Re: [PATCH 01/11] gpu: nova-core: rename Imem to ImemSec

[Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>]

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Fri, 2025-11-14 at 17:30 -0600, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Rename FalconMem::Imem to ImemSec to indicate that it references
> Secure Instruction Memory.  This change has no functional impact.
> 
> On Falcon cores, pages in instruction memory can be tagged as Secure
> or Non-Secure.  For GA102 and later, only Secure is used, which is why
> FalconMem::Imem seems appropriate.  However, Turing firmware images
> can only contain non-secure sections, and so FalconMem needs to support
> that.  By renaming Imem to ImemSec now, future patches for Turing support
> will be simpler.
> 
> Nouveau uses the term "IMEM" to refer both to the Instruction Memory
> block on Falcon cores as well as to the images of secure firmware
> uploaded to part of IMEM.  OpenRM uses the terms "ImemSec" and "ImemNs"
> instead, and uses "IMEM" just to refer to the physical memory device.
> 
> Renaming these terms allows us to align with OpenRM, avoid confusion
> between IMEM and ImemSec, and makes future patches simpler.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <ttabi@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs          | 14 +++++++-------
>  drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/booter.rs | 12 ++++++------
>  drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/fwsec.rs  |  2 +-
>  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
> index 05b124acbfc1..0e0935dbb927 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
> @@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ fn from(value: PeregrineCoreSelect) -> Self {
>  /// Different types of memory present in a falcon core.
>  #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
>  pub(crate) enum FalconMem {
> -    /// Instruction Memory.
> -    Imem,
> +    /// Secure Instruction Memory.
> +    ImemSec,
>      /// Data Memory.
>      Dmem,
>  }
> @@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ pub(crate) struct FalconBromParams {
>  
>  /// Trait for providing load parameters of falcon firmwares.
>  pub(crate) trait FalconLoadParams {
> -    /// Returns the load parameters for `IMEM`.
> -    fn imem_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget;
> +    /// Returns the load parameters for Secure `IMEM`.
> +    fn imem_sec_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget;
>  
>      /// Returns the load parameters for `DMEM`.
>      fn dmem_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget;
> @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fn dma_wr<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E>>(
>          //
>          // For DMEM we can fold the start offset into the DMA handle.
>          let (src_start, dma_start) = match target_mem {
> -            FalconMem::Imem => (load_offsets.src_start, fw.dma_handle()),
> +            FalconMem::ImemSec => (load_offsets.src_start, fw.dma_handle()),
>              FalconMem::Dmem => (
>                  0,
>                  fw.dma_handle_with_offset(load_offsets.src_start.into_safe_cast())?,
> @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ fn dma_wr<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E>>(
>  
>          let cmd = regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_DMATRFCMD::default()
>              .set_size(DmaTrfCmdSize::Size256B)
> -            .set_imem(target_mem == FalconMem::Imem)
> +            .set_imem(target_mem == FalconMem::ImemSec)
>              .set_sec(if sec { 1 } else { 0 });
>  
>          for pos in (0..num_transfers).map(|i| i * DMA_LEN) {
> @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ pub(crate) fn dma_load<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E>>(&self, bar: &Bar0, fw: &F)
>                  .set_mem_type(FalconFbifMemType::Physical)
>          });
>  
> -        self.dma_wr(bar, fw, FalconMem::Imem, fw.imem_load_params(), true)?;
> +        self.dma_wr(bar, fw, FalconMem::ImemSec, fw.imem_sec_load_params(), true)?;
>          self.dma_wr(bar, fw, FalconMem::Dmem, fw.dmem_load_params(), true)?;
>  
>          self.hal.program_brom(self, bar, &fw.brom_params())?;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/booter.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/booter.rs
> index f107f753214a..096cd01dbc9d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/booter.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/booter.rs
> @@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ impl<'a> FirmwareSignature<BooterFirmware> for BooterSignature<'a> {}
>  
>  /// The `Booter` loader firmware, responsible for loading the GSP.
>  pub(crate) struct BooterFirmware {
> -    // Load parameters for `IMEM` falcon memory.
> -    imem_load_target: FalconLoadTarget,
> +    // Load parameters for Secure `IMEM` falcon memory.
> +    imem_sec_load_target: FalconLoadTarget,
>      // Load parameters for `DMEM` falcon memory.
>      dmem_load_target: FalconLoadTarget,
>      // BROM falcon parameters.
> @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
>          };
>  
>          Ok(Self {
> -            imem_load_target: FalconLoadTarget {
> +            imem_sec_load_target: FalconLoadTarget {
>                  src_start: app0.offset,
>                  dst_start: 0,
>                  len: app0.len,
> @@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
>  }
>  
>  impl FalconLoadParams for BooterFirmware {
> -    fn imem_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget {
> -        self.imem_load_target.clone()
> +    fn imem_sec_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget {
> +        self.imem_sec_load_target.clone()
>      }
>  
>      fn dmem_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget {
> @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ fn brom_params(&self) -> FalconBromParams {
>      }
>  
>      fn boot_addr(&self) -> u32 {
> -        self.imem_load_target.src_start
> +        self.imem_sec_load_target.src_start
>      }
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/fwsec.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/fwsec.rs
> index b28e34d279f4..6a2f5a0d4b15 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/fwsec.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/firmware/fwsec.rs
> @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ pub(crate) struct FwsecFirmware {
>  }
>  
>  impl FalconLoadParams for FwsecFirmware {
> -    fn imem_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget {
> +    fn imem_sec_load_params(&self) -> FalconLoadTarget {
>          FalconLoadTarget {
>              src_start: 0,
>              dst_start: self.desc.imem_phys_base,

-- 
Cheers,
 Lyude Paul (she/her)
 Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat

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