lualoader: Create a module blacklist, add DRM modules to it

This is a step in the process of easing migration into the new world order
of DRM drivers. Strongly encourage users towards loading DRM modules via
rc.conf(5) instead of loader.conf(5) by failing the load from loader(8).
Users so inclined may wipe out the blacklist via module_blacklist="" in
loader.conf(5), and it is expected that these modules will eventually be
removed from the blacklist. They may still be loaded as dependencies of
other modules or explicitly via the loader prompt, but this should not be a
major problem.

Approved by:	re (rgrimes)
Relnotes:	yes
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16914
This commit is contained in:
kevans 2018-10-07 01:53:43 +00:00
parent df69fc9823
commit d2a92930a7
4 changed files with 42 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW:
disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
20181006:
The legacy DRM modules and drivers have now been added to the loader's
module blacklist, in favor of loading them with kld_list in rc.conf(5).
The module blacklist may be overridden with the loader.conf(5)
'module_blacklist' variable, but loading them via rc.conf(5) is strongly
encouraged.
20181002:
The cam(4) based nda(4) driver will be used over nvd(4) by default on
powerpc64. You may set 'options NVME_USE_NVD=1' in your kernel conf or

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@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ efi_max_resolution="1x1" # Set the max resolution for EFI loader to use:
#console="vidconsole" # A comma separated list of console(s)
#currdev="disk1s1a" # Set the current device
module_path="/boot/modules;/boot/dtb;/boot/dtb/overlays" # Set the module search path
module_blacklist="drm drm2 radeonkms i915kms amdgpu" # Loader module blacklist
#prompt="\\${interpret}" # Set the command prompt
#root_disk_unit="0" # Force the root disk unit number
#rootdev="disk1s1a" # Set the root filesystem

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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.Dd August 28, 2018
.Dd October 6, 2018
.Dt LOADER.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ If a password is set, the user must provide specified password to boot.
If set to
.Dq YES ,
module names will be displayed as they are loaded.
.It Ar module_blacklist
Blacklist of modules.
Modules specified in the blacklist may not be loaded automatically with a
.Ar *_load
directive, but they may be loaded directly at the
.Xr loader 8
prompt.
Blacklisted modules may still be loaded indirectly as dependencies of other
moduled.
.It Ar *_load
If set to
.Dq YES ,

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@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ local MSG_XENKERNFAIL = "Failed to load Xen kernel '%s'"
local MSG_XENKERNLOADING = "Loading Xen kernel..."
local MSG_KERNLOADING = "Loading kernel..."
local MSG_MODLOADING = "Loading configured modules..."
local MSG_MODBLACKLIST = "Not loading blacklisted module '%s'"
local MSG_MODLOADFAIL = "Could not load one or more modules!"
local MODULEEXPR = '([%w-_]+)'
@ -265,20 +266,37 @@ local function isValidComment(line)
return true
end
local function getBlacklist()
local blacklist_str = loader.getenv('module_blacklist')
if blacklist_str == nil then
return nil
end
local blacklist = {}
for mod in blacklist_str:gmatch("[;, ]?([%w-_]+)[;, ]?") do
blacklist[mod] = true
end
return blacklist
end
local function loadModule(mod, silent)
local status = true
local blacklist = getBlacklist()
local pstatus
for k, v in pairs(mod) do
if v.load ~= nil and v.load:lower() == "yes" then
local module_name = v.name or k
if blacklist[module_name] ~= nil then
if not silent then
print(MSG_MODBLACKLIST:format(module_name))
end
goto continue
end
local str = "load "
if v.type ~= nil then
str = str .. "-t " .. v.type .. " "
end
if v.name ~= nil then
str = str .. v.name
else
str = str .. k
end
str = str .. module_name
if v.flags ~= nil then
str = str .. " " .. v.flags
end
@ -309,6 +327,7 @@ local function loadModule(mod, silent)
end
end
::continue::
end
return status