linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 11/11] clk: stm32mp1: new compatible for secure RCC support

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:   Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:24:36 +0200
From:   "gabriel.fernandez@...s.st.com" <gabriel.fernandez@...s.st.com>
To:     Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        Etienne Carriere <etienne.carriere@...s.st.com>
CC:     <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 11/11] clk: stm32mp1: new compatible for secure
 RCC support

Yes we could have considered it as a feature but we think it's better to 
manage it as a layer of our driver via a compatible.

On 6/17/21 8:46 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 6/17/21 7:18 AM, gabriel.fernandez@...s.st.com wrote:
>> From: Gabriel Fernandez <gabriel.fernandez@...s.st.com>
>>
>> Platform STM32MP1 can be used in configuration where some clock
>> resources cannot be accessed by Linux kernel when executing in non-secure
>> state of the CPU(s).
>> In such configuration, the RCC clock driver must not register clocks
>> it cannot access.
>> They are expected to be registered from another clock driver such
>> as the SCMI clock driver.
>> This change uses specific compatible string "st,stm32mp1-rcc-secure"
>> to specify RCC clock driver configuration where RCC is secure.
> 
> Should this really be a new compatible string or rather a DT property ? 
> I think the later, since this is the same clock IP, only operating in 
> different "mode" , no ?