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Describe U_BOOT_CMD_COMPLETE. Describe the arguments of U_BOOT_CMD and U_BOOT_CMD_COMPLETE. Describe the arguments of the command function. Describe the arguments of the completion function. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
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101 lines
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Command definition
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Commands are added to U-Boot by creating a new command structure.
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This is done by first including command.h, then using the U_BOOT_CMD() or the
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U_BOOT_CMD_COMPLETE macro to fill in a cmd_tbl_t struct.
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U_BOOT_CMD(name, maxargs, repeatable, command, "usage", "help")
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U_BOOT_CMD_COMPLETE(name, maxargs, repeatable, command, "usage, "help", comp)
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name: The name of the command. THIS IS NOT a string.
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maxargs: The maximum number of arguments this function takes including
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the command itself.
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repeatable: Either 0 or 1 to indicate if autorepeat is allowed.
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command: Pointer to the command function. This is the function that is
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called when the command is issued.
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usage: Short description. This is a string.
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help: Long description. This is a string. The long description is
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only available if CONFIG_SYS_LONGHELP is defined.
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comp: Pointer to the completion function. May be NULL.
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This function is called if the user hits the TAB key while
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entering the command arguments to complete the entry. Command
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completion is only available if CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE is defined.
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Command function
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The commmand function pointer has to be of type
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int (*cmd)(struct cmd_tbl_s *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, const char *argv[]);
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cmdtp: Table entry describing the command (see above).
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flag: A bitmap which may contain the following bit:
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CMD_FLAG_REPEAT - The last command is repeated.
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CMD_FLAG_BOOTD - The command is called by the bootd command.
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CMD_FLAG_ENV - The command is called by the run command.
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argc: Number of arguments including the command.
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argv: Arguments.
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Allowable return value are:
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CMD_SUCCESS The command was successfully executed.
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CMD_FAILURE The command failed.
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CMD_RET_USAGE The command was called with invalid parameters. This value
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leads to the display of the usage string.
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Completion function
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The completion function pointer has to be of type
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int (*complete)(int argc, char *const argv[], char last_char,
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int maxv, char *cmdv[]);
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argc: Number of arguments including the command.
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argv: Arguments.
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last_char: The last character in the command line buffer.
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maxv: Maximum number of possible completions that may be returned by
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the function.
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cmdv: Used to return possible values for the last argument. The last
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possible completion must be followed by NULL.
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The function returns the number of possible completions (without the terminating
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NULL value).
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Behind the scene
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----------------
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The structure created is named with a special prefix and placed by
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the linker in a special section using the linker lists mechanism
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(see include/linker_lists.h)
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This makes it possible for the final link to extract all commands
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compiled into any object code and construct a static array so the
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command array can be iterated over using the linker lists macros.
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The linker lists feature ensures that the linker does not discard
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these symbols when linking full U-Boot even though they are not
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referenced in the source code as such.
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If a new board is defined do not forget to define the command section
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by writing in u-boot.lds ($(srctree)/board/boardname/u-boot.lds) these
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3 lines:
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.u_boot_list : {
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KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
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}
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