[settings] Allow for arbitrarily-named settings

This provides a mechanism for using arbitrarily-named variables within
gPXE, using the existing syntax for settings.

src/core/settings.c

 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * Registered settings blocks
+ * Generic settings blocks
  *
  ******************************************************************************
  */
 
 /**
- * Store value of simple setting
+ * A generic setting
+ *
+ */
+struct generic_setting {
+	/** List of generic settings */
+	struct list_head list;
+	/** Setting */
+	struct setting setting;
+	/** Size of setting name */
+	size_t name_len;
+	/** Size of setting data */
+	size_t data_len;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get generic setting name
+ *
+ * @v generic		Generic setting
+ * @ret name		Generic setting name
+ */
+static inline void * generic_setting_name ( struct generic_setting *generic ) {
+	return ( ( ( void * ) generic ) + sizeof ( *generic ) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get generic setting data
+ *
+ * @v generic		Generic setting
+ * @ret data		Generic setting data
+ */
+static inline void * generic_setting_data ( struct generic_setting *generic ) {
+	return ( ( ( void * ) generic ) + sizeof ( *generic ) +
+		 generic->name_len );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find generic setting
  *
- * @v options		DHCP option block
+ * @v generics		Generic settings block
+ * @v setting		Setting to find
+ * @ret generic		Generic setting, or NULL
+ */
+static struct generic_setting *
+find_generic_setting ( struct generic_settings *generics,
+		       struct setting *setting ) {
+	struct generic_setting *generic;
+
+	list_for_each_entry ( generic, &generics->list, list ) {
+		if ( setting_cmp ( &generic->setting, setting ) == 0 )
+			return generic;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Store value of generic setting
+ *
+ * @v settings		Settings block
  * @v setting		Setting to store
  * @v data		Setting data, or NULL to clear setting
  * @v len		Length of setting data
  * @ret rc		Return status code
  */
-int simple_settings_store ( struct settings *settings, struct setting *setting,
-			    const void *data, size_t len ) {
-	struct simple_settings *simple =
-		container_of ( settings, struct simple_settings, settings );
-	return dhcpopt_extensible_store ( &simple->dhcpopts, setting->tag,
-					  data, len );
+int generic_settings_store ( struct settings *settings,
+			     struct setting *setting,
+			     const void *data, size_t len ) {
+	struct generic_settings *generics =
+		container_of ( settings, struct generic_settings, settings );
+	struct generic_setting *old;
+	struct generic_setting *new = NULL;
+	size_t name_len;
+
+	/* Identify existing generic setting, if any */
+	old = find_generic_setting ( generics, setting );
+
+	/* Create new generic setting, if required */
+	if ( len ) {
+		/* Allocate new generic setting */
+		name_len = ( strlen ( setting->name ) + 1 );
+		new = zalloc ( sizeof ( *new ) + name_len + len );
+		if ( ! new )
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		/* Populate new generic setting */
+		new->name_len = name_len;
+		new->data_len = len;
+		memcpy ( &new->setting, setting, sizeof ( new->setting ) );
+		new->setting.name = generic_setting_name ( new );
+		memcpy ( generic_setting_name ( new ),
+			 setting->name, name_len );
+		memcpy ( generic_setting_data ( new ), data, len );
+	}
+
+	/* Delete existing generic setting, if any */
+	if ( old ) {
+		list_del ( &old->list );
+		free ( old );
+	}
+
+	/* Add new setting to list, if any */
+	if ( new )
+		list_add ( &new->list, &generics->list );
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetch value of simple setting
+ * Fetch value of generic setting
  *
- * @v options		DHCP option block
+ * @v settings		Settings block
  * @v setting		Setting to fetch
  * @v data		Buffer to fill with setting data
  * @v len		Length of buffer
  * @ret len		Length of setting data, or negative error
  */
-int simple_settings_fetch ( struct settings *settings, struct setting *setting,
-			    void *data, size_t len ) {
-	struct simple_settings *simple =
-		container_of ( settings, struct simple_settings, settings );
-	return dhcpopt_fetch ( &simple->dhcpopts, setting->tag, data, len );
+int generic_settings_fetch ( struct settings *settings,
+			     struct setting *setting,
+			     void *data, size_t len ) {
+	struct generic_settings *generics =
+		container_of ( settings, struct generic_settings, settings );
+	struct generic_setting *generic;
+
+	/* Find generic setting */
+	generic = find_generic_setting ( generics, setting );
+	if ( ! generic )
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	/* Copy out generic setting data */
+	if ( len > generic->data_len )
+		len = generic->data_len;
+	memcpy ( data, generic_setting_data ( generic ), len );
+	return generic->data_len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear generic settings block
+ *
+ * @v settings		Settings block
+ */
+void generic_settings_clear ( struct settings *settings ) {
+	struct generic_settings *generics =
+		container_of ( settings, struct generic_settings, settings );
+	struct generic_setting *generic;
+	struct generic_setting *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe ( generic, tmp, &generics->list, list ) {
+		list_del ( &generic->list );
+		free ( generic );
+	}
+	assert ( list_empty ( &generics->list ) );
 }
 
-/** Simple settings operations */
-struct settings_operations simple_settings_operations = {
-	.store = simple_settings_store,
-	.fetch = simple_settings_fetch,
+/** Generic settings operations */
+struct settings_operations generic_settings_operations = {
+	.store = generic_settings_store,
+	.fetch = generic_settings_fetch,
+	.clear = generic_settings_clear,
 };
 
-/** Root simple settings block */
-struct simple_settings simple_settings_root = {
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Registered settings blocks
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************
+ */
+
+/** Root generic settings block */
+struct generic_settings generic_settings_root = {
 	.settings = {
 		.refcnt = NULL,
 		.name = "",
 		.siblings =
-		     LIST_HEAD_INIT ( simple_settings_root.settings.siblings ),
+		    LIST_HEAD_INIT ( generic_settings_root.settings.siblings ),
 		.children =
-		     LIST_HEAD_INIT ( simple_settings_root.settings.children ),
-		.op = &simple_settings_operations,
+		    LIST_HEAD_INIT ( generic_settings_root.settings.children ),
+		.op = &generic_settings_operations,
 	},
+	.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT ( generic_settings_root.list ),
 };
 
 /** Root settings block */
-#define settings_root simple_settings_root.settings
+#define settings_root generic_settings_root.settings
 
 /**
  * Find child named settings block
 static struct settings * autovivify_child_settings ( struct settings *parent,
 						     const char *name ) {
 	struct {
-		struct simple_settings simple;
+		struct generic_settings generic;
 		char name[ strlen ( name ) + 1 /* NUL */ ];
 	} *new_child;
 	struct settings *settings;
 	if ( ( settings = find_child_settings ( parent, name ) ) != NULL )
 		return settings;
 
-	/* Create new simple settings block */
+	/* Create new generic settings block */
 	new_child = zalloc ( sizeof ( *new_child ) );
 	if ( ! new_child ) {
 		DBGC ( parent, "Settings %p could not create child %s\n",
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	memcpy ( new_child->name, name, sizeof ( new_child->name ) );
-	simple_settings_init ( &new_child->simple, NULL, new_child->name );
-	settings = &new_child->simple.settings;
+	generic_settings_init ( &new_child->generic, NULL, new_child->name );
+	settings = &new_child->generic.settings;
 	register_settings ( settings, parent );
 	return settings;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return settings block name (for debug only)
+ *
+ * @v settings		Settings block
+ * @ret name		Settings block name
+ */
+static const char * settings_name ( struct settings *settings ) {
+	static char buf[64];
+	char tmp[ sizeof ( buf ) ];
+	int count;
+
+	for ( count = 0 ; settings ; settings = settings->parent ) {
+		memcpy ( tmp, buf, sizeof ( tmp ) );
+		snprintf ( buf, sizeof ( buf ), "%s%c%s", settings->name,
+			   ( count++ ? '.' : '\0' ), tmp );
+	}
+	return ( buf + 1 );
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse settings block name
  *
 	ref_get ( parent->refcnt );
 	settings->parent = parent;
 	list_add_tail ( &settings->siblings, &parent->children );
-	DBGC ( settings, "Settings %p registered\n", settings );
+	DBGC ( settings, "Settings %p (\"%s\") registered\n",
+	       settings, settings_name ( settings ) );
 
 	/* Fix up settings priority */
 	reprioritise_settings ( settings );
  */
 void unregister_settings ( struct settings *settings ) {
 
+	DBGC ( settings, "Settings %p (\"%s\") unregistered\n",
+	       settings, settings_name ( settings ) );
+
 	/* Remove from list of settings */
 	ref_put ( settings->refcnt );
 	ref_put ( settings->parent->refcnt );
 	settings->parent = NULL;
 	list_del ( &settings->siblings );
-	DBGC ( settings, "Settings %p unregistered\n", settings );
 
 	/* Apply potentially-updated settings */
 	apply_settings();
 	if ( ! settings )
 		settings = &settings_root;
 
+	/* Sanity check */
+	if ( ! settings->op->store )
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	/* Store setting */
 	if ( ( rc = settings->op->store ( settings, setting,
 					  data, len ) ) != 0 )
 	if ( ! settings )
 		settings = &settings_root;
 
+	/* Sanity check */
+	if ( ! settings->op->fetch )
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	/* Try this block first */
 	if ( ( ret = settings->op->fetch ( settings, setting,
 					   data, len ) ) >= 0 )
 	return len;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Clear settings block
+ *
+ * @v settings		Settings block
+ */
+void clear_settings ( struct settings *settings ) {
+	if ( settings->op->clear )
+		settings->op->clear ( settings );
+}
+
 /**
  * Compare two settings
  *
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse setting name as tag number
+ *
+ * @v name		Name
+ * @ret tag		Tag number, or 0 if not a valid number
+ */
+static unsigned int parse_setting_tag ( const char *name ) {
+	char *tmp = ( ( char * ) name );
+	unsigned int tag = 0;
+
+	while ( 1 ) {
+		tag = ( ( tag << 8 ) | strtoul ( tmp, &tmp, 0 ) );
+		if ( *tmp == 0 )
+			return tag;
+		if ( *tmp != '.' )
+			return 0;
+		tmp++;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Find setting type
  *
  * @v get_child		Function to find or create child settings block
  * @v settings		Settings block to fill in
  * @v setting		Setting to fill in
+ * @v tmp_name		Buffer for copy of setting name
  * @ret rc		Return status code
  *
  * Interprets a name of the form
  * "[settings_name/]tag_name[:type_name]" and fills in the appropriate
  * fields.
+ *
+ * The @c tmp_name buffer must be large enough to hold a copy of the
+ * setting name.
  */
 static int
 parse_setting_name ( const char *name,
 		     struct settings * ( * get_child ) ( struct settings *,
 							 const char * ),
-		     struct settings **settings, struct setting *setting ) {
-	char tmp_name[ strlen ( name ) + 1 ];
+		     struct settings **settings, struct setting *setting,
+		     char *tmp_name ) {
 	char *settings_name;
 	char *setting_name;
 	char *type_name;
 	struct setting *named_setting;
-	char *tmp;
 
 	/* Set defaults */
 	*settings = &settings_root;
 	memset ( setting, 0, sizeof ( *setting ) );
-	setting->type = &setting_type_hex;
+	setting->name = "";
+	setting->type = &setting_type_string;
 
 	/* Split name into "[settings_name/]setting_name[:type_name]" */
-	memcpy ( tmp_name, name, sizeof ( tmp_name ) );
+	strcpy ( tmp_name, name );
 	if ( ( setting_name = strchr ( tmp_name, '/' ) ) != NULL ) {
 		*(setting_name++) = 0;
 		settings_name = tmp_name;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Identify tag number */
+	/* Identify setting */
 	if ( ( named_setting = find_setting ( setting_name ) ) != NULL ) {
+		/* Matches a defined named setting; use that setting */
 		memcpy ( setting, named_setting, sizeof ( *setting ) );
-	} else {
-		/* Unrecognised name: try to interpret as a tag number */
-		tmp = setting_name;
-		while ( 1 ) {
-			setting->tag = ( ( setting->tag << 8 ) |
-					 strtoul ( tmp, &tmp, 0 ) );
-			if ( *tmp == 0 )
-				break;
-			if ( *tmp != '.' ) {
-				DBG ( "Invalid setting \"%s\" in \"%s\"\n",
-				      setting_name, name );
-				return -ENOENT;
-			}
-			tmp++;
-		}
+	} else if ( ( setting->tag = parse_setting_tag ( setting_name ) ) !=0){
+		/* Is a valid numeric tag; use the tag */
 		setting->tag |= (*settings)->tag_magic;
+	} else {
+		/* Use the arbitrary name */
+		setting->name = setting_name;
 	}
 
 	/* Identify setting type, if specified */
 int storef_named_setting ( const char *name, const char *value ) {
 	struct settings *settings;
 	struct setting setting;
+	char tmp_name[ strlen ( name ) + 1 ];
 	int rc;
 
 	if ( ( rc = parse_setting_name ( name, autovivify_child_settings,
-					 &settings, &setting ) ) != 0 )
+					 &settings, &setting, tmp_name )) != 0)
 		return rc;
 	return storef_setting ( settings, &setting, value );
 }
 int fetchf_named_setting ( const char *name, char *buf, size_t len ) {
 	struct settings *settings;
 	struct setting setting;
+	char tmp_name[ strlen ( name ) + 1 ];
 	int rc;
 
 	if ( ( rc = parse_setting_name ( name, find_child_settings,
-					 &settings, &setting ) ) != 0 )
+					 &settings, &setting, tmp_name )) != 0)
 		return rc;
 	return fetchf_setting ( settings, &setting, buf, len );
 }

src/include/gpxe/netdevice.h

 	struct net_device_stats rx_stats;
 
 	/** Configuration settings applicable to this device */
-	struct simple_settings settings;
+	struct generic_settings settings;
 
 	/** Driver private data */
 	void *priv;
 
 extern struct list_head net_devices;
 extern struct net_device_operations null_netdev_operations;
+extern struct settings_operations netdev_settings_operations;
 
 /**
  * Initialise a network device
 	return &netdev->settings.settings;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialise a per-netdevice configuration settings block
+ *
+ * @v generics		Generic settings block
+ * @v refcnt		Containing object reference counter, or NULL
+ * @v name		Settings block name
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) void
+netdev_settings_init ( struct net_device *netdev ) {
+	generic_settings_init ( &netdev->settings,
+				&netdev->refcnt, netdev->name );
+	netdev->settings.settings.op = &netdev_settings_operations;
+}
+
 /**
  * Mark network device as having link up
  *
 extern int net_rx ( struct io_buffer *iobuf, struct net_device *netdev,
 		    uint16_t net_proto, const void *ll_source );
 
-extern struct settings_operations netdev_settings_operations;
-
 /**
  * Complete network transmission
  *

src/include/gpxe/settings.h

 #include <gpxe/tables.h>
 #include <gpxe/list.h>
 #include <gpxe/refcnt.h>
-#include <gpxe/dhcpopts.h>
 
 struct settings;
 struct in_addr;
 	 */
 	int ( * fetch ) ( struct settings *settings, struct setting *setting,
 			  void *data, size_t len );
+	/** Clear settings block
+	 *
+	 * @v settings		Settings block
+	 */
+	void ( * clear ) ( struct settings *settings );
 };
 
 /** A settings block */
 #define __settings_applicator __table_entry ( SETTINGS_APPLICATORS, 01 )
 
 /**
- * A simple settings block
+ * A generic settings block
  *
  */
-struct simple_settings {
+struct generic_settings {
 	/** Settings block */
 	struct settings settings;
-	/** DHCP options */
-	struct dhcp_options dhcpopts;
+	/** List of generic settings */
+	struct list_head list;
 };
 
-extern struct settings_operations simple_settings_operations;
-extern int simple_settings_store ( struct settings *settings,
-				   struct setting *setting,
-				   const void *data, size_t len );
-extern int simple_settings_fetch ( struct settings *settings,
-				   struct setting *setting,
-				   void *data, size_t len );
+extern struct settings_operations generic_settings_operations;
+extern int generic_settings_store ( struct settings *settings,
+				    struct setting *setting,
+				    const void *data, size_t len );
+extern int generic_settings_fetch ( struct settings *settings,
+				    struct setting *setting,
+				    void *data, size_t len );
+extern void generic_settings_clear ( struct settings *settings );
 
 extern int register_settings ( struct settings *settings,
 			       struct settings *parent );
 					   struct setting *setting );
 extern int fetch_uuid_setting ( struct settings *settings,
 				struct setting *setting, union uuid *uuid );
+extern void clear_settings ( struct settings *settings );
 extern int setting_cmp ( struct setting *a, struct setting *b );
 
 extern struct settings * find_settings ( const char *name );
 /**
  * Initialise a settings block
  *
- * @v simple		Simple settings block
+ * @v generics		Generic settings block
  * @v refcnt		Containing object reference counter, or NULL
  * @v name		Settings block name
  */
-static inline void simple_settings_init ( struct simple_settings *simple,
-					  struct refcnt *refcnt,
-					  const char *name ) {
-	settings_init ( &simple->settings, &simple_settings_operations,
+static inline void generic_settings_init ( struct generic_settings *generics,
+					   struct refcnt *refcnt,
+					   const char *name ) {
+	settings_init ( &generics->settings, &generic_settings_operations,
 			refcnt, name, 0 );
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD ( &generics->list );
 }
 
 /**

src/interface/smbios/smbios_settings.c

 	  ( (_type) << 16 ) |					\
 	  ( offsetof ( _structure, _field ) << 8 ) )
 
-/**
- * Store value of SMBIOS setting
- *
- * @v settings		Settings block
- * @v setting		Setting to store
- * @v data		Setting data, or NULL to clear setting
- * @v len		Length of setting data
- * @ret rc		Return status code
- */
-static int smbios_store ( struct settings *settings __unused,
-			  struct setting *setting __unused,
-			  const void *data __unused, size_t len __unused ) {
-	/* Cannot write data into SMBIOS */
-	return -ENOTSUP;
-}
-
 /**
  * Fetch value of SMBIOS setting
  *
 
 /** SMBIOS settings operations */
 static struct settings_operations smbios_settings_operations = {
-	.store = smbios_store,
 	.fetch = smbios_fetch,
 };
 

src/net/netdev_settings.c

 			return -EINVAL;
 		memcpy ( netdev->ll_addr, data, len );
 		return 0;
-	} else {
-		return simple_settings_store ( settings, setting, data, len );
 	}
+
+	return generic_settings_store ( settings, setting, data, len );
 }
 
 /**
 			len = netdev->ll_protocol->ll_addr_len;
 		memcpy ( data, netdev->ll_addr, len );
 		return netdev->ll_protocol->ll_addr_len;
-	} else {
-		return simple_settings_fetch ( settings, setting, data, len );
 	}
+
+	return generic_settings_fetch ( settings, setting, data, len );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear network device settings
+ *
+ * @v settings		Settings block
+ */
+static void netdev_clear ( struct settings *settings ) {
+	generic_settings_clear ( settings );
 }
 
 /** Network device configuration settings operations */
 struct settings_operations netdev_settings_operations = {
 	.store = netdev_store,
 	.fetch = netdev_fetch,
+	.clear = netdev_clear,
 };

src/net/netdevice.c

 	
 	netdev_tx_flush ( netdev );
 	netdev_rx_flush ( netdev );
+	clear_settings ( netdev_settings ( netdev ) );
 	free ( netdev );
 }
 
 		netdev->refcnt.free = free_netdev;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD ( &netdev->tx_queue );
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD ( &netdev->rx_queue );
-		settings_init ( netdev_settings ( netdev ),
-				&netdev_settings_operations, &netdev->refcnt,
-				netdev->name, 0 );
+		netdev_settings_init ( netdev );
 		netdev->priv = ( ( ( void * ) netdev ) + sizeof ( *netdev ) );
 	}
 	return netdev;