浅析 Android recovery mode

# recovery介绍

从事android的开发者对recovery一定不会陌生.它主要用来擦除数据和进行系统升级.擦除数据就是为了上层恢复出厂设置提供接口.主要有wipe data和wipe cache.升级又分为在线升级和离线升级.在线升级一般通过网络(3G,WIFI,GPRS)下载资源包,然后进入recovery进行升级.离线升级一般把下载好的update包放至SD卡,然后选择从SD卡更新的方式进行升级(我们常常说的刷机就是这样).并且recovery还可以根据自己的需求定制.下面这个是HTC早期的recovery.

                                                                                 

# 使用recovery的不同情形

·恢复出厂设置

<1>用户在系统设置中选择“恢复出厂设置”
<2>系统将"wipe_data"命令写入/cache/recovery/command

<3>系统重启,并进入recover模式(/sbin/recovery)

<4>get_args()将"boot-recovery"和"--wipe_data"写入BCB(bootloader control block)

<5>erase_volume("/data") 格式化(擦除)DATA分区

<6>erase_volume("/cache")格式化(擦除)CACHE分区

<7>finish_recovery() 擦除BCB

<8>reboot

·刷机

<1>用户按下power+volume down键进入recovery mode

<2>用户选择Flash Zip from SD card(以上图为例)

<3>update_directory将"boot-recovery"和"recovery\n"写入BCB

<4>在really_install_package中验证更新包

<5>在try_update_binary执行2进制更新文件"/tmp/update_binary"

<6>利用pipe通信更新recovery UI

<7>finish_recovery() 擦除BCB

<8>reboot

# SD卡升级流程(也就是我们一般所说的刷机)

1.首先从main函数入手吧

<有些注释直接添加到了源代码中>

int
main(int argc, char **argv) {
    time_t start = time(NULL);

    // If these fail, there's not really anywhere to complain...
    freopen(TEMPORARY_LOG_FILE, "a", stdout); setbuf(stdout, NULL);
    freopen(TEMPORARY_LOG_FILE, "a", stderr); setbuf(stderr, NULL);
    printf("Starting recovery on %s", ctime(&start));

    device_ui_init(&ui_parameters);
    ui_init();
    ui_set_background(BACKGROUND_ICON_INSTALLING);
    load_volume_table();
    get_args(&argc, &argv);//write the bcb partition

    int previous_runs = 0;
    const char *send_intent = NULL;
    const char *update_package = NULL;
    int wipe_data = 0, wipe_cache = 0;

    int arg;
    while ((arg = getopt_long(argc, argv, "", OPTIONS, NULL)) != -1) {
        switch (arg) {
        case 'p': previous_runs = atoi(optarg); break;
        case 's': send_intent = optarg; break;
        case 'u': update_package = optarg; break;
        case 'w': wipe_data = wipe_cache = 1; break;
        case 'c': wipe_cache = 1; break;
        case 't': ui_show_text(1); break;
        case '?':
            LOGE("Invalid command argument\n");
            continue;
        }
    }

    ......
    ......//省略部分代码
    ......
    int status = INSTALL_SUCCESS;

    if (update_package != NULL) {
        status = install_package(update_package);
        if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) ui_print("Installation aborted.\n");
    } else if (wipe_data) {
        if (device_wipe_data()) status = INSTALL_ERROR;
        if (erase_volume("/data")) status = INSTALL_ERROR;
        if (wipe_cache && erase_volume("/cache")) status = INSTALL_ERROR;
        if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) ui_print("Data wipe failed.\n");
    } else if (wipe_cache) {
        if (wipe_cache && erase_volume("/cache")) status = INSTALL_ERROR;
        if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) ui_print("Cache wipe failed.\n");
    } else {
        status = INSTALL_ERROR;  // No command specified
    }

    if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) ui_set_background(BACKGROUND_ICON_ERROR);
    if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS || ui_text_visible()) {
        prompt_and_wait();
    }

    // Otherwise, get ready to boot the main system...
    finish_recovery(send_intent);
    ui_print("Rebooting...\n");
    android_reboot(ANDROID_RB_RESTART, 0, 0);
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

while循环中读取recovery的command参数(/cache/recovery/command),在main函数中的OPTIONS中可以看到不同选项的定义

  { "send_intent", required_argument, NULL, 's' },
  { "update_package", required_argument, NULL, 'u' },
  { "wipe_data", no_argument, NULL, 'w' },
  { "wipe_cache", no_argument, NULL, 'c' },
  { "show_text", no_argument, NULL, 't' },

之后根据设置的不同标志变量执行不同的操作,比如写入了"wipe_data"就调用erase_volume擦洗data和cache分区.如果没有任何标志变量被设置则

进入prompt_and_wait函数中.

2.进入prompt_and_wait,准备接收用户按键.

static void
prompt_and_wait() {
    char** headers = prepend_title((const char**)MENU_HEADERS);

    for (;;) {
        finish_recovery(NULL);
        ui_reset_progress();

        int chosen_item = get_menu_selection(headers, MENU_ITEMS, 0, 0);
		//get the item of you selection in the menu 

        // device-specific code may take some action here.  It may
        // return one of the core actions handled in the switch
        // statement below.
        chosen_item = device_perform_action(chosen_item);

        int status;
        switch (chosen_item) {
            case ITEM_REBOOT:
                return;

            case ITEM_WIPE_DATA:
                wipe_data(ui_text_visible());//wipe the data partition
                if (!ui_text_visible()) return;
                break;

            case ITEM_WIPE_CACHE://wipe cache partition
                ui_print("\n-- Wiping cache...\n");
                erase_volume("/cache");
                ui_print("Cache wipe complete.\n");
                if (!ui_text_visible()) return;
                break;

            case ITEM_APPLY_SDCARD://update system use the zip in the SDcard
                status = update_directory(SDCARD_ROOT, SDCARD_ROOT);//both "/sdcard"
                if (status >= 0) {
                    if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) {
                        ui_set_background(BACKGROUND_ICON_ERROR);
                        ui_print("Installation aborted.\n");
                    } else if (!ui_text_visible()) {
                        return;  // reboot if logs aren't visible
                    } else {
                        ui_print("\nInstall from sdcard complete.\n");
                    }
                }
                break;
            case ITEM_APPLY_CACHE:
                // Don't unmount cache at the end of this.
                status = update_directory(CACHE_ROOT, NULL);
                if (status >= 0) {
                    if (status != INSTALL_SUCCESS) {
                        ui_set_background(BACKGROUND_ICON_ERROR);
                        ui_print("Installation aborted.\n");
                    } else if (!ui_text_visible()) {
                        return;  // reboot if logs aren't visible
                    } else {
                        ui_print("\nInstall from cache complete.\n");
                    }
                }
                break;

        }
    }
}

这个函数比较简单,调用get_menu_selection进入循环等待用户按键.这里会根据用户选择进行分支处理.这段代码比较简单.就不用多介绍了.

配个简单的调用图,更直观一点

3.当我们选择从SD卡更新后,流程直接走到update_directory.

update_directory(const char* path, const char* unmount_when_done) {
    ensure_path_mounted(path);//ensure the path is mounted

    const char* MENU_HEADERS[] = { "Choose a package to install:",
                                   path,
                                   "",
                                   NULL };
    DIR* d;
    struct dirent* de;
    d = opendir(path);
    if (d == NULL) {
        LOGE("error opening %s: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
        if (unmount_when_done != NULL) {
            ensure_path_unmounted(unmount_when_done);
        }
        return 0;
    }

    char** headers = prepend_title(MENU_HEADERS);//prepare the frameUI

    int d_size = 0;
    int d_alloc = 10;
    char** dirs = malloc(d_alloc * sizeof(char*));//40 bytes 10 char * eg:char * [10]
    int z_size = 1;
    int z_alloc = 10;
    char** zips = malloc(z_alloc * sizeof(char*));
    zips[0] = strdup("../");//duplicate the string "../"
    ......
    ......//省略部分代码
    ......
    int result;
    int chosen_item = 0;
    do {
        chosen_item = get_menu_selection(headers, zips, 1, chosen_item);

        char* item = zips[chosen_item];
        int item_len = strlen(item);
        if (chosen_item == 0) {          // item 0 is always "../"
            // go up but continue browsing (if the caller is update_directory)
            result = -1;
            break;
        } else if (item[item_len-1] == '/') {
            // recurse down into a subdirectory
            char new_path[PATH_MAX];
            strlcpy(new_path, path, PATH_MAX);
            strlcat(new_path, "/", PATH_MAX);//append the full path 
            strlcat(new_path, item, PATH_MAX);
            new_path[strlen(new_path)-1] = '\0';  // truncate the trailing '/'
            result = update_directory(new_path, unmount_when_done);
            if (result >= 0) break;
        } else {
            // selected a zip file:  attempt to install it, and return
            // the status to the caller.
            char new_path[PATH_MAX];
            strlcpy(new_path, path, PATH_MAX);
            strlcat(new_path, "/", PATH_MAX);
            strlcat(new_path, item, PATH_MAX);

            ui_print("\n-- Install %s ...\n", path);
            set_sdcard_update_bootloader_message();//set the boot command with boot-recovery
            char* copy = copy_sideloaded_package(new_path);//copy update.zip into SIDELOAD_TEMP_DIR
            if (unmount_when_done != NULL) {
                ensure_path_unmounted(unmount_when_done);
            }
            if (copy) {
                result = install_package(copy);//important function to install the update.zip file
                free(copy);
            } else {
                result = INSTALL_ERROR;
            }
            break;
        }
    } while (true);

    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < z_size; ++i) free(zips[i]);
    free(zips);
    free(headers);

    if (unmount_when_done != NULL) {
        ensure_path_unmounted(unmount_when_done);
    }
    return result;
}

上半部分的代码就是在SD card下的文件.并把路径记录下来,然后根据名称排序.然后处理用户按键(这里powe键是确认)

·当用户选择第一个条目“../”,直接跳转到上级目录,并且继续浏览文件.

·当用户选择的条目以"/"开头,直接进入子目录

·其它情况表明,该条目就是zip包.写入BCB,copy 更新包至临时目录.直接转入install_package

实际上这里就是一个基于frameUI的一个建议文件浏览器.只能显示zip文件和目录.
老规矩,配个调用图方便理解函数

4.进入install_package函数之前,先看看set_sdcard_update_bootloader_message

static void
set_sdcard_update_bootloader_message() {
    struct bootloader_message boot;
    memset(&boot, 0, sizeof(boot));
    strlcpy(boot.command, "boot-recovery", sizeof(boot.command));
    strlcpy(boot.recovery, "recovery\n", sizeof(boot.recovery));
    set_bootloader_message(&boot);
}

构造了bootloader_message结构之后,其余工作就交给set_bootloader_message去做.里面根据不同的/misc类别去

写mtd或者block.有兴趣的可以深入了解.

5.install_package只是简单的包装了一下really_install_package.在really_install_package中更新了一下背景,验证了更新包.

验证成功则转入try_update_binary函数.

static int
try_update_binary(const char *path, ZipArchive *zip) {
    const ZipEntry* binary_entry =
            mzFindZipEntry(zip, ASSUMED_UPDATE_BINARY_NAME);
    if (binary_entry == NULL) {
        mzCloseZipArchive(zip);
        return INSTALL_CORRUPT;
    }

    char* binary = "/tmp/update_binary";
    unlink(binary);
    int fd = creat(binary, 0755);
    if (fd < 0) {
        mzCloseZipArchive(zip);
        LOGE("Can't make %s\n", binary);
        return 1;
    }
    bool ok = mzExtractZipEntryToFile(zip, binary_entry, fd);
    close(fd);
    mzCloseZipArchive(zip);

    if (!ok) {
        LOGE("Can't copy %s\n", ASSUMED_UPDATE_BINARY_NAME);
        return 1;
    }

    int pipefd[2];
    pipe(pipefd);//use pipe

    // When executing the update binary contained in the package, the
    // arguments passed are:
    //
    //   - the version number for this interface
    //
    //   - an fd to which the program can write in order to update the
    //     progress bar.  The program can write single-line commands:
    //
    //        progress <frac> <secs>
    //            fill up the next <frac> part of of the progress bar
    //            over <secs> seconds.  If <secs> is zero, use
    //            set_progress commands to manually control the
    //            progress of this segment of the bar
    //
    //        set_progress <frac>
    //            <frac> should be between 0.0 and 1.0; sets the
    //            progress bar within the segment defined by the most
    //            recent progress command.
    //
    //        firmware <"hboot"|"radio"> <filename>
    //            arrange to install the contents of <filename> in the
    //            given partition on reboot.
    //
    //            (API v2: <filename> may start with "PACKAGE:" to
    //            indicate taking a file from the OTA package.)
    //
    //            (API v3: this command no longer exists.)
    //
    //        ui_print <string>
    //            display <string> on the screen.
    //
    //   - the name of the package zip file.
    //

    char** args = malloc(sizeof(char*) * 5);
    args[0] = binary;
    args[1] = EXPAND(RECOVERY_API_VERSION);   // defined in Android.mk
    args[2] = malloc(10);
    sprintf(args[2], "%d", pipefd[1]);
    args[3] = (char*)path;
    args[4] = NULL;

    pid_t pid = fork();
    if (pid == 0) {//in child process 
        close(pipefd[0]);
        execv(binary, args);
        fprintf(stdout, "E:Can't run %s (%s)\n", binary, strerror(errno));
        _exit(-1);
    }
    close(pipefd[1]);

    char buffer[1024];
    FILE* from_child = fdopen(pipefd[0], "r");
    while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), from_child) != NULL) {
        char* command = strtok(buffer, " \n");
        if (command == NULL) {
            continue;
        } else if (strcmp(command, "progress") == 0) {
            char* fraction_s = strtok(NULL, " \n");
            char* seconds_s = strtok(NULL, " \n");

            float fraction = strtof(fraction_s, NULL);
            int seconds = strtol(seconds_s, NULL, 10);

            ui_show_progress(fraction * (1-VERIFICATION_PROGRESS_FRACTION),
                             seconds);
        } else if (strcmp(command, "set_progress") == 0) {
            char* fraction_s = strtok(NULL, " \n");
            float fraction = strtof(fraction_s, NULL);
            ui_set_progress(fraction);
        } else if (strcmp(command, "ui_print") == 0) {
            char* str = strtok(NULL, "\n");
            if (str) {
                ui_print("%s", str);
            } else {
                ui_print("\n");
            }
        } else {
            LOGE("unknown command [%s]\n", command);
        }
    }
    fclose(from_child);

    int status;
    waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
    if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) {
        LOGE("Error in %s\n(Status %d)\n", path, WEXITSTATUS(status));
        return INSTALL_ERROR;
    }

    return INSTALL_SUCCESS;
}

fork了一个进程去执行update_binary,并且父进程于子进程通过管道进行通信,父进程根据子进程的数据去更新进度.

不过在android代码注释里看到有更新固件的选项.在代码中又没有发现,应该是被和谐了吧.

6.之后返回至main中,执行finish_recovery

static void
finish_recovery(const char *send_intent) {
    // By this point, we're ready to return to the main system...
    if (send_intent != NULL) {
        FILE *fp = fopen_path(INTENT_FILE, "w");
        if (fp == NULL) {
            LOGE("Can't open %s\n", INTENT_FILE);
        } else {
            fputs(send_intent, fp);
            check_and_fclose(fp, INTENT_FILE);
        }
    }

    // Copy logs to cache so the system can find out what happened.
    copy_log_file(LOG_FILE, true);
    copy_log_file(LAST_LOG_FILE, false);
    chmod(LAST_LOG_FILE, 0640);

    // Reset to mormal system boot so recovery won't cycle indefinitely.
    struct bootloader_message boot;
    memset(&boot, 0, sizeof(boot));
    set_bootloader_message(&boot);

    // Remove the command file, so recovery won't repeat indefinitely.
    if (ensure_path_mounted(COMMAND_FILE) != 0 ||
        (unlink(COMMAND_FILE) && errno != ENOENT)) {
        LOGW("Can't unlink %s\n", COMMAND_FILE);
    }

    sync();  // For good measure.
}

最后在finish_recovery中copy安装日志,清理BCB,调用sync()进行文件系统同步.