[PATCH v5 08/23] FWU: Add boot time checks as highlighted by the FWU specification

Takahiro Akashi takahiro.akashi at linaro.org
Wed Jun 15 08:39:23 CEST 2022


On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 08:34:18AM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 6/9/22 14:29, Sughosh Ganu 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>
> > ---
> >   common/board_r.c      |   5 ++
> >   include/fwu.h         |   3 +
> >   lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c | 170 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >   3 files changed, 178 insertions(+)
> >   create mode 100644 lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
> > 
> > diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
> > index 6f4aca2077..33a600715d 100644
> > --- a/common/board_r.c
> > +++ b/common/board_r.c
> > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> >   #include <cpu_func.h>
> >   #include <exports.h>
> >   #include <flash.h>
> > +#include <fwu.h>
> >   #include <hang.h>
> >   #include <image.h>
> >   #include <irq_func.h>
> > @@ -797,6 +798,10 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
> >   #if defined(CONFIG_PRAM)
> >   	initr_mem,
> >   #endif
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_FWU_MULTI_BANK_UPDATE
> > +	fwu_boottime_checks,
> > +#endif
> >   	run_main_loop,
> >   };
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/fwu.h b/include/fwu.h
> > index 41774ff9e2..8fbd91b463 100644
> > --- a/include/fwu.h
> > +++ b/include/fwu.h
> > @@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ struct fwu_mdata_ops {
> >   	EFI_GUID(0x8a7a84a0, 0x8387, 0x40f6, 0xab, 0x41, \
> >   		 0xa8, 0xb9, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0x0d, 0x23)
> > 
> > +int fwu_boottime_checks(void);
> > +u8 fwu_update_checks_pass(void);
> > +
> >   int fwu_get_mdata(struct fwu_mdata **mdata);
> >   int fwu_update_mdata(struct fwu_mdata *mdata);
> >   int fwu_get_active_index(u32 *active_idx);
> > diff --git a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..af884439fb
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright (c) 2022, Linaro Limited
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <dm.h>
> > +#include <efi.h>
> > +#include <efi_loader.h>
> > +#include <efi_variable.h>
> > +#include <fwu.h>
> > +#include <fwu_mdata.h>
> > +#include <malloc.h>
> > +
> > +#include <linux/errno.h>
> > +#include <linux/types.h>
> > +
> > +static u8 trial_state;
> > +static u8 boottime_check;
> > +
> > +static int fwu_trial_state_check(void)
> > +{
> > +	int ret, i;
> > +	efi_status_t status;
> > +	efi_uintn_t var_size;
> > +	u16 trial_state_ctr;
> > +	u32 nimages, active_bank, var_attributes, active_idx;
> > +	struct fwu_mdata *mdata = NULL;
> > +	struct fwu_image_entry *img_entry;
> > +	struct fwu_image_bank_info *img_bank_info;
> > +
> > +	ret = fwu_get_mdata(&mdata);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> > +
> > +	ret = 0;
> > +	nimages = CONFIG_FWU_NUM_IMAGES_PER_BANK;
> > +	active_bank = mdata->active_index;
> > +	img_entry = &mdata->img_entry[0];
> > +	for (i = 0; i < nimages; i++) {
> > +		img_bank_info = &img_entry[i].img_bank_info[active_bank];
> > +		if (!img_bank_info->accepted) {
> > +			trial_state = 1;
> > +			break;
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (trial_state) {
> > +		var_size = (efi_uintn_t)sizeof(trial_state_ctr);
> > +		log_info("System booting in Trial State\n");
> > +		var_attributes = EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
> > +			EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS;
> > +		status = efi_get_variable_int(L"TrialStateCtr",
> > +					      &efi_global_variable_guid,
> > +					      &var_attributes,
> > +					      &var_size, &trial_state_ctr,
> > +					      NULL);
> > +		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
> > +			log_err("Unable to read TrialStateCtr variable\n");
> > +			ret = -1;
> > +			goto out;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		++trial_state_ctr;
> > +		if (trial_state_ctr > CONFIG_FWU_TRIAL_STATE_CNT) {
> > +			log_info("Trial State count exceeded. Revert back to previous_active_index\n");
> > +			active_idx = mdata->active_index;
> > +			ret = fwu_revert_boot_index();
> > +			if (ret) {
> > +				log_err("Unable to revert active_index\n");
> > +				goto out;
> > +			}
> > +
> > +			trial_state_ctr = 0;
> > +			status = efi_set_variable_int(L"TrialStateCtr",
> > +						      &efi_global_variable_guid,
> > +						      var_attributes,
> > +						      0,
> > +						      &trial_state_ctr, false);
> > +			if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
> > +				log_err("Unable to clear TrialStateCtr variable\n");
> > +				ret = -1;
> > +				goto out;
> > +			}
> > +		} else {
> > +			status = efi_set_variable_int(L"TrialStateCtr",
> > +						      &efi_global_variable_guid,
> > +						      var_attributes,
> > +						      var_size,
> > +						      &trial_state_ctr, false);
> > +			if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
> > +				log_err("Unable to increment TrialStateCtr variable\n");
> > +				ret = -1;
> > +				goto out;
> > +			}
> > +		}
> > +	} else {
> > +		trial_state_ctr = 0;
> > +		status = efi_set_variable_int(L"TrialStateCtr",
> > +					      &efi_global_variable_guid,
> > +					      0,
> > +					      0, &trial_state_ctr,
> > +					      NULL);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +out:
> > +	free(mdata);
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +u8 fwu_update_checks_pass(void)
> > +{
> > +	return !trial_state && boottime_check;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int fwu_boottime_checks(void)
> > +{
> > +	int ret;
> > +	struct udevice *dev;
> > +	u32 boot_idx, active_idx;
> > +
> > +	if (uclass_get_device(UCLASS_FWU_MDATA, 0, &dev) || !dev) {
> > +		log_err("FWU Metadata device not found\n");
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	ret = fwu_mdata_check();
> > +	if (ret) {
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Get the Boot Index, i.e. the bank from
> > +	 * which the platform has booted. This value
> > +	 * gets passed from the ealier stage bootloader
> > +	 * which booted u-boot, e.g. tf-a. If the
> > +	 * boot index is not the same as the
> > +	 * active_index read from the FWU metadata,
> > +	 * update the active_index.
> > +	 */
> > +	fwu_plat_get_bootidx(&boot_idx);
> > +	if (boot_idx >= CONFIG_FWU_NUM_BANKS) {
> > +		log_err("Received incorrect value of boot_index\n");
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	ret = fwu_get_active_index(&active_idx);
> > +	if (ret) {
> > +		log_err("Unable to read active_index\n");
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (boot_idx != active_idx) {
> > +		log_info("Boot idx %u is not matching active idx %u, changing active_idx\n",
> > +			 boot_idx, active_idx);
> > +		ret = fwu_update_active_index(boot_idx);
> > +		if (!ret)
> > +			boottime_check = 1;
> > +
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (efi_init_obj_list() != EFI_SUCCESS)
> 
> efi_init_obj_list() slows down the boot process. Why do want to invoke
> it if no EFI binary is launched?

Because fwu_boottime_checks() must access UEFI variables.

-Takahiro Akashi

> See also Takahiro's hint in
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220615061616.GD58082@laputa/
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Heinrich
> 
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	ret = fwu_trial_state_check();
> > +	if (!ret)
> > +		boottime_check = 1;
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> 


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