Re: [PATCH v6 2/5] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: add imx-se-fw binding doc

From: Conor Dooley
Date: Mon Jul 22 2024 - 12:50:38 EST


On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 10:21:37AM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> The NXP security hardware IP(s) like: i.MX EdgeLock Enclave, V2X etc.,
> creates an embedded secure enclave within the SoC boundary to enable
> features like:
> - HSM
> - SHE
> - V2X
>
> Secure-Enclave(s) communication interface are typically via message
> unit, i.e., based on mailbox linux kernel driver. This driver enables
> communication ensuring well defined message sequence protocol between
> Application Core and enclave's firmware.
>
> Driver configures multiple misc-device on the MU, for multiple
> user-space applications, to be able to communicate over single MU.
>
> It exists on some i.MX processors. e.g. i.MX8ULP, i.MX93 etc.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se.yaml | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 91 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..7511d0e9cf98
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,imx-se.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/firmware/fsl,imx-se.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: NXP i.MX HW Secure Enclave(s) EdgeLock Enclave
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@xxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> + NXP's SoC may contain one or multiple embedded secure-enclave HW
> + IP(s) like i.MX EdgeLock Enclave, V2X etc. These NXP's HW IP(s)
> + enables features like
> + - Hardware Security Module (HSM),
> + - Security Hardware Extension (SHE), and
> + - Vehicular to Anything (V2X)
> +
> + Communication interface to the secure-enclaves(se) is based on the
> + messaging unit(s).
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + enum:
> + - fsl,imx8ulp-se
> + - fsl,imx93-se
> + - fsl,imx95-se
> +
> + mboxes:
> + items:
> + - description: mailbox phandle to send message to se firmware
> + - description: mailbox phandle to receive message from se firmware
> +
> + mbox-names:
> + items:
> + - const: tx
> + - const: rx
> +
> + memory-region:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + sram:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - mboxes
> + - mbox-names
> +
> +allOf:
> + # memory-region
> + - if:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - fsl,imx8ulp-se
> + - fsl,imx93-se
> + then:
> + required:
> + - memory-region
> + else:
> + properties:
> + memory-region: false
> +
> + # sram
> + - if:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - fsl,imx8ulp-se
> + then:
> + required:
> + - sram
> +
> + else:
> + properties:
> + sram: false
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + senclave-firmware {

Last revision this was "firmware", but now you've got something that
appears non-generic. Why did you change it? The normal differentiator for
multiple nodes is -[0-9]*, why can't you use that, if you're worried
about multiple nodes?

> + compatible = "fsl,imx95-se";
> + mboxes = <&ele_mu0 0 0>, <&ele_mu0 1 0>;
> + mbox-names = "tx", "rx";
> + };
> +...
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>

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