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commit19ace2b2303d5908252f6ea984def84c7efcac6a[log] [tgz]
authorEd Tanous <edtanous@google.com>Tue Aug 17 09:53:15 2021 -0700
committerEd Tanous <ed@tanous.net>Wed May 04 15:42:49 2022 +0000
tree9b06cebfcc3cb8a9e82a80899b0be51bc479fa9a
parent0cd5f786f5e8bcf5facb88d542bad3f7332da586 [diff]
Document expectations for commit messages

This commit tries to be more explicit about the expectations for commit
messages and testing within bmcweb, and give maintainers something to
point to instead of repeating the same statements over and over again.

This will likely need to evolve, but I think it's a good start, and
would help people put together commits that can be merged on the first
try, rather than requiring followup.

Tested: Documentation only, no testing.

Signed-off-by: Ed Tanous <edtanous@google.com>
Change-Id: Ib60ac90eccdc4f2c3215a755bbb462fff4796dd4
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  1. .github/
  2. http/
  3. include/
  4. redfish-core/
  5. scripts/
  6. src/
  7. static/
  8. subprojects/
  9. .clang-format
  10. .clang-ignore
  11. .clang-tidy
  12. .dockerignore
  13. .gitignore
  14. .shellcheck
  15. bmcweb.service.in
  16. bmcweb.socket.in
  17. bmcweb_config.h.in
  18. build_x86.sh
  19. build_x86_docker.sh
  20. COMMON_ERRORS.md
  21. DEVELOPING.md
  22. Dockerfile
  23. Dockerfile.base
  24. LICENSE
  25. MAINTAINERS
  26. meson.build
  27. meson_options.txt
  28. OEM_SCHEMAS.md
  29. OWNERS
  30. pam-webserver
  31. README.md
  32. Redfish.md
  33. run-ci
  34. setup.cfg
  35. TESTING.md
README.md

OpenBMC webserver

This component attempts to be a "do everything" embedded webserver for openbmc.

Capabilities

At this time, the webserver implements a few interfaces:

  • Authentication middleware that supports cookie and token based authentication, as well as CSRF prevention backed by linux PAM authentication credentials.
  • An (incomplete) attempt at replicating phosphor-dbus-rest interfaces in C++. Right now, a few of the endpoint definitions work as expected, but there is still a lot of work to be done. The portions of the interface that are functional are designed to work correctly for phosphor-webui, but may not yet be complete.
  • Replication of the rest-dbus backend interfaces to allow bmc debug to logged in users.
  • An initial attempt at a read-only redfish interface. Currently the redfish interface targets ServiceRoot, SessionService, AccountService, Roles, and ManagersService. Some functionality here has been shimmed to make development possible. For example, there exists only a single user role.
  • SSL key generation at runtime. See the configuration section for details.
  • Static file hosting. Currently, static files are hosted from the fixed location at /usr/share/www. This is intended to allow loose coupling with yocto projects, and allow overriding static files at build time.
  • Dbus-monitor over websocket. A generic endpoint that allows UIs to open a websocket and register for notification of events to avoid polling in single page applications. (this interface may be modified in the future due to security concerns.

Configuration

BMCWeb is configured by setting -D flags that correspond to options in bmcweb/meson_options.txt and then compiling. For example, meson <builddir> -Dkvm=disabled ... followed by ninja in build directory. The option names become C++ preprocessor symbols that control which code is compiled into the program.

Compile bmcweb with default options:

meson builddir
ninja -C builddir

Compile bmcweb with yocto defaults:

meson builddir -Dbuildtype=minsize -Db_lto=true -Dtests=disabled
ninja -C buildir

If any of the dependencies are not found on the host system during configuration, meson automatically gets them via its wrap dependencies mentioned in bmcweb/subprojects.

Enable/Disable meson wrap feature

meson builddir -Dwrap_mode=nofallback
ninja -C builddir

Enable debug traces

meson builddir -Dbuildtype=debug
ninja -C builddir

Generate test coverage report:

meson builddir -Db_coverage=true -Dtests=enabled
ninja -C builddir test
ninja -C builddir coverage

When BMCWeb starts running, it reads persistent configuration data (such as UUID and session data) from a local file. If this is not usable, it generates a new configuration.

When BMCWeb SSL support is enabled and a usable certificate is not found, it will generate a self-sign a certificate before launching the server. The keys are generated by the secp384r1 algorithm. The certificate

  • is issued by C=US, O=OpenBMC, CN=testhost,
  • is valid for 10 years,
  • has a random serial number, and
  • is signed using the SHA-256 algorithm.