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Provide a test that checks that ulib operates as expected.
Add a .gitignore file for the executables thus created
There is a strange interaction with PLATFORM_LIBS which can cause the
examples to fail to build via 'make qcheck':
- CI runs 'make qcheck'
- the main Makefile sets PLATFORM_LIBS
- test/run calls test.py
- at some point test_ulib_demos() starts, with PLATFORM_LIBS set
- the test calls 'make' on examples/ulib/Makefile
- PLATFORM_LIBS is left alone, since it already has a value
- lSDL ends up not being in the link line
Thank you to Claude for helping to debug this and figure out the
PLATFORM_LIBS interaction.
Series-to: concept
Series-cc: heinrich
Cover-letter:
ulib: Complete initial U-Boot library
This series completes support for building U-Boot as a shared or static
library, enabling reuse of U-Boot functionality in external programs and
test suites.
The U-Boot library (ulib) allows developers to:
- Link against U-Boot functionality without a full U-Boot image
- Use U-Boot's OS abstraction layer, drivers, and utility functions
- Build test programs that can exercise U-Boot code in isolation
- Create applications that benefit from U-Boot's hardware support
Key features:
- Builds both shared (libu-boot.so) and static (libu-boot.a) libraries
- Preserves U-Boot linker lists for proper driver/subsystem init
- Configurable symbol renaming to avoid conflicts with system libraries
- Generated API headers with renamed function declarations
- Documentation and working examples
- Currently only supports sandbox architecture
The series includes:
- More build-infrastructure and Makefile integration
- Python-based mechanism for symbol renaming and API generation
- Test programs demonstrating basic library usage
- A simple example program showing real-world usage patterns
Symbol renaming ensures that U-Boot functions don't conflict with system
libraries. For example, printf() remains the standard library function
while ub_printf() provides access to U-Boot's printf implementation.
This is handled automatically during the build process.
The library excludes main() to allow external programs to provide their own
entry points while still accessing U-Boot functionality through ulib_init()
and ulib_uninit().
For example:
#include <u-boot-lib.h>
#include <u-boot-api.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (ulib_init(argv[0]) < 0)
return 1;
ub_printf("Hello from U-Boot library!\n");
ulib_uninit();
return 0;
}
License implications are documented - the GPL-2.0+ license applies to
any programs linked with the library, requiring source code distribution
for compliant usage.
Future work will look at expanding support to other architectures.
END
Co-developed-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
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/*
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* Helper functions for U-Boot library demo
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*
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* Copyright 2025 Canonical Ltd.
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* Written by Simon Glass <simon.glass@canonical.com>
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*/
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#include <u-boot-api.h>
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void demo_show_banner(void)
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{
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ub_printf("U-Boot Library Demo Helper\n");
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ub_printf("==========================\n");
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}
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void demo_show_footer(void)
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{
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ub_printf("=================================\n");
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ub_printf("Demo complete\n");
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}
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int demo_add_numbers(int a, int b)
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{
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ub_printf("helper: Adding %d + %d = %d\n", a, b, a + b);
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return a + b;
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}
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