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by Ben

Hello, To decrease feature in BL1, I plan to disable MMU in BL1 stage. Are there any potential issues besides performance issues? BRs Ben(a)tsingmicro.com

4 years, 2 months

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Question about maximum TF-A BL31 memory usage

by Peng Fan

Hi All, Is there any public BL31 memory usage data, such as static image size and runtime memory usage, with different feature enabled? For example, typical PSCI feature would require image size XXKB, runtime memory XXKB. enabling FFA would enlarge image size by XXKB, runtime memory enlarge XXKB. we are evaluating how much On-Chip RAM could be assigned for BL31, if there are any public data available, that would be great. Thanks, Peng.

4 years, 2 months

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Rebooting LTS discussion

by Okash Khawaja

Hi, There have been discussions about having long term support releases for TF-A, e.g. the email thread [1] and a tech forum [2]. For partners releasing TF-A in their production devices, LTS is very much needed. From the previous discussions, it seems like there is an agreement that LTS is a good idea but we need to build consensus on how to support it. Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Okash [1] https://lists.trustedfirmware.org/archives/search?mlist=tf-a%40lists.truste… [2] https://www.trustedfirmware.org/docs/TF-A-LTS.pdf

4 years, 2 months

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Question about FVP's dts

by Chenxu Wang

Hi all, I am using FVP base RevC. Recently I heard that this FVP supports a Mali G76 GPU, and I want to test it. To configure it, initially I add a node in linux/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/fvp-base-aemv8a-aemv8a.dtsi, but it doesn't work. Finally, I find that I should configure trusted-firmware-a/fdts/fvp-base-gicv3-psci-1t.dts, and I can see a mali GPU node in /proc/device-tree. One of my booting command (sorry, the entire booting command is TOO long) is "--data cluster0.cpu0=arm-reference-platform/output/fvp/fvp-oe/uboot/fvp-base-aemv8a-aemv8a.dtb@0x82000000". And I use the following shell command to compile the TF-A: make PLAT=fvp all CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-elf- ENABLE_RME=1 DEBUG=1 ARCH=aarch64 fip BL33=arm-reference-platform/output/fvp/components/fvp/uboot.bin FVP_HW_CONFIG_DTS=fdts/fvp-base-gicv3-psci-1t.dts ARM_DISABLE_TRUSTED_WDOG=1. So, I wonder, why the real DTS is in TF-A, instead of Linux? BTW, I wanna ask another question (although it is not proper to ask here, I cannot find FVP's mailing list): Can someone provide a proper dts configurations for FVP's Mali G76 GPU? Sincerely, WANG Chenxu

4 years, 2 months

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New Defects reported by Coverity Scan for ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware

by scan-admin＠coverity.com

Hi, Please find the latest report on new defect(s) introduced to ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware found with Coverity Scan. 4 new defect(s) introduced to ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware found with Coverity Scan. New defect(s) Reported-by: Coverity Scan Showing 4 of 4 defect(s) ** CID 379252: Concurrent data access violations (MISSING_LOCK) /plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c: 254 in dram_dvfs_handler() ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *** CID 379252: Concurrent data access violations (MISSING_LOCK) /plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c: 254 in dram_dvfs_handler() 248 } else if (dram_info.dram_type == DDRC_DDR4) { 249 ddr4_swffc(&dram_info, fsp_index); 250 } 251 252 dram_info.current_fsp = fsp_index; 253 wait_ddrc_hwffc_done = false; >>> CID 379252: Concurrent data access violations (MISSING_LOCK) >>> Accessing "wfe_done" without holding lock "dfs_lock". Elsewhere, "wfe_done" is accessed with "dfs_lock" held 1 out of 2 times (1 of these accesses strongly imply that it is necessary). 254 wfe_done = 0; 255 dsb(); 256 sev(); 257 isb(); 258 } 259 260 SMC_RET1(handle, 0); ** CID 379251: Memory - corruptions (OVERRUN) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *** CID 379251: Memory - corruptions (OVERRUN) /plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c: 246 in dram_dvfs_handler() 240 } 241 242 /* flush the L1/L2 cache */ 243 dcsw_op_all(DCCSW); 244 245 if (dram_info.dram_type == DDRC_LPDDR4) { >>> CID 379251: Memory - corruptions (OVERRUN) >>> Overrunning callee's array of size 3 by passing argument "fsp_index" (which evaluates to 3) in call to "lpddr4_swffc". 246 lpddr4_swffc(&dram_info, dev_fsp, fsp_index); 247 dev_fsp = (~dev_fsp) & 0x1; 248 } else if (dram_info.dram_type == DDRC_DDR4) { 249 ddr4_swffc(&dram_info, fsp_index); 250 } 251 ** CID 379250: (COPY_PASTE_ERROR) /plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/gpc.c: 182 in imx_gpc_pm_domain_enable() /plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/gpc.c: 81 in imx_gpc_pm_domain_enable() ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *** CID 379250: (COPY_PASTE_ERROR) /plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/gpc.c: 182 in imx_gpc_pm_domain_enable() 176 /* HSIOMIX has no PU bit, so skip for it */ 177 if (domain_id != HSIOMIX) { 178 /* clear the PGC bit */ 179 mmio_clrbits_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + pwr_domain->pgc_offset, 0x1); 180 181 /* power up the domain */ >>> CID 379250: (COPY_PASTE_ERROR) >>> "mmio_setbits_32" in "mmio_setbits_32(809107704UL, pwr_domain->pwr_req)" looks like a copy-paste error. 182 mmio_setbits_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + PU_PGC_UP_TRG, pwr_domain->pwr_req); 183 184 /* wait for power request done */ 185 while (mmio_read_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + PU_PGC_UP_TRG) & pwr_domain->pwr_req) { 186 ; 187 } /plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mn/gpc.c: 81 in imx_gpc_pm_domain_enable() 75 /* HSIOMIX has no PU bit, so skip for it */ 76 if (domain_id != HSIOMIX) { 77 /* clear the PGC bit */ 78 mmio_clrbits_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + pwr_domain->pgc_offset, 0x1); 79 80 /* power up the domain */ >>> CID 379250: (COPY_PASTE_ERROR) >>> "mmio_setbits_32" in "mmio_setbits_32(809107704UL, pwr_domain->pwr_req)" looks like a copy-paste error. 81 mmio_setbits_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + PU_PGC_UP_TRG, pwr_domain->pwr_req); 82 83 /* wait for power request done */ 84 while (mmio_read_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + PU_PGC_UP_TRG) & pwr_domain->pwr_req) { 85 ; 86 } ** CID 379249: Memory - illegal accesses (OVERRUN) /plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c: 151 in dram_info_init() ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *** CID 379249: Memory - illegal accesses (OVERRUN) /plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c: 151 in dram_info_init() 145 break; 146 } 147 } 148 dram_info.num_fsp = i; 149 150 /* check if has bypass mode support */ >>> CID 379249: Memory - illegal accesses (OVERRUN) >>> Overrunning array "dram_info.timing_info->fsp_table" of 4 4-byte elements at element index 4294967295 (byte offset 17179869183) using index "i - 1U" (which evaluates to 4294967295). 151 if (dram_info.timing_info->fsp_table[i-1] < 666) { 152 dram_info.bypass_mode = true; 153 } else { 154 dram_info.bypass_mode = false; 155 } 156 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To view the defects in Coverity Scan visit, https://u15810271.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=HRESupC-2F2Czv4BOaCWWCy7my0P…

4 years, 2 months

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Updated invitation with note: TF-A Tech Forum @ Thu Jul 14, 2022 4pm - 5pm (BST) (tf-a@lists.trustedfirmware.org)

by joanna.farley＠arm.com

This event has been updated with a note: "Updated Agenda for 14th July TF-A TechForum session next week." Changed: description TF-A Tech Forum Thursday Jul 14, 2022 ⋅ 4pm – 5pm United Kingdom Time AgendaLTS (Long Term Support) Releases DiscussionLed by Okash Khawaja (Google) and Varun Wadekar (NVIDIA)An initial discussion on some of the requirements and open questions of providing TF-A LTS releases. This initial session will concentrate on the technical aspects of LTS releases with suggestions and examples. Latter sessions can be expected to bring into the discussion resourcing and funding considerations.The hope is to establish and exchange views of the project community interest on this topic.==============================================================================We run an open technical forum call for anyone to participate and it is not restricted to Trusted Firmware project members. It will operate under the guidance of the TF TSC. Feel free to forward this invite to colleagues. Invites are via the TF-A mailing list and also published on the Trusted Firmware website. Details are here: https://www.trustedfirmware.org/meetings/tf-a-technical-forum/Tr… Firmware is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/9159704974Meeting ID: 915 970 4974One tap mobile+16465588656,,9159704974# US (New York)+16699009128,,9159704974# US (San Jose)Dial by your location        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)        +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)        877 853 5247 US Toll-free        888 788 0099 US Toll-freeMeeting ID: 915 970 4974Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ad27hc6t7h   Guests marek.bykowski(a)gmail.com okash.khawaja(a)gmail.com tf-a(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org thordur(a)google.com View all guest info https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NWlub3Ewdm1tMmk1… Reply for tf-a(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org and view more details https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NWlub3Ewdm1tMmk1… Your attendance is optional. ~~//~~ Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this email because you are an attendee on the event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer, be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or modify your RSVP. Learn more https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

4 years, 3 months

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Re: Cannot successfully jump to the UEFI Boot Loader in the normal world with the RME enabled FVP_Base_RevC_2xAEMvA

by Erhu Feng

Hi, Thanks for the detailed documentation about how to enable RME in tf-a. I try to replace the tftf.bin with the normal boot firmware (edk2) to load the Linux in the normal world, but it fails. The log message from terminal_0 is shown below: INFO: RMM init start. INFO: RMM init end. INFO: BL31: Preparing for EL3 exit to normal world INFO: Entry point address = 0x88000000 INFO: SPSR = 0x3c9 I found a possible solution from the archives: [https://lists.trustedfirmware.org/archives/list/tf-a@lists.trustedfirmware.…]. I try to modify the dts file under edk2-platform/Platform/ARM/VExpressPkg/DeviceTree/ to change the DDR memory range, which is similar to the modification for RME in [https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/blob/master/fdts/fvp-b…], but it does not solve the problem. So, how can I boot Linux in the normal world with RME enabled? Thanks,

4 years, 3 months

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Manish Badarkhe added to maintainer list

by Manish Pandey2

Hi, I would like to introduce "Manish Badarkhe" <Manish.Badarkhe(a)arm.com> who has been added to the list of maintainers. This is based on his contribution to the project recently. Congratulations Manish B! Thanks Manish Pandey

4 years, 3 months

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Addition of write() capability to IO MTD layer

by brian.neely＠analog.com

Hello, A project I’m working on requires write capability for a NOR flash device in BL2 (to update a small boot mux partition). I am considering adding this capability to the IO MTD layer (https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/blob/master/drivers/io…), but before doing so wanted to confirm this is in line with the architecture of this subsystem. Can someone confirm if this is an acceptable change? Regards, Brian

4 years, 3 months

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Version 1.2.12 of zlib was released

by mikemcternan＠google.com

Hi! It looks like TF-A contains zlib 1.2.11 e.g. https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-A/trusted-firmware-a.git/tree/lib/zlib/z… zlib.net gives their last release as 1.2.12 (March 27, 2022) with the following changelog: "Fix a deflate bug when using the Z_FIXED strategy that can result in out-of-bound accesses. Fix a deflate bug when the window is full in deflate_stored(). Speed up CRC-32 computations by a factor of 1.5 to 3. Use the hardware CRC-32 instruction on ARMv8 processors. Speed up crc32_combine() with powers of x tables. Add crc32_combine_gen() and crc32_combine_op() for fast combines. Due to the bug fixes, any installations of 1.2.11 should be replaced with 1.2.12." I'm not sure if this is significant as I couldn't find usages of deflate, but thought I would mention it in case others are relying on this functionality and wish to update. Kind regards, Mike

4 years, 3 months

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