Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] arm64: rsi: Add helpers for Arm CCA measurement register operations

From: Yeoreum Yun

Date: Wed Sep 30 2026 - 01:14:08 EST


> On 09/29 17:57, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> > From: Sami Mujawar <sami.mujawar@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > Add static inline helper functions to support reading the Realm
> > Initial Measurement (RIM) and reading/extending the Realm
> > Extensible Measurement (REM) registers.
> >
> > The indices of the Arm CCA measurement registers, as defined by
> > the Realm Management Monitor specification, are as follows:
> > Index Register
> > 0 RIM
> > 1 - 4 REM[0 - 3]
> >
> > The rsi_measurement_extend() function allows extending REM[0–3]
> > registers with a caller-provided digest (up to 64 bytes).
> > Index 0 (RIM) is read-only and cannot be extended.
> >
> > The rsi_measurement_read() function allows reading measurement
> > values from RIM (index 0) or REM[0–3] (indices 1–4). The returned
> > digest is expected to be 64 bytes.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sami Mujawar <sami.mujawar@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h b/include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h
> > index 3f7a6a833993..608343266d81 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h
> > @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> > /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> > /*
> > - * Copyright (C) 2023 ARM Ltd.
> > + * Copyright (C) 2023 - 2025 ARM Ltd.
> > */
> >
> > #ifndef __LINUX_ARM_RSI_CMDS_H_
> > @@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ static inline bool is_realm_world(void) { return false; }
> > #define RSI_GRANULE_SHIFT 12
> > #define RSI_GRANULE_SIZE (_AC(1, UL) << RSI_GRANULE_SHIFT)
> >
> > +/*
> > + * Maximum measurement data size in bytes.
> > + * According to the RMM Specification, the width of the RmmRealmMeasurement type
> > + * is 512 bits.
> > + */
> > +#define RSI_MAX_MEASUREMENT_DATA_SIZE_BYTES 64
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Indices for the Realm Initial Measurement register (RIM) and the Realm
> > + * Extensible Measurement registers (REMs).
> > + * According to the RMM Specification, Realm attributes of a Realm include
> > + * an array of measurement values. The first entry in this array is a RIM.
> > + * The remaining entries in this array are REMs.
> > + */
> > +#define RSI_INDEX_RIM 0
> > +#define RSI_INDEX_REM0 1
> > +#define RSI_INDEX_REM1 2
> > +#define RSI_INDEX_REM2 3
> > +#define RSI_INDEX_REM3 4
> > +
> > enum ripas {
> > RSI_RIPAS_EMPTY = 0,
> > RSI_RIPAS_RAM = 1,
> > @@ -236,4 +256,87 @@ static inline unsigned long rsi_attestation_token_continue(phys_addr_t granule,
> > return res.a0;
> > }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * rsi_measurement_extend - Extend the measurement value to the Realm Extensible
> > + * Measurement (REM).
> > + *
> > + * @idx: Index of the REM register.
> > + * Where:
> > + * Index Register
> > + * 1 - 4 REM[0-3]
> > + * @digest: The digest data to be extended.
> > + * @digest_size: Size of the digest data in bytes.
> > + *
> > + * Returns:
> > + * On success, returns RSI_SUCCESS.
> > + * Otherwise, -EINVAL
> > + */
> > +static inline unsigned long rsi_measurement_extend(u32 idx,
> > + const u8 *digest,
> > + unsigned long digest_size)
> > +{
> > + struct arm_smccc_1_2_regs regs = { 0 };
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Index 0 is for RIM (which is Read Only), while
> > + * REM[0-3] are indexed from 1 - 4.
> > + * The digest size can be at the most 64 bytes.
> > + */
> > + if (!digest || idx < RSI_INDEX_REM0 || idx > RSI_INDEX_REM3 ||
> > + digest_size == 0 || digest_size > RSI_MAX_MEASUREMENT_DATA_SIZE_BYTES)
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + regs.a0 = SMC_RSI_MEASUREMENT_EXTEND;
> > + regs.a1 = idx;
> > + regs.a2 = digest_size;
> > + memcpy(&regs.a3, digest, digest_size);
>
> With CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y, FORTIFY reports the following warning for
> this memcpy:
>
> [ 899.918673] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 899.918806] memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 32) of single field "&regs.a3" at ./include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h:292 (size 8)
> [ 899.919277] WARNING: ./include/linux/arm-rsi-cmds.h:292 at rsi_measurement_extend+0x104/0x118, CPU#0: dd/123
> [ 900.672180] Modules linked in:
> [ 900.769378] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 123 Comm: dd Not tainted 7.3.0-rc4+ #6 PREEMPT(full)
> [ 901.034515] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
> [ 901.194939] pstate: 61402005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
> [ 901.390491] pc : rsi_measurement_extend+0x104/0x118
> [ 901.530657] lr : rsi_measurement_extend+0x104/0x118
> [...]
> [ 903.770326] Call trace:
> [ 903.893102] rsi_measurement_extend+0x104/0x118 (P)
> [ 904.056234] arm_cca_mr_extend+0x40/0x58
> [ 904.270991] tm_digest_write+0x90/0x1d8
> [ 904.439429] sysfs_kf_bin_write+0x98/0xc8
> [ 904.596599] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x150/0x1e8
> [ 904.779881] vfs_write+0x29c/0x450
> [...]
>
> Would it make sense to use a union to overlay the struct
> arm_smccc_1_2_regs with an RSI-specific argument layout and copy the
> digest into an explicit 64-byte array, as in commit 221049874b6a
> ("arm64: RSI: fix field-spanning write warning in attestation token
> init")?

Thanks for reporting and suggestion. I'll fix at next-spin.


--
Sincerely,
Yeoreum Yun