2009-05-04 Robert Millan <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>

        * util/misc.c (grub_util_warn): New function.  Emmits a warning
        unconditionally.
        * include/grub/util/misc.h (grub_util_warn): New declaration.

        * util/i386/pc/grub-install.in: Understand --force and pass it down
        to grub-setup.

        * util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c (main): Understand --force and pass it
        down to setup().
        (setup): Improve error messages and add warnings when requested to
        install in odd layouts.  Refuse to install using blocklists unless
        --force was set.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a019f7c05e22404946ea63175ad497ab4f5ce365..4d9396e130842c012db7967244acfa3ec5908ee1 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2009-05-04  Robert Millan  <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>
+
+       * util/misc.c (grub_util_warn): New function.  Emmits a warning
+       unconditionally.
+       * include/grub/util/misc.h (grub_util_warn): New declaration.
+
+       * util/i386/pc/grub-install.in: Understand --force and pass it down
+       to grub-setup.
+
+       * util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c (main): Understand --force and pass it
+       down to setup().
+       (setup): Improve error messages and add warnings when requested to
+       install in odd layouts.  Refuse to install using blocklists unless
+       --force was set.
+
 2009-05-04  martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
 
        * disk/raid.c (grub_raid_scan_device): Improve debug message.

diff --git a/include/grub/util/misc.h b/include/grub/util/misc.h
index 9eaef88373c73b59415189e53e4549b4a53a4ed6..af7cb2dbd297d84a869a32ab012547f9c6d9bd93 100644 (file)
--- a/include/grub/util/misc.h
+++ b/include/grub/util/misc.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern char *progname;
 extern int verbosity;
 extern jmp_buf main_env;
 
+void grub_util_warn (const char *fmt, ...);
 void grub_util_info (const char *fmt, ...);
 void grub_util_error (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 

diff --git a/util/i386/pc/grub-install.in b/util/i386/pc/grub-install.in
index e4724f94e7fbfc73f2ace3005ec35969a553215d..1558bc19a99699d6ef0874ab127d86bfbb1ee4c3 100644 (file)
--- a/util/i386/pc/grub-install.in
+++ b/util/i386/pc/grub-install.in
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Install GRUB on your drive.
   --grub-probe=FILE       use FILE as grub-probe
   --no-floppy             do not probe any floppy drive
   --recheck               probe a device map even if it already exists
+  --force                 install even if problems are detected
 
 INSTALL_DEVICE can be a GRUB device name or a system device filename.
 
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ for option in "$@"; do
     # This is an undocumented feature...
     --debug)
        debug=yes ;;
+    -f | --force)
+        setup_force="--force" ;;
     -*)
        echo "Unrecognized option \`$option'" 1>&2
        usage
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ if [ "${target_cpu}-${platform}" = "i386-pc" ] ; then
     $grub_mkimage --output=${grubdir}/core.img --prefix=${prefix_drive}${relative_grubdir} $modules || exit 1
 
     # Now perform the installation.
-    $grub_setup ${setup_verbose} --directory=${grubdir} --device-map=${device_map} \
+    $grub_setup ${setup_verbose} ${setup_force} --directory=${grubdir} --device-map=${device_map} \
         ${install_device} || exit 1
 else
     $grub_mkimage -d ${pkglibdir} --output=/boot/multiboot.img --prefix=${prefix_drive}${relative_grubdir} $modules || exit 1

diff --git a/util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c b/util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c
index 1421297b8d9adf66bd595437cfa1ae70b3ebe7fe..2ac8af642abf6ff52c46d1f3bf3312162a5f2ddc 100644 (file)
--- a/util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c
+++ b/util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ grub_refresh (void)
 static void
 setup (const char *dir,
        const char *boot_file, const char *core_file,
-       const char *root, const char *dest, int must_embed)
+       const char *root, const char *dest, int must_embed, int force)
 {
   char *boot_path, *core_path, *core_path_dev;
   char *boot_img, *core_img;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ setup (const char *dir,
   FILE *fp;
   struct { grub_uint64_t start; grub_uint64_t end; } embed_region;
   embed_region.start = embed_region.end = ~0UL;
-  int able_to_embed = 1;
+  int embedding_area_exists = 0;
   
   auto void NESTED_FUNC_ATTR save_first_sector (grub_disk_addr_t sector, unsigned offset,
                               unsigned length);
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ setup (const char *dir,
   
   grub_util_info ("dos partition is %d, bsd partition is %d",
                  dos_part, bsd_part);
+
+  if (! dest_dev->disk->has_partitions)
+    grub_util_warn ("Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This is a BAD idea.");
+
+  if (dest_dev->disk->partition)
+    grub_util_warn ("Attempting to install GRUB to a partition instead of the MBR.  This is a BAD idea.");
   
   /* If the destination device can have partitions and it is the MBR,
      try to embed the core image into after the MBR.  */
@@ -311,6 +317,9 @@ setup (const char *dir,
     {
       grub_partition_iterate (dest_dev->disk, find_usable_region);
 
+      if (embed_region.end != 0)
+       embedding_area_exists = 1;
+
       /* If there is enough space...  */
       if ((unsigned long) core_sectors <= embed_region.end - embed_region.start)
        {
@@ -349,18 +358,24 @@ setup (const char *dir,
 
          goto finish;
        }
-      else
-        able_to_embed = 0;
     }
-  else
-    able_to_embed = 0;
 
-  if (must_embed && ! able_to_embed)
-    grub_util_error ("Core image is too big for embedding, but this is required when\n"
+  /* If we reached this point, it means we were unable to embed.  */
+
+  if (embedding_area_exists)
+    grub_util_warn ("Embedding area is too small for core.img.");
+  else
+    grub_util_warn ("Embedding area is not present at all!");
+  
+  if (must_embed)
+    grub_util_error ("Embedding is not possible, but this is required when "
                     "the root device is on a RAID array or LVM volume.");
   
-  /* The core image must be put on a filesystem unfortunately.  */
-  grub_util_info ("will leave the core image on the filesystem");
+  grub_util_warn ("Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this "
+                 "setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and "
+                 "its use is discouraged.");
+  if (! force)
+    grub_util_error ("If you really want blocklists, use --force.");
   
   /* Make sure that GRUB reads the identical image as the OS.  */
   tmp_img = xmalloc (core_size);
@@ -510,6 +525,7 @@ static struct option options[] =
     {"directory", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
     {"device-map", required_argument, 0, 'm'},
     {"root-device", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
+    {"force", no_argument, 0, 'f'},
     {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
     {"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
     {"verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
@@ -533,6 +549,7 @@ DEVICE must be a GRUB device (e.g. ``(hd0,1)'').\n\
   -d, --directory=DIR     use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=%s]\n\
   -m, --device-map=FILE   use FILE as the device map [default=%s]\n\
   -r, --root-device=DEV   use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]\n\
+  -f, --force             install even if problems are detected\n\
   -h, --help              display this message and exit\n\
   -V, --version           print version information and exit\n\
   -v, --verbose           print verbose messages\n\
@@ -566,14 +583,14 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   char *dev_map = 0;
   char *root_dev = 0;
   char *dest_dev;
-  int must_embed = 0;
+  int must_embed = 0, force = 0;
   
   progname = "grub-setup";
 
   /* Check for options.  */
   while (1)
     {
-      int c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "b:c:d:m:r:hVv", options, 0);
+      int c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "b:c:d:m:r:hVvf", options, 0);
 
       if (c == -1)
        break;
@@ -615,6 +632,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
            root_dev = xstrdup (optarg);
            break;
            
+         case 'f':
+           force = 1;
+           break;
+
          case 'h':
            usage (0);
            break;
@@ -716,7 +737,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
          setup (dir ? : DEFAULT_DIRECTORY,
                 boot_file ? : DEFAULT_BOOT_FILE,
                 core_file ? : DEFAULT_CORE_FILE,
-                root_dev, grub_util_get_grub_dev (devicelist[i]), 1);
+                root_dev, grub_util_get_grub_dev (devicelist[i]), 1, force);
        }
     }
   else
@@ -725,7 +746,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     setup (dir ? : DEFAULT_DIRECTORY,
           boot_file ? : DEFAULT_BOOT_FILE,
           core_file ? : DEFAULT_CORE_FILE,
-          root_dev, dest_dev, must_embed);
+          root_dev, dest_dev, must_embed, force);
 
   /* Free resources.  */
   grub_fini_all ();

diff --git a/util/misc.c b/util/misc.c
index bd162ee937b277f02b270f80eb30771a5cfc5682..edfcc813a35fbe402c08065898f5becf69927ec9 100644 (file)
--- a/util/misc.c
+++ b/util/misc.c
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@
 char *progname = 0;
 int verbosity = 0;
 
+void
+grub_util_warn (const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  
+  fprintf (stderr, "%s: warn: ", progname);
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  vfprintf (stderr, fmt, ap);
+  va_end (ap);
+  fputc ('\n', stderr);
+  fflush (stderr);
+}
+
 void
 grub_util_info (const char *fmt, ...)
 {