tree 1070bcb520507e4c549a68cbb81e0018fecdaa8d
parent b47db023d3bf88ef868fdb2c07380368b741a41e
author Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@baylibre.com> 1720600805 +0200
committer Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> 1721332290 -0600

bootstd: Add a bootmeth for Android

Android boot flow is a bit different than a regular Linux distro.
Android relies on multiple partitions in order to boot.

A typical boot flow would be:
1. Parse the Bootloader Control Block (BCB, misc partition)
2. If BCB requested bootonce-bootloader, start fastboot and wait.
3. If BCB requested recovery or normal android, run the following:
3.a. Get slot (A/B) from BCB
3.b. Run AVB (Android Verified Boot) on boot partitions
3.c. Load boot and vendor_boot partitions
3.d. Load device-tree, ramdisk and boot

The AOSP documentation has more details at [1], [2], [3]

This has been implemented via complex boot scripts such as [4].
However, these boot script are neither very maintainable nor generic.
Moreover, DISTRO_DEFAULTS is being deprecated [5].

Add a generic Android bootflow implementation for bootstd.
For this initial version, only boot image v4 is supported.

[1] https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader
[2] https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/partitions
[3] https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/partitions/generic-boot
[4] https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/include/configs/meson64_android.h
[5] https://lore.kernel.org/r/all/20230914165615.1058529-17-sjg@chromium.org/

Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Julien Masson <jmasson@baylibre.com>
Tested-by: Guillaume La Roque <glaroque@baylibre.com>
Signed-off-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@baylibre.com>