From: Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot <u-boot@lists.u-boot-project.org>
To: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@linaro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] optee: implement the RPMB subsystem interface for UFS
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:12:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <amEIA0pSVEehZJYt@trex> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6f5137f9-d358-4c51-ac2c-f667cf126d80@linaro.org>
On 22/07/26 17:43:16, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> On 7/22/26 16:12, Jorge Ramirez wrote:
> > On 22/07/26 10:31:04, neil.armstrong@linaro.org wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 7/22/26 08:07, Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz wrote:
> > > > OP-TEE's legacy RPMB supplicant interface assumes the RPMB device is eMMC
> > > > and derives the key from an eMMC-shaped device ID, so it can never
> > > > reproduce the key Linux derives for a UFS device; secure storage on
> > > > UFS-only platforms instead needs the transport-agnostic RPMB subsystem
> > > > interface, through which the normal world describes the real RPMB device
> > > > to OP-TEE. Add a UFS backend for it so OP-TEE derives a key matching Linux
> > > > and can use RPMB secure storage on UFS, leaving the legacy eMMC path
> > > > untouched.
> > > >
> > > > This subsystem backend currently supports UFS drives only; eMMC still uses
> > > > the legacy interface. As the legacy interface is dropped in favour of the
> > > > subsystem one, an eMMC backend should be added here so both transports are
> > > > served through a single RPMB path.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz <jorge.ramirez@oss.qualcomm.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/tee/optee/Makefile | 1 +
> > > > drivers/tee/optee/optee_msg_supplicant.h | 8 ++
> > > > drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h | 41 ++++++++
> > > > drivers/tee/optee/rpmb.c | 124 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >
> > > Why not rpmb_ufs ?
> >
> >
> > because in the future (and IMO) rpmb.c should support UFS and EMMC using
> > the new probe interface (eventually removing rpmb_legacy).
>
> Let's see in the future, if somehow there's need for a common "new"
> and emmc only legacy some rework will be needed anyway. The eMMC RPMB
> hasn't been updated for a very long time...
>
> Using the driver model to register an rpmb device attached to an eMMC
> or UFS controller would the cleanest way to handle that, but we're not here now.
>
> >
> > >
> > > It's fine to have 2 backend implementations, the emmc is implementing the
> > > legacy optee API, just add a comment in the eMMC file about that.
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> > > > drivers/tee/optee/supplicant.c | 9 ++
> > > > 5 files changed, 183 insertions(+)
> > > > create mode 100644 drivers/tee/optee/rpmb.c
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile b/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile
> > > > index 8321cf53a19..7af19834c00 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile
> > > > @@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_OPTEE) += core.o
> > > > obj-y += supplicant.o
> > > > obj-$(CONFIG_DM_I2C) += i2c.o
> > > > obj-$(CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_RPMB) += rpmb_legacy.o
> > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_SUPPORT_UFS_RPMB) += rpmb.o
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_msg_supplicant.h b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_msg_supplicant.h
> > > > index 963cfd47824..b720d5d7b3f 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_msg_supplicant.h
> > > > +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_msg_supplicant.h
> > > > @@ -152,6 +152,14 @@
> > > > */
> > > > #define OPTEE_MSG_RPC_CMD_I2C_TRANSFER 21
> > > > +#define OPTEE_MSG_RPC_CMD_RPMB_PROBE_RESET 22
> > > > +#define OPTEE_MSG_RPC_CMD_RPMB_PROBE_NEXT 23
> > > > +#define OPTEE_MSG_RPC_CMD_RPMB_FRAMES 24
> > > > +
> > > > +#define OPTEE_RPC_SHM_TYPE_APPL 0
> > > > +
> > > > +#define OPTEE_RPC_RPMB_UFS 1
> > > > +
> > > > /*
> > > > * Was OPTEE_MSG_RPC_CMD_SQL_FS, which isn't supported any longer
> > > > */
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h
> > > > index 1f07a27ee4b..2888257aefe 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h
> > > > +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h
> > > > @@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
> > > > #include <tee.h>
> > > > #include <log.h>
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SUPPORT_UFS_RPMB
> > > > +/**
> > > > + * struct optee_private - OP-TEE driver private data
> > > > + * @rpmb_next_region: next UFS RPMB region to report on PROBE_NEXT
> > > > + * @rpmb_cur_region: UFS RPMB region selected by the last PROBE_NEXT
> > > > + */
> > > > +struct optee_private {
> > > > + unsigned int rpmb_next_region;
> > > > + unsigned int rpmb_cur_region;
> > > > +};
> > > > +#else
> > > > /**
> > > > * struct optee_private - OP-TEE driver private data
> > > > * @rpmb_mmc: mmc device for the RPMB partition
> > > > @@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ struct optee_private {
> > > > int rpmb_dev_id;
> > > > int rpmb_original_part;
> > > > };
> > > > +#endif
> > > > struct optee_msg_arg;
> > > > @@ -60,6 +72,35 @@ static inline void optee_suppl_rpmb_release(struct udevice *dev)
> > > > }
> > > > #endif
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SUPPORT_UFS_RPMB
> > > > +void optee_suppl_cmd_rpmb_probe_reset(struct udevice *dev,
> > > > + struct optee_msg_arg *arg);
> > > > +
> > > > +void optee_suppl_cmd_rpmb_probe_next(struct udevice *dev,
> > > > + struct optee_msg_arg *arg);
> > > > +
> > > > +void optee_suppl_cmd_rpmb_frames(struct udevice *dev,
> > > > + struct optee_msg_arg *arg);
> > > > +#else
> > > > +static inline void optee_suppl_cmd_rpmb_probe_reset(struct udevice *dev,
> > > > + struct optee_msg_arg *arg)
> > > > +{
> > > > + arg->ret = TEE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static inline void optee_suppl_cmd_rpmb_probe_next(struct udevice *dev,
> > > > + struct optee_msg_arg *arg)
> > > > +{
> > > > + arg->ret = TEE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static inline void optee_suppl_cmd_rpmb_frames(struct udevice *dev,
> > > > + struct optee_msg_arg *arg)
> > > > +{
> > > > + arg->ret = TEE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
> > > > +}
> > > > +#endif
> > > > +
> > > > #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
> > > > /**
> > > > * optee_suppl_cmd_i2c_transfer() - route I2C requests to an I2C chip
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/rpmb.c b/drivers/tee/optee/rpmb.c
> > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > index 00000000000..9c3e0f031ad
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/rpmb.c
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
> > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> > > > +
> > > > +#include <dm.h>
> > > > +#include <tee.h>
> > > > +#include <ufs.h>
> > > > +
> > > > +#include "optee_msg.h"
> > > > +#include "optee_msg_supplicant.h"
> > > > +#include "optee_private.h"
> > > > +
> > > > +#define UFS_RPMB_CONTROLLER 0
> > >
> > > Can this be a config option instead which defaults to 0 ?
> >
> > um, I dont think so - this assumes there is only one controller. If there
> > are more than one, we would need a mechanism to select which one from
> > the enumerated values (maybe a DT alias (ie ufs-rpmb ?) I think the binding order
> > changes as we enable/disable devices)
>
> It could collide with other SCSI devices like SATA devices over PCIe.
>
> Usually we try not to hardcode the devices ids.
right...shall I go ahead with a DT alias approach?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-22 18:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-22 6:07 [PATCH v2 0/5] ufs: rpmb: route OP-TEE RPMB secure storage over UFS Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz via U-Boot
2026-07-22 6:07 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] ufs: decode string descriptors as UTF-16 big-endian Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz via U-Boot
2026-07-22 6:07 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] ufs: add RPMB transport over SCSI SECURITY PROTOCOL Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz via U-Boot
2026-07-22 6:07 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] ufs: derive the per-region RPMB CID and size for OP-TEE Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz via U-Boot
2026-07-22 8:33 ` Neil Armstrong (Linaro) via U-Boot
2026-07-22 9:47 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
2026-07-22 6:07 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] optee: rename rpmb.c to rpmb_legacy.c Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz via U-Boot
2026-07-22 8:27 ` Neil Armstrong (Linaro) via U-Boot
2026-07-22 9:46 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
2026-07-22 12:23 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
2026-07-22 12:33 ` Peter Robinson via U-Boot
2026-07-22 13:10 ` Neil Armstrong via U-Boot
2026-07-22 14:35 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
2026-07-23 8:48 ` Neil Armstrong
2026-07-22 6:07 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] optee: implement the RPMB subsystem interface for UFS Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz via U-Boot
2026-07-22 8:31 ` Neil Armstrong (Linaro) via U-Boot
2026-07-22 14:12 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
2026-07-22 15:43 ` Neil Armstrong via U-Boot
2026-07-22 18:12 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot [this message]
2026-07-22 18:44 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
2026-07-23 7:33 ` Neil Armstrong
2026-07-23 8:01 ` Jorge Ramirez via U-Boot
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