[PATCH 3/4] issei: implement main thread and ham messages
From: Alexander Usyskin
Date: Wed May 13 2026 - 10:46:35 EST
Introduce the main thread and HECI Active Management (HAM)
message handling for the ISSEI (Intel Silicon Security Engine
Interface) subsystem.
The main thread is responsible for managing the reset flow and
processing messages, while the HAM message handling is crucial
for initializing communication with the firmware and managing
clients.
With this implementation, the ISSEI driver is capable of performing
the required initialization and management of communication between
the host and the firmware.
Reviewed-by: Karol Wachowski <karol.wachowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Co-developed-by: Vitaly Lubart <lubvital@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Lubart <lubvital@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/misc/issei/Makefile | 2 +
drivers/misc/issei/ham.c | 163 +++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/misc/issei/ham.h | 20 +++
drivers/misc/issei/issei_dev.h | 3 +
drivers/misc/issei/main.c | 296 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 484 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/issei/Makefile b/drivers/misc/issei/Makefile
index 1471ed99d619..f21e0b985c94 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/issei/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/issei/Makefile
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ issei-objs += cdev.o
issei-objs += dma.o
issei-objs += fw_client.o
issei-objs += host_client.o
+issei-objs += ham.o
+issei-objs += main.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/issei/ham.c b/drivers/misc/issei/ham.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..17eae91f077d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/issei/ham.c
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Intel Corporation */
+#include <linux/dev_printk.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
+#include "dma.h"
+#include "fw_client.h"
+#include "ham.h"
+#include "hw_msg.h"
+#include "issei_dev.h"
+
+static int __issei_ham_send_msg(struct issei_device *idev, u32 length, void *buf)
+{
+ struct issei_dma_data data = { };
+ int ret;
+
+ data.length = length;
+ data.buf = buf;
+ ret = issei_dma_write(idev, &data);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ return idev->ops->irq_write_generate(idev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * issei_ham_send_start_req - send start request to firmware
+ * @idev: issei device object
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failures
+ */
+int issei_ham_send_start_req(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ struct ham_start_message_req req;
+
+ req.header.cmd = HAM_BUS_CMD_START_REQ;
+ req.supported_version = ISSEI_SUPPORTED_PROTOCOL_VER;
+ req.heci_capabilities_length = 0;
+
+ return __issei_ham_send_msg(idev, sizeof(req), &req);
+}
+
+/**
+ * issei_ham_send_clients_req - send clients request to firmware
+ * @idev: issei device object
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failures
+ */
+int issei_ham_send_clients_req(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ struct ham_get_clients_req req;
+
+ req.header.cmd = HAM_BUS_CMD_CLIENT_REQ;
+
+ return __issei_ham_send_msg(idev, sizeof(req), &req);
+}
+
+static int issei_ham_start_rsp(struct issei_device *idev, const u8 *buf, size_t length)
+{
+ struct ham_start_message_res *res = (struct ham_start_message_res *)buf;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (idev->rst_state != ISSEI_RST_STATE_START) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Wrong state %d != %d\n",
+ idev->rst_state, ISSEI_RST_STATE_START);
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ if (length < sizeof(*res)) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Small start response size %zu < %zu\n",
+ length, sizeof(*res));
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ if (length - sizeof(*res) != res->heci_capabilities_length) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Wrong start response size %zu != %u\n",
+ length - sizeof(*res), res->heci_capabilities_length);
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ memcpy(idev->fw_version, res->fw_version, sizeof(idev->fw_version));
+ idev->fw_protocol_ver = res->supported_version;
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "FW protocol: %u FW version %u.%u.%u.%u", idev->fw_protocol_ver,
+ idev->fw_version[0], idev->fw_version[1],
+ idev->fw_version[2], idev->fw_version[3]);
+
+ ret = issei_ham_send_clients_req(idev);
+ if (ret == -EBUSY)
+ ret = 0;
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int issei_ham_client_rsp(struct issei_device *idev, const u8 *buf, size_t length)
+{
+ struct ham_get_clients_res *res = (struct ham_get_clients_res *)buf;
+ struct ham_client_properties *client;
+
+ if (idev->rst_state != ISSEI_RST_STATE_CLIENT_ENUM) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Wrong state %d != %d\n",
+ idev->rst_state, ISSEI_RST_STATE_CLIENT_ENUM);
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ if (length < sizeof(*res)) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Small response size %zu < %zu\n", length, sizeof(*res));
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ if (length - sizeof(*res) != res->client_count * sizeof(struct ham_client_properties)) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Wrong response size %zu < %zu\n",
+ length - sizeof(*res),
+ res->client_count * sizeof(struct ham_client_properties));
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ guard(mutex)(&idev->client_lock);
+
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < res->client_count; i++) {
+ client = &res->clients_props[i];
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "client: id = %u ver = %u uuid = %pUb mtu = %u flags = %u",
+ client->client_number, client->protocol_ver, &client->client_uuid,
+ client->client_mtu, client->flags);
+ issei_fw_cl_create(idev, client->client_number, client->protocol_ver,
+ &client->client_uuid, client->client_mtu, client->flags);
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int __issei_ham_process_ham_rsp(struct issei_device *idev, const u8 *buf, size_t length)
+{
+ struct ham_bus_message *hdr = (struct ham_bus_message *)buf;
+
+ switch (hdr->cmd) {
+ case HAM_BUS_CMD_START_RSP:
+ return issei_ham_start_rsp(idev, buf, length);
+
+ case HAM_BUS_CMD_CLIENT_RSP:
+ return issei_ham_client_rsp(idev, buf, length);
+
+ default:
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Unexpected command 0x%x", hdr->cmd);
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * issei_ham_process_ham_rsp - process response from firmware and release buffer
+ * @idev: issei device object
+ * @buf: response buffer
+ * @length: response buffer length
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failures
+ */
+int issei_ham_process_ham_rsp(struct issei_device *idev, const u8 *buf, size_t length)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = __issei_ham_process_ham_rsp(idev, buf, length);
+ kfree(buf);
+ return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/issei/ham.h b/drivers/misc/issei/ham.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37ea64bb2920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/issei/ham.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Intel Corporation */
+#ifndef _ISSEI_HAM_H_
+#define _ISSEI_HAM_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct issei_device;
+
+int issei_ham_send_start_req(struct issei_device *idev);
+int issei_ham_send_clients_req(struct issei_device *idev);
+
+static inline bool issei_is_ham_rsp(u16 fw_id, u16 host_id)
+{
+ return fw_id == 0 && host_id == 0;
+}
+
+int issei_ham_process_ham_rsp(struct issei_device *idev, const u8 *buf, size_t length);
+
+#endif /* _ISSEI_HAM_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/issei/issei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/issei/issei_dev.h
index c742e7fe6cb6..b47c4a7c2da4 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/issei/issei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/issei/issei_dev.h
@@ -157,4 +157,7 @@ static inline void issei_poke_process_thread(struct issei_device *idev)
WRITE_ONCE(idev->has_data, true);
wake_up_interruptible(&idev->wait_has_data);
}
+
+int issei_start(struct issei_device *idev);
+void issei_stop(struct issei_device *idev);
#endif /* _ISSEI_DEV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/issei/main.c b/drivers/misc/issei/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5987fb340250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/issei/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Intel Corporation */
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/dev_printk.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+#include "cdev.h"
+#include "fw_client.h"
+#include "host_client.h"
+#include "ham.h"
+#include "issei_dev.h"
+
+static void issei_rst_state_set(struct issei_device *idev, enum issei_rst_state state)
+{
+ idev->rst_state = state;
+ /* wake up the thread */
+ if (waitqueue_active(&idev->wait_rst_state))
+ wake_up(&idev->wait_rst_state);
+}
+
+static int issei_reset(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ idev->ops->irq_clear(idev);
+
+ issei_cl_all_disconnect(idev);
+ issei_fw_cl_remove_all(idev);
+ /* No need to check for overflow here, the counter is used only for info */
+ idev->all_reset_count++;
+ ret = idev->ops->hw_reset(idev, !idev->power_down);
+ issei_dmam_setup(idev);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "hw_reset failed ret = %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (idev->power_down) {
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "powering down: end of reset\n");
+ issei_rst_state_set(idev, ISSEI_RST_STATE_DISABLED);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int issei_process_read_msg(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ struct issei_dma_data data = {};
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = issei_dma_read(idev, &data);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "Processing response %u %u %u %u\n", data.fw_id, data.host_id,
+ data.status, data.length);
+ if (data.status != HAMS_SUCCESS) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "Command failed with status 0x%02X", data.status);
+ kfree(data.buf);
+ ret = -EIO;
+ } else {
+ if (issei_is_ham_rsp(data.fw_id, data.host_id))
+ ret = issei_ham_process_ham_rsp(idev, data.buf, data.length);
+ else
+ ret = issei_cl_read_buf(idev, data.fw_id, data.host_id,
+ data.buf, data.length);
+ }
+ idev->ops->irq_write_generate(idev);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int issei_process_write_msg(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ if (idev->rst_state != ISSEI_RST_STATE_DONE)
+ return 0;
+
+ return issei_cl_write_from_queue(idev);
+}
+
+static int issei_process_thread(void *_dev)
+{
+ long timeout, old_timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+ struct issei_device *idev = _dev;
+ int ret;
+
+ while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "process_work in %d\n", idev->rst_state);
+ if (!idev->ops->hw_is_ready(idev) && idev->rst_state > ISSEI_RST_STATE_HW_READY) {
+ if (!idev->power_down)
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "HW not ready, resetting\n");
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_INIT;
+ }
+ if (idev->power_down)
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_INIT;
+ WRITE_ONCE(idev->has_data, false);
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "reset_step in %d\n", idev->rst_state);
+ timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+ ret = 0;
+ switch (idev->rst_state) {
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_DISABLED:
+ if (idev->power_down) {
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "Interrupt in power down?\n");
+ break;
+ }
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_INIT;
+ fallthrough;
+
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_INIT:
+ idev->ops->irq_clear(idev);
+ idev->ops->irq_sync(idev);
+
+ if (!idev->power_down) {
+ idev->reset_count++;
+ if (idev->reset_count > ISSEI_MAX_CONSEC_RESET) {
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "reset: reached maximal consecutive resets: disabling the device\n");
+ issei_rst_state_set(idev, ISSEI_RST_STATE_DISABLED);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ ret = issei_reset(idev);
+ if (idev->power_down) {
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "Powering down\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_HW_READY;
+ timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(ISSEI_RST_HW_READY_TIMEOUT_MSEC);
+ break;
+
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_HW_READY:
+ if (!idev->ops->hw_is_ready(idev)) {
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "HW is not ready?\n");
+ timeout = old_timeout;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "HW is ready\n");
+ idev->ops->hw_reset_release(idev);
+ idev->ops->host_set_ready(idev);
+ ret = idev->ops->setup_message_send(idev);
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_SETUP;
+ timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(ISSEI_RST_STEP_TIMEOUT_MSEC);
+ break;
+
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_SETUP:
+ ret = idev->ops->setup_message_recv(idev);
+ if (ret) {
+ if (ret == -ENODATA) {
+ ret = 0;
+ timeout = old_timeout;
+ }
+ } else {
+ timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(ISSEI_RST_STEP_TIMEOUT_MSEC);
+ ret = issei_ham_send_start_req(idev);
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_START;
+ }
+ break;
+
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_START:
+ ret = issei_process_read_msg(idev);
+ if (!ret) {
+ timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(ISSEI_RST_STEP_TIMEOUT_MSEC);
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_CLIENT_ENUM;
+ } else if (ret == -ENODATA) {
+ ret = 0;
+ timeout = old_timeout;
+ }
+ break;
+
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_CLIENT_ENUM:
+ ret = issei_process_read_msg(idev);
+ if (ret) {
+ if (ret == -ENODATA) {
+ ret = 0;
+ timeout = old_timeout;
+ }
+ } else {
+ idev->reset_count = 0;
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_DONE;
+ dev_dbg(&idev->dev, "Reset finished successfully\n");
+ }
+ break;
+
+ case ISSEI_RST_STATE_DONE:
+ ret = issei_process_read_msg(idev);
+ if (ret != 0 && ret != -ENODATA)
+ break;
+
+ ret = issei_process_write_msg(idev);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_warn(&idev->dev, "Process failed ret = %d\n", ret);
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_INIT;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Every thread that has data to process sets the 'has_data' flag and
+ * triggers the wait queue.
+ * The processing thread, in each loop iteration, resets 'has_data'
+ * and processes all available data.
+ *
+ * After processing, the thread waits for 'has_data' to be set again.
+ *
+ * If the wait function times out but 'has_data' becomes 1 before
+ * the subsequent atomic read check, this is acceptable from a flow
+ * perspective - the thread will continue processing the data.
+ *
+ * The 'has_data' flag cannot become 0 between the wait function and
+ * the atomic read check, since only this thread is allowed to reset it to 0.
+ */
+
+ old_timeout = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(idev->wait_has_data,
+ READ_ONCE(idev->has_data),
+ timeout);
+ if (idev->rst_state == ISSEI_RST_STATE_DISABLED)
+ continue;
+
+ if (!READ_ONCE(idev->has_data)) {
+ dev_warn(&idev->dev, "Timed out at state %d, resetting\n",
+ idev->rst_state);
+ idev->rst_state = ISSEI_RST_STATE_INIT;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * issei_start - configure HW device and start processing thread.
+ * @idev: the device structure
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, < 0 on failure
+ */
+int issei_start(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ idev->power_down = false;
+
+ ret = issei_dmam_setup(idev);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ idev->ops->irq_clear(idev);
+
+ ret = idev->ops->hw_config(idev);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ idev->process_thread = kthread_run(issei_process_thread, idev,
+ "kisseiprocess/%s", dev_name(&idev->dev));
+ if (IS_ERR(idev->process_thread)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(idev->process_thread);
+ dev_err(&idev->dev, "unable to create process thread. ret = %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ issei_poke_process_thread(idev);
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(issei_start);
+
+/**
+ * issei_stop - stop interrupts and processing thread.
+ * @idev: the device structure
+ */
+void issei_stop(struct issei_device *idev)
+{
+ idev->power_down = true;
+
+ idev->ops->irq_clear(idev);
+ idev->ops->irq_sync(idev);
+
+ issei_poke_process_thread(idev);
+
+ wait_event_timeout(idev->wait_rst_state,
+ (idev->rst_state == ISSEI_RST_STATE_DISABLED),
+ msecs_to_jiffies(ISSEI_STOP_TIMEOUT_MSEC));
+ kthread_stop(idev->process_thread);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(issei_stop);
--
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