Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] dt-bindings: mailbox: add binding doc for the ARM SMC/HVC mailbox

From: Jassi Brar
Date: Fri Aug 30 2019 - 03:21:46 EST


On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 1:28 AM Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > +examples:
> > > + - |
> > > + sram@910000 {
> > > + compatible = "mmio-sram";
> > > + reg = <0x0 0x93f000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > + #address-cells = <1>;
> > > + #size-cells = <1>;
> > > + ranges = <0 0x0 0x93f000 0x1000>;
> > > +
> > > + cpu_scp_lpri: scp-shmem@0 {
> > > + compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > + reg = <0x0 0x200>;
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + cpu_scp_hpri: scp-shmem@200 {
> > > + compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > + reg = <0x200 0x200>;
> > > + };
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + firmware {
> > > + smc_mbox: mailbox {
> > > + #mbox-cells = <1>;
> > > + compatible = "arm,smc-mbox";
> > > + method = "smc";
> > > + arm,num-chans = <0x2>;
> > > + transports = "mem";
> > > + /* Optional */
> > > + arm,func-ids = <0xc20000fe>, <0xc20000ff>;
> > >
> > SMC/HVC is synchronously(block) running in "secure mode", i.e, there can
> > only be one instance running platform wide. Right?
>
> I think there could be channel for TEE, and channel for Linux.
> For virtualization case, there could be dedicated channel for each VM.
>
I am talking from Linux pov. Functions 0xfe and 0xff above, can't both
be active at the same time, right?