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* [RFT] PXE chainloader
@ 2010-09-04  0:05 Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
  2010-09-05 23:08 ` Omni Flux
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko @ 2010-09-04  0:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: The development of GRUB 2, Turner, Ian


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-- 
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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=== modified file 'grub-core/Makefile.core.def'
--- grub-core/Makefile.core.def	2010-08-30 13:13:38 +0000
+++ grub-core/Makefile.core.def	2010-09-03 23:57:56 +0000
@@ -1064,6 +1064,12 @@
 };
 
 module = {
+  name = pxechain;
+  i386_pc = loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c;
+  enable = i386_pc;
+};
+
+module = {
   name = multiboot2;
   cppflags = "-DGRUB_USE_MULTIBOOT2";
 

=== added file 'grub-core/loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c'
--- grub-core/loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ grub-core/loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c	2010-09-03 23:57:27 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* chainloader.c - boot another boot loader */
+/*
+ *  GRUB  --  GRand Unified Bootloader
+ *  Copyright (C) 2002,2004,2007,2009,2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ *  GRUB is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  GRUB is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with GRUB.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <grub/loader.h>
+#include <grub/file.h>
+#include <grub/err.h>
+#include <grub/device.h>
+#include <grub/disk.h>
+#include <grub/misc.h>
+#include <grub/types.h>
+#include <grub/partition.h>
+#include <grub/dl.h>
+#include <grub/command.h>
+#include <grub/machine/biosnum.h>
+#include <grub/i18n.h>
+#include <grub/video.h>
+#include <grub/mm.h>
+#include <grub/cpu/relocator.h>
+
+static grub_dl_t my_mod;
+static struct grub_relocator *rel;
+static grub_uint32_t edx = 0xffffffff;
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_pxechain_boot (void)
+{
+  struct grub_relocator16_state state = { 
+    .cs = 0,
+    .ip = 0x7c00,
+    .ds = 0,
+    .es = 0,
+    .fs = 0,
+    .gs = 0,
+    .ss = 0,
+    .sp = 0x7c00,
+    .edx = edx
+  };
+  grub_video_set_mode ("text", 0, 0);
+
+  return grub_relocator16_boot (rel, state);
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_pxechain_unload (void)
+{
+  grub_relocator_unload (rel);
+  rel = NULL;
+  grub_dl_unref (my_mod);
+  return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_cmd_pxechain (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
+		int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  grub_file_t file = 0;
+  grub_err_t err;
+  void *image;
+  grub_size_t imagesize;
+
+  if (argc == 0)
+    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "no file specified");
+
+  grub_dl_ref (my_mod);
+
+  rel = grub_relocator_new ();
+  if (!rel)
+    goto fail;
+
+  file = grub_file_open (argv[0]);
+  if (! file)
+    goto fail;
+
+
+  edx = grub_get_root_biosnumber ();
+
+  imagesize = grub_file_size (file);
+  {
+    grub_relocator_chunk_t ch;
+    err = grub_relocator_alloc_chunk_addr (rel, &ch, 0x7c00, imagesize);
+    if (err)
+      goto fail;
+    image = get_virtual_current_address (ch);
+  }
+
+  if (grub_file_read (file, image, imagesize) != (grub_ssize_t) imagesize)
+    goto fail;
+ 
+  grub_loader_set (grub_pxechain_boot, grub_pxechain_unload, 1);
+  return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+
+ fail:
+
+  if (file)
+    grub_file_close (file);
+
+  grub_pxechain_unload ();
+
+  return grub_errno;
+}
+
+static grub_command_t cmd;
+
+GRUB_MOD_INIT(pxechainloader)
+{
+  cmd = grub_register_command ("pxechainloader", grub_cmd_pxechain,
+			       0, N_("Chainload a PXE image."));
+  my_mod = mod;
+}
+
+GRUB_MOD_FINI(pxechainloader)
+{
+  grub_unregister_command (cmd);
+}


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* Re: [RFT] PXE chainloader
  2010-09-04  0:05 [RFT] PXE chainloader Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
@ 2010-09-05 23:08 ` Omni Flux
  2010-09-05 23:31   ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Omni Flux @ 2010-09-05 23:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: The development of GNU GRUB

The output of two tests follow. It works, to an extent. Is PXE being 
left in a state where the next bootloader can call it's initialization 
routines again?


Test 1: Boot grub PXE, chainload grub PXE, chainload grub PXE again.
Result: Chainloaded grub PXEs load in rescue mode.

Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) 2.43
(C) Copyright 1999 Intel Corporation
(C) Copyright 2000 Lanworks Technologies Co. a subsidiary of 3Com 
Corporation
All rights reserved


CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX  GUID: 
00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
CLIENT IP: 192.168.2.101  MASK: 255.255.255.0  DHCP IP: 192.168.1.1
GATEWAY IP: 192.168.2.1
Welcome to GRUB!

                              GNU GRUB  version 1.98

    Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
    lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible
    device or file completions.


grub> pxechainloader (pxe)/boot/grub/grub2pxe
grub> boot
Welcome to GRUB!

error: file not found.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue> insmod pxechain
grub rescue> pxechainloader (pxe)/boot/grub/grub2pxe
grub rescue> boot
Welcome to GRUB!

error: file not found.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue>









Test 2: Boot grub PXE, chainload pxelinux (Debian Lenny net installer)
Result: Chainloaded pxelinux fails to initialize UDP stack.

Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) 2.43
(C) Copyright 1999 Intel Corporation
(C) Copyright 2000 Lanworks Technologies Co. a subsidiary of 3Com 
Corporation
All rights reserved


CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX  GUID: 
00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
CLIENT IP: 192.168.2.101  MASK: 255.255.255.0  DHCP IP: 192.168.1.1
GATEWAY IP: 192.168.2.1
Welcome to GRUB!

                              GNU GRUB  version 1.98

    Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
    lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible
    device or file completions.


grub> pxechainloader (pxe)/boot/debian/lenny/i386/pxelinux.0
grub> boot

PXELINUX 3.71 Debian-2008-09-06  Copyright (C) 1994-2008 H. Peter Anvin
Found PXENV+ structure
PXE API version is 0201
UNDI data segment at:   00096690
UNDI data segment size: 4801
UNDI code segment at:   0009AEA0
UNDI code segment size: 3160
PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9AEA:00FA
Getting cached packet 01
Getting cached packet 02
Getting cached packet 03
My IP address seemes to be 45A84865 192.168.2.101
ip=192.168.2.101:192.168.1.1:192.168.2.1:255.255.255.0
Failed to initialize UDP stack

Boot failed: press a key to retry, or wait for reset...

-- 
Omni Flux


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* Re: [RFT] PXE chainloader
  2010-09-05 23:08 ` Omni Flux
@ 2010-09-05 23:31   ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
  2010-09-06  1:25     ` Omni Flux
  2010-09-08 20:07     ` Turner, Ian
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko @ 2010-09-05 23:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: grub-devel


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On 09/06/2010 01:08 AM, Omni Flux wrote:
> The output of two tests follow. It works, to an extent. Is PXE being
> left in a state where the next bootloader can call it's initialization
> routines again?
>
Attached patch may help. I noticed that last file may still remain opened.
>
> Test 1: Boot grub PXE, chainload grub PXE, chainload grub PXE again.
> Result: Chainloaded grub PXEs load in rescue mode.
>
> Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) 2.43
> (C) Copyright 1999 Intel Corporation
> (C) Copyright 2000 Lanworks Technologies Co. a subsidiary of 3Com
> Corporation
> All rights reserved
>
>
> CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX  GUID:
> 00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
> CLIENT IP: 192.168.2.101  MASK: 255.255.255.0  DHCP IP: 192.168.1.1
> GATEWAY IP: 192.168.2.1
> Welcome to GRUB!
>
>                              GNU GRUB  version 1.98
>
>    Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
>    lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible
>    device or file completions.
>
>
> grub> pxechainloader (pxe)/boot/grub/grub2pxe
> grub> boot
> Welcome to GRUB!
>
> error: file not found.
> Entering rescue mode...
> grub rescue> insmod pxechain
> grub rescue> pxechainloader (pxe)/boot/grub/grub2pxe
> grub rescue> boot
> Welcome to GRUB!
>
> error: file not found.
> Entering rescue mode...
> grub rescue>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Test 2: Boot grub PXE, chainload pxelinux (Debian Lenny net installer)
> Result: Chainloaded pxelinux fails to initialize UDP stack.
>
> Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) 2.43
> (C) Copyright 1999 Intel Corporation
> (C) Copyright 2000 Lanworks Technologies Co. a subsidiary of 3Com
> Corporation
> All rights reserved
>
>
> CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX  GUID:
> 00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
> CLIENT IP: 192.168.2.101  MASK: 255.255.255.0  DHCP IP: 192.168.1.1
> GATEWAY IP: 192.168.2.1
> Welcome to GRUB!
>
>                              GNU GRUB  version 1.98
>
>    Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
>    lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible
>    device or file completions.
>
>
> grub> pxechainloader (pxe)/boot/debian/lenny/i386/pxelinux.0
> grub> boot
>
> PXELINUX 3.71 Debian-2008-09-06  Copyright (C) 1994-2008 H. Peter Anvin
> Found PXENV+ structure
> PXE API version is 0201
> UNDI data segment at:   00096690
> UNDI data segment size: 4801
> UNDI code segment at:   0009AEA0
> UNDI code segment size: 3160
> PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9AEA:00FA
> Getting cached packet 01
> Getting cached packet 02
> Getting cached packet 03
> My IP address seemes to be 45A84865 192.168.2.101
> ip=192.168.2.101:192.168.1.1:192.168.2.1:255.255.255.0
> Failed to initialize UDP stack
>
> Boot failed: press a key to retry, or wait for reset...
>


-- 
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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=== modified file 'grub-core/Makefile.core.def'
--- grub-core/Makefile.core.def	2010-08-30 13:13:38 +0000
+++ grub-core/Makefile.core.def	2010-09-03 23:57:56 +0000
@@ -1064,6 +1064,12 @@
 };
 
 module = {
+  name = pxechain;
+  i386_pc = loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c;
+  enable = i386_pc;
+};
+
+module = {
   name = multiboot2;
   cppflags = "-DGRUB_USE_MULTIBOOT2";
 

=== modified file 'grub-core/fs/i386/pc/pxe.c'
--- grub-core/fs/i386/pc/pxe.c	2010-09-02 13:47:03 +0000
+++ grub-core/fs/i386/pc/pxe.c	2010-09-05 23:28:35 +0000
@@ -522,12 +522,17 @@
 void
 grub_pxe_unload (void)
 {
+  struct grub_pxenv_tftp_close c;
+
   if (grub_pxe_pxenv)
     {
       grub_fs_unregister (&grub_pxefs_fs);
       grub_disk_dev_unregister (&grub_pxe_dev);
-
-      grub_pxe_pxenv = 0;
+      if (curr_file != 0)
+	{
+	  grub_pxe_call (GRUB_PXENV_TFTP_CLOSE, &c, pxe_rm_entry);
+	  curr_file = 0;
+	}
     }
 }
 

=== added file 'grub-core/loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c'
--- grub-core/loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ grub-core/loader/i386/pc/pxechainloader.c	2010-09-05 23:29:09 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/* chainloader.c - boot another boot loader */
+/*
+ *  GRUB  --  GRand Unified Bootloader
+ *  Copyright (C) 2002,2004,2007,2009,2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ *  GRUB is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  GRUB is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with GRUB.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <grub/loader.h>
+#include <grub/file.h>
+#include <grub/err.h>
+#include <grub/device.h>
+#include <grub/disk.h>
+#include <grub/misc.h>
+#include <grub/types.h>
+#include <grub/partition.h>
+#include <grub/dl.h>
+#include <grub/command.h>
+#include <grub/machine/biosnum.h>
+#include <grub/i18n.h>
+#include <grub/video.h>
+#include <grub/mm.h>
+#include <grub/cpu/relocator.h>
+
+static grub_dl_t my_mod;
+static struct grub_relocator *rel;
+static grub_uint32_t edx = 0xffffffff;
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_pxechain_boot (void)
+{
+  struct grub_relocator16_state state = { 
+    .cs = 0,
+    .ip = 0x7c00,
+    .ds = 0,
+    .es = 0,
+    .fs = 0,
+    .gs = 0,
+    .ss = 0,
+    .sp = 0x7c00,
+    .edx = edx
+  };
+  grub_video_set_mode ("text", 0, 0);
+
+  grub_pxe_unload ();
+
+  return grub_relocator16_boot (rel, state);
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_pxechain_unload (void)
+{
+  grub_relocator_unload (rel);
+  rel = NULL;
+  grub_dl_unref (my_mod);
+  return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_cmd_pxechain (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
+		int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  grub_file_t file = 0;
+  grub_err_t err;
+  void *image;
+  grub_size_t imagesize;
+
+  if (argc == 0)
+    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "no file specified");
+
+  grub_dl_ref (my_mod);
+
+  rel = grub_relocator_new ();
+  if (!rel)
+    goto fail;
+
+  file = grub_file_open (argv[0]);
+  if (! file)
+    goto fail;
+
+
+  edx = grub_get_root_biosnumber ();
+
+  imagesize = grub_file_size (file);
+  {
+    grub_relocator_chunk_t ch;
+    err = grub_relocator_alloc_chunk_addr (rel, &ch, 0x7c00, imagesize);
+    if (err)
+      goto fail;
+    image = get_virtual_current_address (ch);
+  }
+
+  if (grub_file_read (file, image, imagesize) != (grub_ssize_t) imagesize)
+    goto fail;
+ 
+  grub_loader_set (grub_pxechain_boot, grub_pxechain_unload, 1);
+  return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+
+ fail:
+
+  if (file)
+    grub_file_close (file);
+
+  grub_pxechain_unload ();
+
+  return grub_errno;
+}
+
+static grub_command_t cmd;
+
+GRUB_MOD_INIT(pxechainloader)
+{
+  cmd = grub_register_command ("pxechainloader", grub_cmd_pxechain,
+			       0, N_("Chainload a PXE image."));
+  my_mod = mod;
+}
+
+GRUB_MOD_FINI(pxechainloader)
+{
+  grub_unregister_command (cmd);
+}


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* Re: [RFT] PXE chainloader
  2010-09-05 23:31   ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
@ 2010-09-06  1:25     ` Omni Flux
  2010-09-07 15:36       ` Turner, Ian
  2010-09-08 20:07     ` Turner, Ian
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Omni Flux @ 2010-09-06  1:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: The development of GNU GRUB

On 2010-09-05 17:31, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> On 09/06/2010 01:08 AM, Omni Flux wrote:
>> The output of two tests follow. It works, to an extent. Is PXE being
>> left in a state where the next bootloader can call it's initialization
>> routines again?
>>
> Attached patch may help. I noticed that last file may still remain opened.

With this fix grub PXE can chain load itself recursively and load 
pxelinux successfully.

Unfortunately pxelinux then tries to find its configuration file in the 
wrong location because it takes the path from the boot file in the DHCP 
packet saved by PXE, which it expects to be pointing to itself but is 
actually pointing to grub itself.

I am not sure this is something we can reasonably fix, but it can be 
worked around by putting the pxelinux.cfg configuration in the same 
location as grub PXE.

Unfortunately, this means we cannot just download arbitrary distro 
installers, drop them in the tftp directory and point grub to their 
bootloaders.


Ideally, but probably not reasonable and/or possible would be if we 
could mangle the DHCP packets before chainloading so we could change the 
boot loader string and even add custom vendor options (either of which 
would allow specifying a different pxelinux.cfg location per menu item.)

I do not have any other PXE images to try, so I do not know if this 
issue affects any boot loaders besides pxelinux.

-- 
Omni Flux


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* RE: [RFT] PXE chainloader
  2010-09-06  1:25     ` Omni Flux
@ 2010-09-07 15:36       ` Turner, Ian
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Turner, Ian @ 2010-09-07 15:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: The development of GNU GRUB

> Unfortunately pxelinux then tries to find its configuration file in the
> wrong location because it takes the path from the boot file in the DHCP
> packet saved by PXE, which it expects to be pointing to itself but is
> actually pointing to grub itself.

Mangling the DHCP packet is probably the most flexible way to fix this, though it's a lot more complex than the current patch. PXELINUX does exactly this kind of mangling, so we might just be able to steal that code.

Regarding chainloading PXELINUX, it is possible to specify its configuration file search path in some PXELINUX-specific DHCP options, so that is another workaround.
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX#Can_I_send_information_to_PXELINUX_via_special_options_in_the_DHCP_response.3F

Cheers,

--Ian

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* RE: [RFT] PXE chainloader
  2010-09-05 23:31   ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
  2010-09-06  1:25     ` Omni Flux
@ 2010-09-08 20:07     ` Turner, Ian
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Turner, Ian @ 2010-09-08 20:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: grub-devel

> Attached patch may help. I noticed that last file may still remain opened.

This works fine for me when chainloading PXELINUX or grub2 itself. But it fails when chainloading the Solaris 10 U8 pxegrub. Specifically, we are doing PXE -> Grub 2 -> pxegrub. pxegrub generates some output as follows:

Server: <correct IP address>
Site Option 150: <garbage>
BootFile: <bytes 1641-2049 of Grub 2's grub.cfg file>

Pxegrub then attempts to use the garbage above as a TFTP filename, which of course doesn't work. Also, note that we do not use site option 150 in our DHCP environment.

Note that chainloading PXE -> Grub 2 -> PXELINUX -> pxegrub generates exactly the same problem above as chainloading PXE -> Grub 2 -> pxegrub, but chainloading PXE -> PXELINUX -> pxegrub (i.e., without Grub 2) works just fine.

Cheers,

--Ian 

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