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191 changes: 191 additions & 0 deletions meta-balena-common/classes/balena-firmware-exclusion.bbclass
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#
# Build non-essential firmware package lists from firmware_metadata.json.
# Produces:
# - DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE/nonessential_firmware.txt (debug with reasons)
#

BALENA_FIRMWARE_EXCLUSION_ENABLED ?= "1"

def _is_firmware_exclusion_enabled(d):
value = (d.getVar('BALENA_FIRMWARE_EXCLUSION_ENABLED') or "").strip()
return value == "1"

# Read firmware metadata produced by balena-firmware-sort, then compute the
# nonessential package set including interface-incompatible firmware.
def _compute_nonessential_firmware_from_metadata(d):
import json
import os

deploy_dir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
if not deploy_dir:
bb.fatal("Could not determine DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")

metadata_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, 'firmware_metadata.json')
if not os.path.exists(metadata_path):
bb.fatal(f"firmware_metadata.json not found at: {metadata_path}")

packages = {}
with open(metadata_path, 'r') as f:
packages = json.load(f)

machine_features = set((d.getVar('MACHINE_FEATURES') or "").split())
nonessential = {}

for pkg, pkg_meta in packages.items():
categories = set(pkg_meta.get('categories', []))
interfaces = set(pkg_meta.get('interfaces', []))
in_essential_category = bool(pkg_meta.get('in_essential_category', False))
reasons = set()

# Exclude a package when:
# A) it is NOT in an essential category (Connectivity or Storage), OR
# B) it declares interfaces and NONE of them match MACHINE_FEATURES.
#
# This means:
# - Nonessential categories are always excluded.
# - Essential-category packages are excluded only on interface mismatch.
# - Essential-category packages with matching interfaces are kept.
if not in_essential_category:
reasons.update(
sorted(cat for cat in categories if cat not in {"Connectivity", "Storage"})
)
if interfaces and not (interfaces & machine_features):
reasons.add(f"UnsupportedInterfaces({','.join(sorted(interfaces))})")

if reasons:
nonessential[pkg] = reasons

return nonessential

def _get_allowed_firmware_whitelist(d):
raw_whitelist = d.getVar('BALENA_ALLOWED_FIRMWARE_PACKAGES') or ""
return {pkg.strip() for pkg in raw_whitelist.split() if pkg.strip()}

# Generate DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE/nonessential_firmware.txt from firmware_metadata.json
# for the current image/machine context.
python do_generate_nonessential_firmware_from_metadata() {
import os

image = d.getVar('PN')
machine = d.getVar('MACHINE')
machine_features = sorted((d.getVar('MACHINE_FEATURES') or "").split())
bb.note(f"[fw-meta-excl] IMAGE={image} MACHINE={machine}")
bb.note(f"[fw-meta-excl] MACHINE_FEATURES(sorted)={','.join(machine_features)}")

deploy_dir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
if not deploy_dir:
bb.fatal("Could not determine DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")

nonessential = _compute_nonessential_firmware_from_metadata(d)
whitelist = _get_allowed_firmware_whitelist(d)
if whitelist:
bb.note(f"Allowed firmware whitelist: {repr(sorted(whitelist))}")

debug_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, 'nonessential_firmware.txt')
with open(debug_path, 'w') as f:
for pkg in sorted(nonessential.keys()):
line = f"{pkg} : {', '.join(sorted(nonessential[pkg]))}"
# Keep raw policy visibility while making whitelist effect explicit.
if pkg in whitelist:
f.write(f"# {line} # whitelisted\n")
else:
f.write(f"{line}\n")

bb.note(f"Wrote metadata-based nonessential firmware debug list to: {debug_path}")
}

do_generate_nonessential_firmware_from_metadata[depends] += "linux-firmware:do_deploy"
addtask generate_nonessential_firmware_from_metadata before do_rootfs



def _get_nonessential_firmware_packages(d):
nonessential_path = get_nonessential_firmware_path(d)
packages = []
with open(nonessential_path, 'r') as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if not line or line.startswith('#'):
continue
pkg = line.split(':', 1)[0].strip()
if pkg:
packages.append(pkg)
return packages

def get_nonessential_firmware_path(d):
import os

deploy_dir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
if not deploy_dir:
bb.fatal("Could not determine DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")

nonessential_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, 'nonessential_firmware.txt')
if not os.path.exists(nonessential_path):
bb.fatal("nonessential_firmware.txt not found.")

return nonessential_path

# Add excluded firmware from nonessential_firmware.txt to BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS
python do_apply_firmware_exclusion_policy() {
if not _is_firmware_exclusion_enabled(d):
bb.note("Firmware exclusion is disabled; skipping BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS updates")
return

extra_bad = _get_nonessential_firmware_packages(d)

if extra_bad:
bad_str = " ".join(extra_bad)
# BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS is used to remove packages from RRECOMMENDS
d.appendVar('BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS', " " + bad_str)
bb.note(f"Policy applied: Excluded {len(extra_bad)} firmware packages.")
}

addtask do_apply_firmware_exclusion_policy after do_generate_nonessential_firmware_from_metadata before do_rootfs



# Fail the build if any of the excluded packages have been found in the image manifest
python do_nonessential_firmware_check() {
import os

if not _is_firmware_exclusion_enabled(d):
bb.note("Firmware exclusion is disabled; skipping manifest enforcement")
return

# During do_image_complete, this variable points to the manifest in WORKDIR
manifest_path = d.getVar('IMAGE_MANIFEST')

if not manifest_path or not os.path.exists(manifest_path):
# Fallback to check the deploy directory manually
deploy_dir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
link_name = d.getVar('IMAGE_LINK_NAME')
manifest_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, f"{link_name}.manifest")

if not os.path.exists(manifest_path):
bb.fatal(f"Firmware policy check failed: Manifest file not found in {manifest_path}")

effective_excluded = _get_nonessential_firmware_packages(d)

# Parse image manifest
installed = []
with open(manifest_path, 'r') as f:
for line in f:
parts = line.split()
if parts:
installed.append(parts[0])

# Check if any effective excluded package still landed in final manifest.
matched_packages = [p for p in effective_excluded if p in installed]

if matched_packages:
bb.fatal(f"Non-essential firmware found in manifest: {', '.join(matched_packages)}. "
f"Please check which categories these packages belong to in firmware_metadata.json/nonessential_firmware.txt "
f"or add them to BALENA_ALLOWED_FIRMWARE_PACKAGES")
else:
bb.plain("Firmware Policy Check: PASSED")
}

# Manifest is generated in do_rootfs,
# we thus need to perform the check after
# it becomes available.
addtask nonessential_firmware_check after do_rootfs before do_image_complete
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python () {
# Inverted: driver -> category for O(1) lookup.
# any WHENCE driver used by linux-firmware must be
# mapped here, otherwise parsing will fail on "Uncategorized driver".
global firmware_sort_driver_categories
global firmware_sort_skip_list
firmware_sort_driver_categories = {
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Have these categories been produced by manually parsing a WHENCE file?

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No it's derivated from OpenSuse classification, we probably had to add drivers to it as well.

"amdgpu": "GPU", "isp": "GPU", "tegra-vic": "GPU", "nouveau": "GPU",
"radeon": "GPU", "i915": "GPU", "xe": "GPU", "adreno": "GPU",
"amdxdna": "GPU", "intel_vpu": "GPU", "amphion": "GPU", "powervr": "GPU",
"panthor": "GPU",
"snd-korg1212": "Audio", "snd-maestro3": "Audio", "snd-ymfpci": "Audio",
"emi26": "Audio", "emi62": "Audio", "snd-sb16-csp": "Audio",
"snd-wavefront": "Audio", "snd-hda-codec-ca0132": "Audio",
"snd_soc_sst_acpi": "Audio", "snd_soc_catpt": "Audio", "snd_soc_avs": "Audio",
"snd_intel_sst_core": "Audio", "snd-soc-skl": "Audio", "cs35l41": "Audio",
"cs35l41_hda": "Audio", "cs35l56": "Audio", "cs42l43": "Audio", "cs42l45": "Audio",
"mtk-sof": "Audio", "qcom-sc8280xp": "Audio", "qcom-qcs6490": "Audio",
"qcom-qcs8300": "Audio", "qcom-qcs9100": "Audio", "qcom-sm8550": "Audio",
"qcom-sm8650": "Audio", "qcom-x1e80100": "Audio", "ti-tas2781": "Audio",
"ti-tas2563": "Audio", "qcm6490": "Audio", "qcs615": "Audio",
"sm8450": "Audio", "sm8750": "Audio",
"atomisp": "Video", "ipu3-imgu": "Video", "intel-ipu6-isys": "Video",
"intel-ipu7-isys": "Video", "mei-vsc-hw": "Video", "dvb-ttusb-budget": "Video",
"cpia2": "Video", "dabusb": "Video", "vicam": "Video", "cx231xx": "Video",
"cx23418": "Video", "cx23885": "Video", "cx23840": "Video", "dvb-ttpci": "Video",
"xc4000": "Video", "xc5000": "Video", "dib0700": "Video", "lgs8gxx": "Video",
"ti-vpe": "Video", "tlg2300": "Video", "drxk": "Video", "s5p-mfc": "Video",
"as102": "Video", "it9135": "Video", "smsmdtv": "Video", "mtk-vpu": "Video",
"venus": "Video", "iris": "Video", "meson-vdec": "Video", "mt8196": "Video",
"mga": "Video", "r128": "Video", "s2255drv": "Video", "go7007": "Video",
"rk3399-dptx": "Video", "cdns-mhdp": "Video", "lt9611uxc": "Video",
"wave5": "Video", "wave6": "Video", "ast": "Video",
"sdx61": "Connectivity", "sdx35": "Connectivity", "ar9170": "Connectivity",
"ath9k_htc": "Connectivity", "ath6kl": "Connectivity", "ar5523": "Connectivity",
"carl9170": "Connectivity", "wil6210": "Connectivity", "ath10k": "Connectivity",
"ath11k": "Connectivity", "ath12k": "Connectivity", "bnx2x": "Connectivity",
"bnx2": "Connectivity", "brcmsmac": "Connectivity", "brcmfmac": "Connectivity",
"cxgb3": "Connectivity", "cxgb4": "Connectivity", "mt7601u": "Connectivity",
"mt76x0": "Connectivity", "mt76x2e": "Connectivity", "mt76x2u": "Connectivity",
"mt7615e": "Connectivity", "mt7622": "Connectivity", "mt7663": "Connectivity",
"mt7915e": "Connectivity", "mt7920": "Connectivity", "mt7921": "Connectivity",
"mt7922": "Connectivity", "mt7925": "Connectivity", "mt7988": "Connectivity",
"mtk-2p5ge": "Connectivity", "mt7996e": "Connectivity", "mtk_wed": "Connectivity",
"mwifiex": "Connectivity", "orinoco": "Connectivity", "slicoss": "Connectivity",
"sxg": "Connectivity", "e100": "Connectivity", "acenic": "Connectivity",
"tg3": "Connectivity", "starfire": "Connectivity", "tehuti": "Connectivity",
"typhoon": "Connectivity", "myri_sbus": "Connectivity", "netxen_nic": "Connectivity",
"rt61pci": "Connectivity", "as21xxx": "Connectivity", "en8811h": "Connectivity",
"an8811hb": "Connectivity", "airoha-npu-7581": "Connectivity",
"airoha-npu-7583": "Connectivity", "vxge": "Connectivity", "myri10ge": "Connectivity",
"cw1200": "Connectivity", "wilc1000": "Connectivity", "ice": "Connectivity",
"nfp": "Connectivity", "mlxsw_spectrum": "Connectivity", "prestera": "Connectivity",
"qla2xxx": "Connectivity", "ib_qib": "Connectivity", "qed": "Connectivity",
"BFA/BNA": "Connectivity", "rt2800pci": "Connectivity", "rt2860sta": "Connectivity",
"rt2800usb": "Connectivity", "rt2870sta": "Connectivity", "rtl8192e": "Connectivity",
"r8712u": "Connectivity", "rtl8192ce": "Connectivity", "rtl8192cu": "Connectivity",
"rtl8192se": "Connectivity", "rtl8192de": "Connectivity", "rtl8192du": "Connectivity",
"rtl8723e": "Connectivity", "rtl8723be": "Connectivity", "rtl8723de": "Connectivity",
"r8723au": "Connectivity", "rtl8188ee": "Connectivity", "rtl8188eu": "Connectivity",
"rtl8821ae": "Connectivity", "rtl8822be": "Connectivity", "rtw88": "Connectivity",
"rtw89": "Connectivity", "rtl8192ee": "Connectivity", "rtl8723bs": "Connectivity",
"rtl8xxxu": "Connectivity", "r8169": "Connectivity", "r8152": "Connectivity",
"rt1320": "Connectivity", "wl12xx": "Connectivity", "wl18xx": "Connectivity",
"cc33xx": "Connectivity", "ueagle-atm": "Connectivity", "kaweth": "Connectivity",
"rt73usb": "Connectivity", "vt6656": "Connectivity", "rsi": "Connectivity",
"atusb": "Connectivity", "liquidio": "Connectivity", "iwlwifi": "Connectivity",
"libertas": "Connectivity", "mwl8k": "Connectivity", "mwlwifi": "Connectivity",
"wl1251": "Connectivity", "hfi1": "Connectivity", "qcom_q6v5_mss": "Connectivity",
"ixp4xx-npe": "Connectivity", "pcnet_cs": "Connectivity", "3c589_cs": "Connectivity",
"3c574_cs": "Connectivity", "smc91c92_cs": "Connectivity", "mscc-phy": "Connectivity",
"wfx": "Connectivity",
"ath3k": "Bluetooth", "DFU": "Bluetooth", "Atheros": "Bluetooth",
"btusb": "Bluetooth", "qca": "Bluetooth", "btqca": "Bluetooth",
"amlogic": "Bluetooth", "BCM-0bb4-0306": "Bluetooth", "btmtk_usb": "Bluetooth",
"btmtk": "Bluetooth", "TI_ST": "Bluetooth", "btnxpuart": "Bluetooth",
"isci": "Storage", "qla1280": "Storage", "qlogicpti": "Storage",
"xhci-tegra": "Storage", "advansys": "Storage", "ene-ub6250": "Storage",
"xhci-rcar": "Storage", "imx-sdma": "Storage", "microcode_amd": "Storage",
"qat": "Misc", "ish": "Misc", "qcom_q6v5_pas": "Misc", "qaic": "Misc",
"qdu100": "Misc", "qcom-geni-se": "Misc", "knav_qmss_queue": "Misc",
"fsl-mc": "Misc", "dsp56k": "Misc", "cassini": "Misc", "yam": "Misc",
"serial_cs": "Misc", "usbdux/usbduxfast/usbduxsigma": "Misc", "amd_pmf": "Misc",
"ccp": "Misc", "nitrox": "Misc", "inside-secure": "Misc", "rvu_cptpf": "Misc",
"nxp-sr1xx": "Misc", "Mont-TSSE": "Misc", "bmi260": "Misc",
"pcie-rcar-gen4": "Misc", "keyspan": "Misc", "keyspan_pda": "Misc",
"ti_usb_3410_5052": "Misc", "whiteheat": "Misc", "io_edgeport": "Misc",
"io_ti": "Misc", "rp2": "Misc", "mxu11x0": "Misc", "mxuport": "Misc",
"mtk_scp": "Misc",
}

# Skip non-runtime/meta package outputs from categorization.
# In particular, the generic linux-firmware umbrella package is excluded to
# keep metadata focused on concrete split firmware packages.
firmware_sort_skip_list = [
"linux-firmware-license", "linux-firmware-dev", "linux-firmware-doc",
"linux-firmware-locale", "linux-firmware", "linux-firmware-dbg",
"linux-firmware-staticdev"
]
}
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