Optimized UEFI file system with network file system compound statements

1. An information handling system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory including code to implement a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), the UEFI including:

a UEFI network file system module that:

receives a file call to open a file stored in a first directory on a network storage device, and in response to receiving the file call, the UEFI network file system further;

provides a first input/output (I/O) operation command to get directory information for the first directory on the network storage device;

provides a second I/O operation command to get file information for the first directory; and

provides a third I/O operation command to open the file stored on the first directory; and

a UEFI network protocol module that;

combines the first I/O operation command, the second I/O operation command, and the third I/O operation command into a compound command: and

sends the compound command to the network storage device, wherein the compound command is sent to the network storage device via a first network transaction.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the file call is received from a UEFI application interface of the information handling system.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the UEFI network protocol module receives the directory information, the file information, and a file handle for the file in response to sending the first network transaction.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the UEFI network protocol module further receives the directory information, the file information, and the file handle via a second network transaction.

5. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein:

the UEFI network protocol module provides the directory information, the file information, and the file handle to the UEFI network file system module; and

the UEFI network file system module populates an index node structure based upon the directory information and the file information.

6. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein:

the first directory is a sub-directory of a root directory of the network storage device;

the directory information includes root directory information from the root directory and sub-directory information from the sub-directory; and

the file information includes root file information from the root directory and sub-directory file information from the sub-directory.

7. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the UEFI network protocol module:

sends the compound command to a network file system daemon of the network storage device; and

receives the directory information, the file information, and a file handle from the network file system daemon.

8. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein:

the first I/O operation command operates to get the directory information for the first directory and for a second directory that includes the first directory; and

the second I/O operation command operates to get the file information for the first directory and for the second directory.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) network file system module of an information handling system, a first call to open a file stored in a first directory on a network storage device;

providing, by the UEFI network file system in response to receiving the first call, a first input/output (I/O) operation command to get directory information for a first directory on a network storage device;

providing, by the UEFI network file system module in response to receiving the file call, a second I/O operation storage command to get file information for the first directory;

providing, by the UEFI network file system module in response to receiving the first call, a third I/O operation command to open the file stored on the first directory;

receiving, by a UEFI network protocol module, the first I/O operation command, the second storage command, and the third I/O operation command;

combining the first I/O operation command, the second I/O operation command, and the third I/O operation command into a compound command: and

sending, by the UEFI network protocol module, the compound command to the network storage device, wherein the compound command is sent to the network storage device via a first network transaction.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the file call is received from a UEFI application interface of the information handling system.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, by the UEFI network protocol module, the directory information, the file information, and a file handle for the file in response to sending the first network transaction.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, the directory information, the file information, and the file handle via a second network transaction.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing, by the UEFI network protocol module, the directory information, the file information, and the file handle to the UEFI network file system module; and

populating, by the UEFI network file system module, an index node structure based upon the directory information and the file information.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the first directory is a sub-directory of a root directory of the network storage device;

the directory information includes root directory information from the root directory and sub-directory information from the sub-directory; and

the file information includes root file information from the root directory and sub-directory file information from the sub-directory.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

sending, by the UEFI network protocol module, the first I/O operation command, the second I/O operation command, and the third I/O operation command to a network file system daemon of the network storage device; and

receiving, from the network file system daemon, the directory information, the file information, and a file handle.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:

receiving, by a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) network file system module of an information handling system, a file call to open a file stored in a first directory on a network storage device;

providing, by the UEFI network file system in response to receiving the file call, a first input/output (I/O) operation command to get directory information for the first directory on a network storage device;

providing a second I/O operation command to get file information for the first directory;

providing a third I/O operation command to open a file stored on the first directory;

receiving, by a UEFI network protocol module, the first I/O operation command, the second I/O operation command, and the third I/O operation command;

combining the first I/O operation command, the second I/O operation command, and the third I/O operation command into a compound command; and

sending the compound command to the network storage device, wherein the compound command is sent to the network storage device via a first network transaction.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the method further comprising:

receiving the directory information, the file information, and a file handle for the file in response to sending the first network transaction.