[PATCH v1] env: Kconfig: disable external env in secure os boot
Anshul Dalal
anshuld at ti.com
Thu Oct 9 14:34:34 CEST 2025
Falcon mode uses falcon_image_file from the env during mmc fs boot, but
external env can be compromised. Therefore disable access to external
env by setting SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE when SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE is set.
Signed-off-by: Anshul Dalal <anshuld at ti.com>
---
This is a standalone patch from an older RFC:
https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/20250911131414.3296697-16-anshuld@ti.com/
Changes:
- Add a `depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE` for each SPL_ENV_IS_IN_*
Depends on:
[PATCH -next v3 1/7] spl: Kconfig: add SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE config symbol:
- https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/20251006101057.4172248-2-anshuld@ti.com/
---
env/Kconfig | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/env/Kconfig b/env/Kconfig
index adea277470f..ce88d640156 100644
--- a/env/Kconfig
+++ b/env/Kconfig
@@ -827,12 +827,14 @@ if SPL_ENV_SUPPORT
config SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
bool "SPL Environment is not stored"
default y if ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ default y if SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
help
Similar to ENV_IS_NOWHERE, used for SPL environment.
config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_MMC
bool "SPL Environment in an MMC device"
depends on !SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
depends on ENV_IS_IN_MMC
default y
help
@@ -841,6 +843,7 @@ config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_MMC
config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_FAT
bool "SPL Environment is in a FAT filesystem"
depends on !SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
depends on ENV_IS_IN_FAT
default y
help
@@ -849,6 +852,7 @@ config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_FAT
config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_EXT4
bool "SPL Environment is in a EXT4 filesystem"
depends on !SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
depends on ENV_IS_IN_EXT4
default y
help
@@ -857,6 +861,7 @@ config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_EXT4
config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_NAND
bool "SPL Environment in a NAND device"
depends on !SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
depends on ENV_IS_IN_NAND
default y
help
@@ -865,6 +870,7 @@ config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_NAND
config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH
bool "SPL Environment is in SPI flash"
depends on !SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
depends on ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH
default y
help
@@ -873,6 +879,7 @@ config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH
config SPL_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
bool "SPL Environment in flash memory"
depends on !SPL_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
+ depends on !SPL_OS_BOOT_SECURE
depends on ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
default y
help
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