linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: firmware: Add bindings for ZynqMP firmware

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 1 Feb 2018 01:04:45 +0000
From:   Jolly Shah <JOLLYS@...inx.com>
To:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
CC:     "ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org" <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        "mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "matt@...eblueprint.co.uk" <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        "sudeep.holla@....com" <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        "hkallweit1@...il.com" <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "dmitry.torokhov@...il.com" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        "michal.simek@...inx.com" <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        "robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rajan Vaja <RAJANV@...inx.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: firmware: Add bindings for ZynqMP
 firmware

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the review,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rutland [mailto:mark.rutland@....com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:04 AM
> To: Jolly Shah <JOLLYS@...inx.com>
> Cc: ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org; mingo@...nel.org;
> gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; matt@...eblueprint.co.uk;
> sudeep.holla@....com; hkallweit1@...il.com; keescook@...omium.org;
> dmitry.torokhov@...il.com; michal.simek@...inx.com; robh+dt@...nel.org;
> linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devicetree@...r.kernel.org; Jolly Shah <JOLLYS@...inx.com>; Rajan Vaja
> <RAJANV@...inx.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: firmware: Add bindings for ZynqMP
> firmware
> 
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 03:21:11PM -0800, Jolly Shah wrote:
> > Add documentation to describe Xilinx ZynqMP firmware driver bindings.
> > Firmware driver provides an interface to firmware APIs. Interface APIs
> > can be used by any driver to communicate to PMUFW (Platform Management
> > Unit).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jolly Shah <jollys@...inx.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Rajan Vaja <rajanv@...inx.com>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmware.txt    | 16
> ++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmware
> > .txt
> >
> > diff --git
> > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmwa
> > re.txt
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-firmwa
> > re.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..a7aaf56
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/xilinx/xlnx,zynqmp-fi
> > +++ rmware.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> > +Xilinx Zynq MPSoC Firmware Device Tree Bindings
> > +
> > +The zynqmp-firmware node describes the interface to platform firmware.
> 
> Is there any documentation for this that can be referred to?
>

Will add more information about supported APIs in next version patch.
Below document describes interface APIs though it is not latest.   
https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug1200-eemi-api.pdf


> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > + - compatible:	Must contain:  "xlnx,zynqmp-firmware"
> > + - method:	The method of calling the PM-API firmware layer.
> > +		Permitted values are:
> > +		 - "smc" : To be used in configurations without a hypervisor
> > +		 - "hvc" : To be used when hypervisor is present
> 
> Please specify what exactly these mean. I assume these follow the SMCCC.
> If so, this can be:
> 
> - method: The method of calling the PM-API firmware layer.
>           Permitted values are:
> 	  - "smc" : SMC #0, following the SMCCC
> 	  - "hvc" : HVC #0, following the SMCCC
> 
> Otherwise, this looks ok to me.
> 

Yes it follows SMCCC. 

> Thanks,
> Mark.
> 
> > +
> > +Examples:
> > +	zynqmp_firmware: zynqmp-firmware {
> > +		compatible = "xlnx,zynqmp-firmware";
> > +		method = "smc";
> > +	};
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> >