[PATCH 1/2] efi_loader: Move public cert for capsules to .rodata
Raymond Mao
raymond.mao at linaro.org
Tue Apr 1 22:47:24 CEST 2025
Hi Ilias,
On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 at 07:27, Ilias Apalodimas
<ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org> wrote:
>
> commit ddf67daac39d ("efi_capsule: Move signature from DTB to .rodata")
> was reverted in
> commit 47a25e81d35c ("Revert "efi_capsule: Move signature from DTB to .rodata"")
> because that's what U-Boot was usually doing -- using the DT to store
> configuration and data. Some of the discussions can be found here [0].
>
> (Ab)using the device tree to store random data isn't ideal though.
> On top of that with new features introduced over the years, keeping
> the certificates in the DT has proven to be problematic.
> One of the reasons is that platforms might send U-Boot a DTB
> from the previous stage loader using a transfer list which won't contain
> the signatures since other loaders are not aware of internal
> U-Boot ABIs. On top of that QEMU creates the DTB on the fly, so adding
> the capsule certificate there does not work and requires users to dump
> it and re-create it injecting the public keys.
>
> Now that we have proper memory permissions for arm64, move the certificate
> to .rodata and read it from there.
>
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/CAPnjgZ2uM=n8Qo-a=DUkx5VW5Bzp5Xy8=Wgmrw8ESqUBK00YJQ@mail.gmail.com/
>
> Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>
> ---
> Makefile | 2 +-
> include/asm-generic/sections.h | 2 ++
> lib/efi_loader/Makefile | 18 +++++++++++++++
> lib/efi_loader/capsule_esl.dtsi.in | 11 ---------
> lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c | 37 ++++++++----------------------
> lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule_key.S | 17 ++++++++++++++
> scripts/Makefile.lib | 27 ----------------------
> 7 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644 lib/efi_loader/capsule_esl.dtsi.in
> create mode 100644 lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule_key.S
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 620996862e6d..7a77948006a1 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ CLEAN_FILES += include/autoconf.mk* include/bmp_logo.h include/bmp_logo_data.h \
> itb.fit.fit itb.fit.itb itb.map spl.map mkimage-out.rom.mkimage \
> mkimage.rom.mkimage mkimage-in-simple-bin* rom.map simple-bin* \
> idbloader-spi.img lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.S *.itb \
> - Test* capsule*.*.efi-capsule capsule*.map
> + Test* capsule*.*.efi-capsule capsule*.map capsule_esl_file
>
> # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
> MRPROPER_DIRS += include/config include/generated spl tpl vpl \
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
> index 024b1adde270..d59787948fd1 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
> @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ extern char __efi_helloworld_begin[];
> extern char __efi_helloworld_end[];
> extern char __efi_var_file_begin[];
> extern char __efi_var_file_end[];
> +extern char __efi_capsule_sig_begin[];
> +extern char __efi_capsule_sig_end[];
>
> /* Private data used by of-platdata devices/uclasses */
> extern char __priv_data_start[], __priv_data_end[];
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
> index 2a0b4172bd7f..dc2912148951 100644
> --- a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
> @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ obj-y += efi_boottime.o
> obj-y += efi_helper.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_HAVE_CAPSULE_SUPPORT) += efi_capsule.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE) += efi_firmware.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE) += efi_capsule_key.o
> obj-y += efi_console.o
> obj-y += efi_device_path.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_DEVICE_PATH_TO_TEXT) += efi_device_path_to_text.o
> @@ -73,6 +74,23 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_ECPT) += efi_conformance.o
> EFI_VAR_SEED_FILE := $(subst $\",,$(CONFIG_EFI_VAR_SEED_FILE))
> $(obj)/efi_var_seed.o: $(srctree)/$(EFI_VAR_SEED_FILE)
>
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE),y)
> +capsule_crt_path=($(subst $(quote),,$(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_CRT_FILE)))
> +capsule_crt_full=$(srctree)/$(subst $(quote),,$(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_CRT_FILE))
> +quiet_cmd_capsule_esl_gen = CAPSULE_ESL_GEN $@
> +cmd_capsule_esl_gen = cert-to-efi-sig-list $(capsule_crt_full) $@
> +$(srctree)/capsule_esl_file: FORCE
> + @if [ ! -e "$(capsule_crt_full)" ]; then \
> + echo "ERROR: path $(capsule_crt_full) is invalid." >&2; \
> + echo "EFI CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_CRT_FILE must be specified when CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE is enabled." >&2; \
> + exit 1; \
> + fi
> + $(call cmd,capsule_esl_gen)
> +
> +$(obj)/efi_capsule.o: $(srctree)/capsule_esl_file FORCE
> +asflags-y += -DCAPSULE_ESL_PATH=\"$(srctree)/capsule_esl_file\"
> +endif
> +
> # Set the C flags to add and remove for each app
> $(foreach f,$(apps-y),\
> $(eval CFLAGS_$(f).o := $(CFLAGS_EFI) -Os -ffreestanding)\
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/capsule_esl.dtsi.in b/lib/efi_loader/capsule_esl.dtsi.in
> deleted file mode 100644
> index bc7db836faa8..000000000000
> --- a/lib/efi_loader/capsule_esl.dtsi.in
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> -/*
> - * Devicetree file with the public key EFI Signature List(ESL)
> - * node. This file is used to generate the dtsi file to be
> - * included into the DTB.
> - */
> -/ {
> - signature {
> - capsule-key = /incbin/("ESL_BIN_FILE");
> - };
> -};
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
> index f8a4a7c6ef46..1aa52ac7bb69 100644
> --- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> #include <asm/global_data.h>
> #include <u-boot/uuid.h>
>
> +#include <asm/sections.h>
> #include <crypto/pkcs7.h>
> #include <crypto/pkcs7_parser.h>
> #include <linux/err.h>
> @@ -284,33 +285,12 @@ out:
> }
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE)
> -int efi_get_public_key_data(void **pkey, efi_uintn_t *pkey_len)
> +static int efi_get_public_key_data(const void **pkey, efi_uintn_t *pkey_len)
> {
> - const void *fdt_blob = gd->fdt_blob;
> - const void *blob;
> - const char *cnode_name = "capsule-key";
> - const char *snode_name = "signature";
> - int sig_node;
> - int len;
> -
> - sig_node = fdt_subnode_offset(fdt_blob, 0, snode_name);
> - if (sig_node < 0) {
> - log_err("Unable to get signature node offset\n");
> -
> - return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
> - }
> -
> - blob = fdt_getprop(fdt_blob, sig_node, cnode_name, &len);
> -
> - if (!blob || len < 0) {
> - log_err("Unable to get capsule-key value\n");
> - *pkey = NULL;
> - *pkey_len = 0;
> -
> - return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
> - }
> + const void *blob = __efi_capsule_sig_begin;
> + const int len = __efi_capsule_sig_end - __efi_capsule_sig_begin;
>
> - *pkey = (void *)blob;
> + *pkey = blob;
> *pkey_len = len;
>
> return 0;
> @@ -321,7 +301,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_capsule_authenticate(const void *capsule, efi_uintn_t capsule_s
> {
> u8 *buf;
> int ret;
> - void *fdt_pkey, *pkey;
> + void *pkey;
> + const void *stored_pkey;
> efi_uintn_t pkey_len;
> uint64_t monotonic_count;
> struct efi_signature_store *truststore;
> @@ -373,7 +354,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_capsule_authenticate(const void *capsule, efi_uintn_t capsule_s
> goto out;
> }
>
> - ret = efi_get_public_key_data(&fdt_pkey, &pkey_len);
> + ret = efi_get_public_key_data(&stored_pkey, &pkey_len);
> if (ret < 0)
> goto out;
>
> @@ -381,7 +362,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_capsule_authenticate(const void *capsule, efi_uintn_t capsule_s
> if (!pkey)
> goto out;
>
> - memcpy(pkey, fdt_pkey, pkey_len);
> + memcpy(pkey, stored_pkey, pkey_len);
> truststore = efi_build_signature_store(pkey, pkey_len);
> if (!truststore)
> goto out;
> diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule_key.S b/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule_key.S
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..80cefbe16ae0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule_key.S
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
> +/*
> + * .esl cert for capsule authentication
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2021, Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>
> + */
> +
> +#include <config.h>
> +
> +.section .rodata.capsule_key.init,"a"
> +.balign 16
> +.global __efi_capsule_sig_begin
> +__efi_capsule_sig_begin:
> +.incbin CAPSULE_ESL_PATH
> +__efi_capsule_sig_end:
> +.global __efi_capsule_sig_end
> +.balign 16
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
> index 275c308154b1..83fd5ff6c31c 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
> @@ -377,35 +377,8 @@ cmd_dtc = mkdir -p $(dir ${dtc-tmp}) ; \
> ; \
> sed "s:$(pre-tmp):$(<):" $(depfile).pre.tmp $(depfile).dtc.tmp > $(depfile)
>
> -capsule_esl_input_file=$(srctree)/lib/efi_loader/capsule_esl.dtsi.in
> -capsule_crt_file=$(subst $(quote),,$(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_CRT_FILE))
> -capsule_esl_dtsi=.capsule_esl.dtsi
> -
> -quiet_cmd_capsule_esl_gen = CAPSULE_ESL_GEN $@
> -cmd_capsule_esl_gen = cert-to-efi-sig-list $< $@
> -
> -$(obj)/capsule_esl_file: $(capsule_crt_file) FORCE
> -ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_CRT_FILE),"")
> - $(error "CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_CRT_FILE is empty, EFI capsule authentication \
> - public key must be specified when CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE is enabled")
> -else
> - $(call cmd,capsule_esl_gen)
> -endif
> -
> -quiet_cmd_capsule_dtsi_gen = CAPSULE_DTSI_GEN $@
> -cmd_capsule_dtsi_gen = \
> - $(shell sed "s:ESL_BIN_FILE:$(abspath $<):" $(capsule_esl_input_file) > $@)
> -
> -$(obj)/$(capsule_esl_dtsi): $(obj)/capsule_esl_file FORCE
> - $(call cmd,capsule_dtsi_gen)
> -
> dtsi_include_list_deps := $(addprefix $(u_boot_dtsi_loc),$(subst $(quote),,$(dtsi_include_list)))
>
> -ifdef CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE
> -dtsi_include_list += $(capsule_esl_dtsi)
> -dtsi_include_list_deps += $(obj)/$(capsule_esl_dtsi)
> -endif
> -
> ifneq ($(CHECK_DTBS),)
> DT_CHECKER ?= dt-validate
> DT_CHECKER_FLAGS ?= $(if $(DT_SCHEMA_FILES),-l $(DT_SCHEMA_FILES),-m)
> --
> 2.49.0
>
Tested-by: Raymond Mao <raymond.mao at linaro.org>
Regards,
Raymond
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