On 14/04/2015 at 11:11:52 +0200, Juergen Borleis wrote : > Signed-off-by: Juergen Borleis <j...@pengutronix.de> > Signed-off-by: Robert Schwebel <r...@pengutronix.de> > [rsc: got NDA clearance from Freescale] > --- > drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c > index c666eab..8750477 100644 > --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c > +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c > @@ -129,6 +129,49 @@ struct imxdi_dev { > struct work_struct work; > }; > > +/* Some background: > + * > + * The DryIce unit is a complex security/tamper monitor device. To be able do > + * its job in a useful manner it runs a bigger statemachine to bring it into > + * security/tamper failure state and once again to bring it out of this > state. > + * > + * This unit can be in one of three states: > + * > + * - "NON-VALID STATE" > + * always after the battery power was removed > + * - "FAILURE STATE" > + * if one of the enabled security events have happend has happened ^ > + * - "VALID STATE" > + * if the unit works as expected > + * > + * Everything stops when the unit enters the failure state including the RTC > + * counter (to be able to detect the time the security event happend). happened ^ > + * > + * The following events (when enabled) let the DryIce unit enter the failure > + * state: > + * > + * - wire-mesh-tamper detect > + * - external tamper B detect > + * - external tamper A detect > + * - temperature tamper detect > + * - clock tamper detect > + * - voltage tamper detect > + * - RTC counter overflow > + * - monotonic counter overflow > + * - external boot > + * > + * If we find the DryIce unit in "FAILURE STATE" and the TDCHL cleared, we > + * can only detect this state. In this case the unit is completely locked and > + * must force a second "SYSTEM POR" to bring the DryIce into the > + * "NON-VALID STATE" + "FAILURE STATE" where a recovery is possible. > + * If the TDCHL is set in the "FAILURE STATE" we are out of luck. In this > case > + * a battery power cycle is required. > + * > + * In the "NON-VALID STATE" + "FAILURE STATE" we can clear the "FAILURE > STATE" > + * and recover the DryIce unit. By clearing the "NON-VALID STATE" as the last > + * task, we bring back this unit into life. > + */ > + > /* > * enable a dryice interrupt > */ > -- > 2.1.4 > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to "rtc-linux". > Membership options at http://groups.google.com/group/rtc-linux . > Please read http://groups.google.com/group/rtc-linux/web/checklist > before submitting a driver. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "rtc-linux" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rtc-linux+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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