[PATCH v14 09/15] FWU: Add boot time checks as highlighted by the FWU specification

Ilias Apalodimas ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org
Wed Oct 19 22:01:47 CEST 2022


Hi Sughosh, 

On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 05:13:31PM +0530, 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.
> 
> Call these checks through the main loop event at the time of platform
> boot.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org>
> Reviewed-by: Etienne Carriere <etienne.carriere at linaro.org>
> ---
> Changes since V13:
> * Removed the superfluous setting of var_attributes before calling
>   efi_get_variable_int()
> * Call fwu_get_dev_mdata() in fwu_trial_state_check() instead of
>   fwu_boottime_checks()
> 
>  include/fwu.h         |  13 +++
>  lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 193 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/fwu.h b/include/fwu.h
> index 7d38cb5856..c7b932bc0b 100644
> --- a/include/fwu.h
> +++ b/include/fwu.h
> @@ -345,4 +345,17 @@ int fwu_plat_get_update_index(uint *update_idx);
>   *
>   */
>  void fwu_plat_get_bootidx(uint *boot_idx);
> +
> +/**
> + * fwu_update_checks_pass() - Check if FWU update can be done
> + *
> + * Check if the FWU update can be executed. The updates are
> + * allowed only when the platform is not in Trial State and
> + * the boot time checks have passed
> + *
> + * Return: 1 if OK, 0 on error
> + *
> + */
> +u8 fwu_update_checks_pass(void);
> +
>  #endif /* _FWU_H_ */
> diff --git a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
> index e782dc0176..2016a6d2c1 100644
> --- a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
> +++ b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
> @@ -4,10 +4,19 @@
>   */
>  
>  #include <dm.h>
> +#include <efi.h>
>  #include <efi_loader.h>
> +#include <efi_variable.h>
> +#include <event.h>
>  #include <fwu.h>
>  #include <fwu_mdata.h>
> -#include <log.h>
> +#include <malloc.h>
> +
> +#include <linux/errno.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +
> +static u8 trial_state;
> +static u8 boottime_check;
>  
>  #include <linux/errno.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
> @@ -44,6 +53,110 @@ static int fwu_get_dev_mdata(struct udevice **dev, struct fwu_mdata *mdata)
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> +static int trial_counter_update(u16 *trial_state_ctr)
> +{
> +	bool delete;
> +	u32 var_attr;
> +	efi_status_t status;
> +	efi_uintn_t var_size;
> +
> +	delete = !trial_state_ctr ? true : false;
> +	var_size = !trial_state_ctr ? 0 : (efi_uintn_t)sizeof(*trial_state_ctr);
> +	var_attr = !trial_state_ctr ? 0 : EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
> +		EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS;
> +	status = efi_set_variable_int(u"TrialStateCtr",
> +				      &efi_global_variable_guid,
> +				      var_attr,
> +				      var_size, trial_state_ctr, false);
> +
> +	if ((delete && (status != EFI_NOT_FOUND &&
> +			status != EFI_SUCCESS)) ||
> +	    (!delete && status != EFI_SUCCESS))
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int in_trial_state(struct fwu_mdata *mdata)
> +{
> +	u32 i, active_bank;
> +	struct fwu_image_entry *img_entry;
> +	struct fwu_image_bank_info *img_bank_info;
> +
> +	active_bank = mdata->active_index;
> +	img_entry = &mdata->img_entry[0];
> +	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_FWU_NUM_IMAGES_PER_BANK; i++) {
> +		img_bank_info = &img_entry[i].img_bank_info[active_bank];
> +		if (!img_bank_info->accepted) {
> +			return 1;
> +		}

Remove {}

> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int fwu_trial_state_check(void)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +	struct udevice *dev;
> +	efi_status_t status;
> +	efi_uintn_t var_size;
> +	u16 trial_state_ctr;
> +	struct fwu_mdata mdata = { 0 };
> +
> +	ret = fwu_get_dev_mdata(&dev, &mdata);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	trial_state = in_trial_state(&mdata);
> +	if (trial_state) {
> +		var_size = (efi_uintn_t)sizeof(trial_state_ctr);
> +		log_info("System booting in Trial State\n");
> +		status = efi_get_variable_int(u"TrialStateCtr",
> +					      &efi_global_variable_guid,
> +					      NULL,
> +					      &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");
> +			ret = fwu_revert_boot_index();
> +			if (ret) {
> +				log_err("Unable to revert active_index\n");
> +				goto out;
> +			}
> +
> +			/* Delete the TrialStateCtr variable */
> +			ret = trial_counter_update(NULL);
> +			if (ret) {
> +				log_err("Unable to delete TrialStateCtr variable\n");
> +				goto out;
> +			}

This is a bit confusing for me.  If the trial_state_ctr we need to goto out
anyway right?  So why don't we explicitly add a goto out at the end and get
rid of the else that's following ?

> +		} else {
> +			ret = trial_counter_update(&trial_state_ctr);
> +			if (ret) {
> +				log_err("Unable to increment TrialStateCtr variable\n");
> +				goto out;
> +			}
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		/* Delete the variable */
> +		ret = trial_counter_update(NULL);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			log_err("Unable to delete TrialStateCtr variable\n");
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +out:
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  static int fwu_get_image_type_id(u8 *image_index, efi_guid_t *image_type_id)
>  {
>  	u8 index;
> @@ -494,3 +607,69 @@ __weak int fwu_plat_get_update_index(uint *update_idx)
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
> +
> +/**
> + * fwu_update_checks_pass() - Check if FWU update can be done
> + *
> + * Check if the FWU update can be executed. The updates are
> + * allowed only when the platform is not in Trial State and
> + * the boot time checks have passed
> + *
> + * Return: 1 if OK, 0 on error
> + *
> + */
> +u8 fwu_update_checks_pass(void)
> +{
> +	return !trial_state && boottime_check;
> +}
> +
> +static int fwu_boottime_checks(void *ctx, struct event *event)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +	u32 boot_idx, active_idx;
> +
> +	ret = fwu_check_mdata_validity();
> +	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_set_active_index(boot_idx);
> +		if (!ret)
> +			boottime_check = 1;
> +
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (efi_init_obj_list() != EFI_SUCCESS)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	ret = fwu_trial_state_check();
> +	if (!ret)
> +		boottime_check = 1;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EVENT_SPY(EVT_MAIN_LOOP, fwu_boottime_checks);
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

Thanks
/Ilias


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