[pbs-devel] [PATCH v3 proxmox 1/3] sys: add function to get boot_mode

Wolfgang Bumiller w.bumiller at proxmox.com
Mon Nov 27 13:48:44 CET 2023


On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 11:16:42AM +0100, Gabriel Goller wrote:
> Helper that returns the current boot_mode. Either EFI, BIOS, or EFI
> (Secure Boot).
> Detection works the same as in pve, we use `/sys/firmware/efi` and
> the `efivars/SecureBoot-xxx..` file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gabriel Goller <g.goller at proxmox.com>
> ---
>  proxmox-sys/src/boot_mode.rs | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs       |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 55 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 proxmox-sys/src/boot_mode.rs
> 
> diff --git a/proxmox-sys/src/boot_mode.rs b/proxmox-sys/src/boot_mode.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..6dcdf07
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/proxmox-sys/src/boot_mode.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
> +use std::{io::Read, sync::Mutex};
> +
> +#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
> +pub enum SecureBoot {
> +    /// SecureBoot is enabled
> +    Enabled,
> +    /// SecureBoot is disabled
> +    Disabled,
> +}
> +
> +/// The possible BootModes
> +#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
> +pub enum BootModeInformation {
> +    /// The BootMode is EFI/UEFI, has a SecureBoot variant
> +    Efi(SecureBoot),
> +    /// The BootMode is Legacy BIOS
> +    Bios,
> +}
> +
> +// Returns the current bootmode (BIOS, EFI, or EFI(Secure Boot))
> +pub fn boot_mode() -> BootModeInformation {
> +    lazy_static::lazy_static!(
> +        static ref BOOT_MODE: Mutex<Option<BootModeInformation>> = Mutex::new(None);
> +    );
> +
> +    let mut last = BOOT_MODE.lock().unwrap();
> +    let value = last.or_else(|| {
> +        if std::path::Path::new("/sys/firmware/efi").exists() {
> +            // Check if SecureBoot is enabled
> +            // Attention: this file is not seekable!
> +            // Spec: https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10/03_Boot_Manager.html?highlight=8be4d#globally-defined-variables
> +            let efivar = std::fs::File::open(
> +                "/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c",
> +            );
> +            if let Ok(mut file) = efivar {
> +                let mut buf = [0; 5];
> +                let Ok(_) = file.read_exact(&mut buf) else {
> +                    return Some(BootModeInformation::Efi(SecureBoot::Disabled));
> +                };
> +                if buf[4..] == [1] {

This doesn't need to be a range comparison, just use `buf[4] == 1`
Or rather,, should we instead use `!= 0`? 
Depending on how we want to treat a "reserved" mode...





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