bee3ef
and 8d3c4544ff. It is not safe
to free allocated cards, dangling pointers main remain. Such
cleanup requires more changes in net core.
* include/grub/ieee1275/ieee1275.h (grub_ieee1275_flag): New enum values
GRUB_IEEE1275_FLAG_NO_OFNET_SUFFIX and
GRUB_IEEE1275_FLAG_VIRT_TO_REAL_BROKEN.
* grub-core/net/drivers/efi/efinet.c (grub_efinet_findcards): Use
txbufsize.
* grub-core/kern/ieee1275/cmain.c (grub_ieee1275_find_options): Use
compatible property to check for macs. Set
GRUB_IEEE1275_FLAG_NO_OFNET_SUFFIX and
GRUB_IEEE1275_FLAG_VIRT_TO_REAL_BROKEN on macs.
* grub-core/net/drivers/ieee1275/ofnet.c (card_open): Don't add suffix
if GRUB_IEEE1275_FLAG_NO_OFNET_SUFFIX is set.
(send_card_buffer): Use txbuf.
(grub_ofnet_findcards): Allocate txbuf. Simplify code flow and move
nested function out of the parent while on it.
* include/grub/net.h (grub_net_card_driver): Allow driver to modify
card. All users updated.
(grub_net_card): New members txbuf, rcvbuf, rcvbufsize and txbusy.
* grub-core/net/drivers/efi/efinet.c (send_card_buffer): Reuse buffer.
(get_card_packet): Likewise.
(grub_efinet_findcards): Init new fields.
