Re: [PATCH v6 02/11] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: add imx-se-fw binding doc

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Sep 28 2023 - 14:52:07 EST


On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 11:23:52PM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> The NXP's i.MX EdgeLock Enclave, a HW IP creating an embedded
> secure enclave within the SoC boundary to enable features like
> - HSM
> - SHE
> - V2X
>
> Communicates via message unit with linux kernel. This driver
> is enables communication ensuring well defined message sequence
> protocol between Application Core and enclave's firmware.
>
> Driver configures multiple misc-device on the MU, for multiple
> user-space applications can communicate on single MU.
>
> It exists on some i.MX processors. e.g. i.MX8ULP, i.MX93 etc.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se-fw.yaml | 73 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se-fw.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se-fw.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se-fw.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..d250794432b3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se-fw.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/firmware/fsl,imx-se-fw.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: NXP i.MX EdgeLock Enclave Firmware (ELEFW)
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@xxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:

Need '|' to preserve formatting.

> + The NXP's i.MX EdgeLock Enclave, a HW IP creating an embedded
> + secure enclave within the SoC boundary to enable features like
> + - HSM
> + - SHE
> + - V2X
> +
> + It uses message unit to communicate and coordinate to pass messages
> + (e.g., data, status and control) through its interfaces.
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + enum:
> + - fsl,imx8ulp-se-fw
> + - fsl,imx93-se-fw

The firmware is not compatible across chips?

> +
> + mboxes:
> + description:
> + All MU channels must be within the same MU instance. Cross instances are
> + not allowed. Users need to ensure that used MU instance does not conflict
> + with other execution environments.
> + items:
> + - description: TX0 MU channel
> + - description: RX0 MU channel
> +
> + mbox-names:
> + items:
> + - const: tx
> + - const: rx
> +
> + fsl,mu-id:
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + description:
> + Identifier to the message-unit among the multiple message-unit that exists on SoC.
> + Per message-unit, multiple misc-devices are created, that are used by userspace

Extra space in there.

Wrap lines at 80 unless there's a benefit to going to 100.

> + application as logical-waiter and logical-receiver.
> +
> + memory-region:
> + items:
> + - description: Reserved memory region that can be accessed by firmware. Used for
> + exchanging the buffers between driver and firmware.
> +
> + fsl,sram:

Just the common 'sram' property.

> + description: Phandle to the device SRAM

Used for what?

> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - mboxes
> + - mbox-names
> + - fsl,mu-id

How is memory-region optional?

> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + ele_fw: se-fw {

Drop unused labels.

> + compatible = "fsl,imx8ulp-se-fw";
> + mbox-names = "tx", "rx";
> + mboxes = <&s4muap 0 0>, <&s4muap 1 0>;
> + fsl,mu-id = <2>;
> + };
> --
> 2.34.1
>