[PATCH v8 08/13] FWU: Add boot time checks as highlighted by the FWU specification

[Simon Glass]

Hi Sughosh,

On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 06:44, Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org> wrote:
>
> The FWU Multi Bank Update specification requires the Update Agent to
> carry out certain checks at the time of platform boot. The Update
> Agent is the component which is responsible for updating the firmware
> components and maintaining and keeping the metadata in sync.
>
> The spec requires that the Update Agent perform the following checks
> at the time of boot
> * Sanity check of both the metadata copies maintained by the platform.
> * Get the boot index passed to U-Boot by the prior stage bootloader
>   and use this value for metadata bookkeeping.
> * Check if the system is booting in Trial State. If the system boots
>   in the Trial State for more than a specified number of boot counts,
>   change the Active Bank to be booting the platform from.
>
> Add these checks in the board initialisation sequence, invoked after
> relocation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org>
> ---
> Changes since V7:
> * Introduce trial_counter_update() to increment and delete the
>   TrialStateCtr variable.
> * Introduce in_trial_state() to check if the platform is booting in
>   Trial State.
>
>  common/board_r.c      |   5 ++
>  include/fwu.h         |   3 +
>  lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c | 175 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 183 insertions(+)

We should use the event system instead of adding another hook. We are
trying to get rid of them!

Also, please separate out the fwu change from touching common code
(although you may not need to touch comment code with events).

Regards,
SImon