[PATCH v2] tee: remove TZMEM_MODE_GENERIC

From: Julian Braha

Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 16:47:09 EST


'select' does not work on config options in a 'choice', so currently it is
possible to enable QCOMTEE without QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_SHMBRIDGE, even though
this is needed at runtime.

There are no users of the generic allocator option,
QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_GENERIC, so let's remove it. Then, we can remove the
containing choice..endchoice, which allows the 'select' to work as
intended.

Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Julian Braha <julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- remove TZMEM_MODE_GENERIC instead of removing the dead select

Link:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260715092539.18384-1-julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx/
---
drivers/firmware/qcom/Kconfig | 26 +++++---------------------
drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_tzmem.c | 21 ---------------------
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/qcom/Kconfig
index c7f8413ab996..d99e09c5fa18 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/Kconfig
@@ -34,33 +34,17 @@ config QCOM_TZMEM
tristate
select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR

-choice
- prompt "TrustZone interface memory allocator mode"
- depends on QCOM_TZMEM
- default QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_GENERIC
- help
- Selects the mode of the memory allocator providing memory buffers of
- suitable format for sharing with the TrustZone. If in doubt, select
- 'Generic'.
-
-config QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_GENERIC
- bool "Generic"
- help
- Use the generic allocator mode. The memory is page-aligned, non-cachable
- and physically contiguous.
-
config QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_SHMBRIDGE
- bool "SHM Bridge"
+ bool "TrustZone interface memory allocator: SHM Bridge"
+ depends on QCOM_TZMEM
help
- Use Qualcomm Shared Memory Bridge. The memory has the same alignment as
- in the 'Generic' allocator but is also explicitly marked as an SHM Bridge
- buffer.
+ Use Qualcomm Shared Memory Bridge as memory allocator. The memory has the
+ same alignment as in the 'Generic' allocator but is also explicitly marked
+ as an SHM Bridge buffer.

With this selected, all buffers passed to the TrustZone must be allocated
using the TZMem allocator or else the TrustZone will refuse to use them.

-endchoice
-
config QCOM_QSEECOM
bool "Qualcomm QSEECOM interface driver"
depends on QCOM_SCM=y
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_tzmem.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_tzmem.c
index 0635cbeacfc8..5b3e5a3ad1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_tzmem.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_tzmem.c
@@ -49,25 +49,6 @@ static struct device *qcom_tzmem_dev;
static RADIX_TREE(qcom_tzmem_chunks, GFP_ATOMIC);
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(qcom_tzmem_chunks_lock);

-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_GENERIC)
-
-static int qcom_tzmem_init(void)
-{
- return 0;
-}
-
-static int qcom_tzmem_init_area(struct qcom_tzmem_area *area)
-{
- return 0;
-}
-
-static void qcom_tzmem_cleanup_area(struct qcom_tzmem_area *area)
-{
-
-}
-
-#elif IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_SHMBRIDGE)
-
#include <linux/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.h>
#include <linux/of.h>

@@ -189,8 +170,6 @@ static void qcom_tzmem_cleanup_area(struct qcom_tzmem_area *area)
kfree(handle);
}

-#endif /* CONFIG_QCOM_TZMEM_MODE_SHMBRIDGE */
-
static int qcom_tzmem_pool_add_memory(struct qcom_tzmem_pool *pool,
size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
{
--
2.55.0