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Diffstat (limited to 'util')
| -rw-r--r-- | util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c | 42 |
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c b/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c index 2581bef3f4..8e0e9a48ab 100644 --- a/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c +++ b/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c @@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ #include "common.h" #include "cbfs_image.h" +/* Even though the file-adding functions---cbfs_add_entry() and + * cbfs_add_entry_at()---perform their sizing checks against the beginning of + * the subsequent section rather than a stable recorded value such as an empty + * file header's len field, it's possible to prove two interesting properties + * about their behavior: + * - Placing a new file within an empty entry located below an existing file + * entry will never leave an aligned flash address containing neither the + * beginning of a file header nor part of a file. + * - Placing a new file in an empty entry at the very end of the image such + * that it fits, but leaves no room for a final header, is guaranteed not to + * change the total amount of space for entries, even if that new file is + * later removed from the CBFS. + * These properties are somewhat nonobvious from the implementation, so the + * reader is encouraged to blame this comment and examine the full proofs + * in the commit message before making significant changes that would risk + * removing said guarantees. + */ + /* The file name align is not defined in CBFS spec -- only a preference by * (old) cbfstool. */ #define CBFS_FILENAME_ALIGN (16) @@ -185,6 +203,16 @@ int cbfs_image_create(struct cbfs_image *image, bootblock_offset, bootblock->size, header_offset, sizeof(header), entries_offset); + // This attribute must be given in order to prove that this module + // correctly preserves certain CBFS properties. See the block comment + // near the top of this file (and the associated commit message). + size_t empty_header_len = cbfs_calculate_file_header_size(""); + if (align < empty_header_len) { + ERROR("CBFS must be aligned to at least %zu bytes\n", + empty_header_len); + return -1; + } + if (buffer_create(&image->buffer, size, "(new)") != 0) return -1; if ((image->header = malloc(sizeof(*image->header))) == NULL) @@ -263,7 +291,11 @@ int cbfs_image_create(struct cbfs_image *image, cbfs_len = bootblock_offset; if (header_offset > entries_offset && header_offset < cbfs_len) cbfs_len = header_offset; - cbfs_len -= entries_offset + align + entry_header_len; + // This alignment is necessary in order to prove that this module + // correctly preserves certain CBFS properties. See the block comment + // near the top of this file (and the associated commit message). + cbfs_len -= cbfs_len % align; + cbfs_len -= entries_offset + entry_header_len; cbfs_create_empty_entry(entry, cbfs_len, ""); LOG("Created CBFS image (capacity = %d bytes)\n", cbfs_len); return 0; @@ -462,8 +494,12 @@ static int cbfs_add_entry_at(struct cbfs_image *image, assert(addr < addr_next); if (addr_next - addr < min_entry_size) { - DEBUG("No space after content to keep CBFS structure.\n"); - return -1; + DEBUG("No need for new \"empty\" entry\n"); + /* No need to increase the size of the just + * stored file to extend to next file. Alignment + * of next file takes care of this. + */ + return 0; } len = addr_next - addr - min_entry_size; |