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Subject: Re: OpenBMC Starting Point
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> On Feb 24, 2020, at 9:40 AM, Samuel Herts <sdherts@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> So if I wanted a c++ script to run on the bmc whenever I desired, how =
exactly would I go about implementing it as a module to run? Kind of =
like the Phosphor state manager module that the Hello World guide starts =
on, specifically, what steps would I need to take or what resources =
should I look into for creating my own module that will run when a =
specific command is sent, like the systemctl start phosphor.=20


This would probably make a good tutorial under
https://github.com/openbmc/docs/tree/master/development
but here=E2=80=99s the really fast answer from my perspective.

First you create a git repository somewhere (i.e. github).

Next you pick a logical location in for your recipe to
be located. For example if it was going to be a package used
by all of OpenBMC, it would go out somewhere in
=
https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/tree/master/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosp=
hor

A good example is bmcweb:
=
https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/blob/master/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosp=
hor/interfaces/bmcweb_git.bb
You=E2=80=99d make a recipe like this, point SRC_URI and SRCREV to your
code and the commit id to pick up.

You=E2=80=99d create your own service file, like bmcweb.service
(note the service file is packaged in your repo).
(i.e. https://github.com/openbmc/bmcweb/blob/master/bmcweb.service.in)
For the [Install] section you would just put the following
to ensure your service was started on BMC boot up.
WantedBy=3Dmulti-user.target
You=E2=80=99d adjust the ExecStart to call your application

Note that bmcweb uses CMake but we=E2=80=99re moving a lot of
projects to meson which is what I=E2=80=99d recommend if you=E2=80=99re
creating a new project.
=
https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz/c/openbmc/phosphor-state-manager/+/2787=
8
is an example of adding service files to meson.

Then you would go into a packagegroup, like
=
https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/blob/master/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosp=
hor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
and do something similar to what they did with
bmcweb and add it as an RDEPENDS

Then you would bitbake your image and voila, your code would
be pulled down, built, and packaged into the image. When you
start it in QEMU you would see your application run.

If you were writing something you thought would be useful
for the community then you would send out an email and
write up a design doc to get feedback on the right
location for the code and recipe to go.
https://github.com/openbmc/docs/blob/master/designs/design-template.md=20=


Andrew

>=20
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 1:57 AM Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca> =
wrote:
>=20
> Samuel Herts <sdherts@gmail.com> wrote:
>     > I am currently working on getting a working OpenBMC test =
environment
>     > up and running. I am using VirtualBox and the github Development
>     > Environment tutorial. I had a couple questions regarding how to =
make
>     > our own modules. Would it be possible to upload files to the bmc =
on
>     > the virtual server?
>=20
> You can do that.
> The disk is rather small by default.
> If you are using VirtualBox, you may be able to use the vboxfs file =
system to
> mount the host. That might require adding modules to the kernel.
>=20
>     > And would I be able to make a script which can read text off of =
that
>     > file inside the bmc chip?
>=20
>     > I have a physical server which I am not using yet, would I be =
able to
>     > install openbmc and the scripts and insert the file onto the =
actual
>     > bmc chip, and eventually read from that file?
>=20
> Maybe. What server do you have?
>=20
> --
> ]               Never tell me the odds!                 | ipv6 mesh =
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>=20
>=20
>=20
> --=20
> Sincerely,=20
> Samuel Herts