From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Delivery-date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:46:01 +0200 Received: from mx1.white.stw.pengutronix.de ([2a0a:edc0:0:b01:1d::107]) by lore.white.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1wzu5w-0087za-0n for lore@lore.pengutronix.de; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:46:01 +0200 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [IPv6:2607:7c80:54:3::133]) by mx1.white.stw.pengutronix.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CCF2E201D34 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:46:00 +0200 (CEST) Authentication-Results: mx1.white.stw.pengutronix.de; dkim=pass header.d=lists.infradead.org header.s=bombadil.20210309 header.b=I6j8vhFK; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.white.stw.pengutronix.de: domain of "barebox-bounces+lore=pengutronix.de@lists.infradead.org" designates 2607:7c80:54:3::133 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="barebox-bounces+lore=pengutronix.de@lists.infradead.org" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20210309; h=Sender:List-Subscribe:List-Help :List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-Type:MIME-Version:Date:Message-Id:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:To: From:Reply-To:Cc:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=5zHenKEq7Zkh5IsSi2Kv167s1KgnL82sukNmr5YSf28=; b=I6j8vhFKIYnMiK97fny0/j6YE+ YxPEnirYzcNBW4tlV8Qq3tlAzSsB+m8vfEiFdMIcTyqME0qLYaDOJijq9vA9QPJMP4fAact1ZMjHa WB49OuOKpvNc/OKYmEdzMRtVbkV+iu3zphZ2WDpl67zbCOgYQ/DWX1LYq0IEnGXrrJ0BLrpXptxOr BAf/AoJJqRFSTCt8wkZGS6in8gqYCatHBqiZ6jBnkY/kAwYRe7YjPpydHSjGTfp0+s+kjCbdb7fuw 5OWeBKowjC0/UavS6UMpGyfVsbiJKB/Sllzp6flCNdfWa/UNa7GxsLaGzHuvOvvnT5VtJFnx7NOx6 3SNiRZvg==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.99.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1wzu4i-00000005bP1-3Wwo; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:44:44 +0000 Received: from mx1.white.stw.pengutronix.de ([185.203.200.13]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.99.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1wzu4g-00000005bOC-1Apv for barebox@lists.infradead.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:44:44 +0000 Received: from drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de (drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de [IPv6:2a0a:edc0:0:c01:1d::a2]) (Authenticated sender: relay-from-drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de) by mx1.white.stw.pengutronix.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1F789200700; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:44:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from dude02.red.stw.pengutronix.de ([2a0a:edc0:0:1101:1d::28]) by drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1wzu4e-003kv9-0A; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:44:40 +0200 Received: from [::1] (helo=dude02.red.stw.pengutronix.de) by dude02.red.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtp (Exim 4.98.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wzu4d-00000001TtN-489V; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:44:39 +0200 From: Sascha Hauer To: "open list:BAREBOX" , Stephano Cetola In-Reply-To: <20260825-send-extlinux-abs-path-v1-1-910bf0a3dad1@cetola.net> References: <20260825-send-extlinux-abs-path-v1-1-910bf0a3dad1@cetola.net> Subject: Re: [PATCH] extlinux: resolve absolute paths against the partition root Message-Id: <178791387997.353148.12067803861235796356.b4-ty@pengutronix.de> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:44:39 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: b4 0.14.3 X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.9.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20260828_034442_479613_7F802DFE X-CRM114-Status: UNSURE ( 7.34 ) X-CRM114-Notice: Please train this message. X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "bombadil.infradead.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:38:43 -0700, Stephano Cetola wrote: > extlinux_boot() always joined a path with '/' against rootpath, which > holds the config file's own directory, not the partition root. A > [...] Content analysis details: (-1.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] 0.0 DMARC_MISSING Missing DMARC policy X-BeenThere: barebox@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "barebox" X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-57.81 / 15.00]; RECEIVED_AUTHENTICATED_BY_MX1(-50.00)[]; BAYES_HAM(-3.00)[99.99%]; DWL_DNSWL_MED(-2.00)[infradead.org:dkim]; KNOWN_LIST_ID(-1.00)[barebox.lists.infradead.org]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED(-0.60)[2a0a:edc0:0:c01:1d::a2:received,2a0a:edc0:0:1101:1d::28:received,2607:7c80:54:3::133:from]; RCVD_DKIM_ARC_DNSWL_MED(-0.50)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx:c]; MAILLIST(-0.20)[mailman]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[lists.infradead.org:s=bombadil.20210309]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; HAS_LIST_UNSUB(-0.01)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[pengutronix.de]; RECEIVED_HELO_LOCALHOST(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[lore=pengutronix.de]; FORGED_RECIPIENTS_MAILLIST(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[5]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[s.hauer@pengutronix.de,barebox-bounces@lists.infradead.org]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[lists.infradead.org:+]; NEURAL_HAM(-0.00)[-0.997]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:7247, ipnet:2607:7c80:54::/48, country:US]; FORGED_SENDER_MAILLIST(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Action: no action X-Rspamd-Server: mx1 X-Stat-Signature: fmjpz6t33tntozbpwa81x83afdejfygw X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: CCF2E201D34 On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:38:43 -0700, Stephano Cetola wrote: > extlinux_boot() always joined a path with '/' against rootpath, which > holds the config file's own directory, not the partition root. A > KERNEL/INITRD/FDT value starting with '/', the normal syslinux way to > name a path from the partition root, got treated as relative instead. > The extlinux.conf file itself can live in a different directory than > the partition root (extlinux_scan_directory() looks in both > boot/extlinux/ and extlinux/), so this produced a wrong, nonexistent > path whenever a config used an absolute KERNEL/INITRD/FDT entry. > > [...] Applied, thanks! [1/1] extlinux: resolve absolute paths against the partition root https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=1cbbf0e06cf2 (link may not be stable) Best regards, -- Sascha Hauer