linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata validation

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Date:   Wed, 9 Nov 2022 17:22:54 -0800
From:   "Joseph, Jithu" <jithu.joseph@...el.com>
To:     Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>, <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        <markgross@...nel.org>
CC:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <bp@...en8.de>,
        <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, <x86@...nel.org>, <hpa@...or.com>,
        <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        <tony.luck@...el.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>, <patches@...ts.linux.dev>,
        <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>, <thiago.macieira@...el.com>,
        <athenas.jimenez.gonzalez@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata validation



On 11/9/2022 3:15 PM, Sohil Mehta wrote:
> Jithu, I replied to the prior version of the series by mistake. Duplicating that comment over here.
> 
> On 11/7/2022 2:53 PM, Jithu Joseph wrote:
>> The data portion of IFS test image file contains a metadata
>> region containing possibly multiple metadata structures in
>> addition to test data and hashes.
>>
>> Introduce the layout of this meta_data structure and validate
>> the sanity of certain fields of the new image before loading.
>>
>> Tweak references to IFS test image chunks to reflect the updated
>> layout of the test image.
>>
> 
> Can you provide some more information on the updated layout of the metadata structure?
> 

Here is the layout of the metadata section in an IFS test image.
Test Data (chunks) follow the struct meta_data  defined in load.c

    IFS Metadata layout
   +----------------------+  0
   |META_TYPE_IFS (=1)    |
   +----------------------+
   |meta_size             |
   +----------------------+
   |test type             |
   +----------------------+
   |fusa info             |
   +----------------------+
   |total images          |
   +----------------------+
   |current image#        |
   +----------------------+
   |total chunks          |
   +----------------------+
   |starting chunk        |
   +----------------------+
   |size per chunk        |
   +----------------------+
   |chunks per stride     |
   +----------------------+
   |Reserved[54]          |
   +----------------------+ 256
   |                      |
   |                      |
   |                      |
   |                      |
   |Test Data/Chunks      |
   |                      |
   |                      |
   |                      |
   |                      |
   +----------------------+  meta_size
   |   META_TYPE_END (=0) |
   +----------------------+  meta_size + 4
   |   size of end (=8)   |
   |                      |
   +----------------------+  meta_size + 8


Jithu