Re: [PATCH 3/4] Documentation: bootchooser: add information about slots_locked

[Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>]

Hi,

On 6/13/25 16:08, Lars Schmidt wrote:
> The new slots_locked variable does have influence on
> remaining_attempt counter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lars Schmidt <l.schmidt@pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  Documentation/user/bootchooser.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/user/bootchooser.rst b/Documentation/user/bootchooser.rst
> index 351e1d14e1..306443270a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/user/bootchooser.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/user/bootchooser.rst
> @@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ no remaining attempts left.
>  To prevent ending up in an unbootable system after a number of failed boot
>  attempts, there is also a built-in mechanism to reset the counters to their defaults,
>  controlled by the ``global.bootchooser.reset_attempts`` variable.
> +Alternatively, counting down the remaining attempts can be disabled by
> +locking the bootchooser slots.

bootchooser boot attempts

> +This is done by defining a (32-bit) ``slots_locked`` variable in the

attempts_locked.

> +bootstate and setting its value to ``1`` (usually from userspace).
> +
> +The variable affects all slots, is optional and its absence is

all targets

> +interpreted as ``0``, meaning that attempts are decremented normally.
> +
> +The ``slots_locked`` value does not influence the decision on which slot

attempts_locked

> +to boot if any, only whether to decrement the attempts when booting.
>  
>  If ``global.bootchooser.retry`` is enabled (set to ``1``), the bootchooser
>  algorithm will iterate through all valid boot targets (and decrease their
> @@ -107,6 +117,19 @@ on the :ref:`reset reason <reset_reason>` (i.e. != WDG) using the
>  This will reset the ``remaining_attempts`` counter of the *last chosen* slot to
>  its default value (``reset_attempts``).
>  
> +Another option is to use ``slots_locked``.

attempted_locked

> +Normally this should be controlled from Linux userspace using the *barebox-state* tool, i.e.::
> +
> +  barebox-state -s  bootstate.slots_locked=1

attempts_locked

> +
> +It can also be locked via the :ref:`bootchooser command <command_bootchooser>`::
> +
> +  bootchooser -l
> +
> +or unlocked::
> +
> +  bootchooser -L
> +
>  
>  .. _dt-utils: https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/tools/dt-utils
>  

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