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[main] Add the "scriptlet" setting
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A scriptlet is a single iPXE command that can be stored in
non-volatile option storage and used to override the default
"autoboot" behaviour without having to reflash the iPXE image.

For example, a scriptlet could contain

    autoboot || reboot

to instruct iPXE to reboot the system if booting fails.

Unlike an embedded image, the presence of a scriptlet does not inhibit
the initial "Press Ctrl-B..." prompt.  This allows the user to recover
from setting a faulty scriptlet.

Originally-implemented-by: Glenn Brown <glenn@myri.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
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mcb30 committed Mar 28, 2011
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23 changes: 19 additions & 4 deletions src/core/main.c
Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Literature dealing with the network protocols:
FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ipxe/init.h>
#include <ipxe/features.h>
#include <ipxe/shell.h>
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#define BOLD "\033[1m"
#define CYAN "\033[36m"

/** The "scriptlet" setting */
struct setting scriptlet_setting __setting ( SETTING_MISC ) = {
.name = "scriptlet",
.description = "Boot scriptlet",
.tag = DHCP_EB_SCRIPTLET,
.type = &setting_type_string,
};

/**
* Prompt for shell entry
*
Expand All @@ -51,6 +60,7 @@ static int shell_banner ( void ) {
__asmcall int main ( void ) {
struct feature *feature;
struct image *image;
char *scriptlet;

/* Some devices take an unreasonably long time to initialise */
printf ( PRODUCT_SHORT_NAME " initialising devices..." );
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if ( ( image = first_image() ) != NULL ) {
/* We have an embedded image; execute it */
image_exec ( image );
} else if ( shell_banner() ) {
/* User wants shell; just give them a shell */
shell();
} else {
/* Prompt for shell */
if ( shell_banner() ) {
/* User wants shell; just give them a shell */
shell();
fetch_string_setting_copy ( NULL, &scriptlet_setting,
&scriptlet );
if ( scriptlet ) {
/* User has defined a scriptlet; execute it */
system ( scriptlet );
free ( scriptlet );
} else {
/* Try booting. If booting fails, offer the
* user another chance to enter the shell.
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion src/include/ipxe/dhcp.h
Expand Up @@ -307,10 +307,17 @@ struct dhcp_client_uuid {
#define DHCP_EB_SKIP_SAN_BOOT DHCP_ENCAP_OPT ( DHCP_EB_ENCAP, 0x09 )

/*
* Tags in the range 0x10-0x7f are reserved for feature markers
* Tags in the range 0x10-0x4f are reserved for feature markers
*
*/

/** Scriptlet
*
* If a scriptlet exists, it will be executed in place of the usual
* call to autoboot()
*/
#define DHCP_EB_SCRIPTLET DHCP_ENCAP_OPT ( DHCP_EB_ENCAP, 0x51 )

/** Skip PXE DHCP protocol extensions such as ProxyDHCP
*
* If set to a non-zero value, iPXE will not wait for ProxyDHCP offers
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