> Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 4/6] spl: mmc: support loading i.MX > container format file > > On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 02:33:14 +0000 > Peng Fan <peng....@nxp.com> wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 4/6] spl: mmc: support > > > loading i.MX container format file > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 03:24:40PM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote: > > > > On 6/5/19 5:03 AM, Peng Fan wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > >>>>> It is not duplication of FIT. Container support the similar > > > > >>>>> function of FIT image, but it is not only that. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> So what is it ? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww. > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > nxp.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Freference-manual%2FIMX8DQXPRM.pdf&da > > > > >> ta=02%7C > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > 01%7Cpeng.fan%40nxp.com%7C72216052f4234a93ad1f08d6e95ed782%7C6 > > > > >> 86ea1d3b > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > c2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0%7C1%7C636952990895125305&sdat > > > > >> a=KO%2B0e > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > E3v%2FkHuJ%2BhR7mBgc4NWXxbMUupfubXXu%2BueIWo%3D&reserv > > > > >> ed=0 > > > > >>> Chapter 5 has information about container set and container. > > > > >> > > > > >> Thanks, any specific part of those 80 pages ? > > > > > > > > > > Figure 5-24. Container Format has a picture about a single > > > > > container. i.MX8 container also support container sets, support > > > > > encrypt blob, certificates, SRK management. Support signature to > > > > > the whole container, no need single image inside container. > > > > > > > > Isn't that all supported in fitImage too ? > > > > > > This is neither the first nor last time functionality has been > > > essentially duplicated, sadly, for reasons. > > > > I'll share the fit things to our ROM stakeholders, but they take > > decision on new SoC design. > > > > > > > > > >>>> I don't think I get it. Why would I, as an iMX8 user, want to > > > > >>>> pick custom new vendor-specific format over years-proven > > > > >>>> generic > > > fitImage? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> We not against FIT, we already use FIT on i.MX8M, to let spl > > > > >>> to authenticate FIT image using ROM HAB, not using crypto > > > > >>> driver. > > > > >> > > > > >> Great > > > > >> > > > > >>>> What is the selling point here ? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> We would not introduce cypto driver in SPL stage, that means > > > > >>> HAB FIT and AHAB container needs to be dropped when SPL > > > > >>> loading other > > > images. > > > > >>> ROM already provides API for bootloader to authenticate > > > > >>> images, introducing complex crypto driver in SPL could enlarge > > > > >>> code size and make things complicated. > > > > >> > > > > >> Ah I see, so it's all making the whole crypto simpler by > > > > >> offloading the hard parts into the firmware, which just > > > > >> magically handles everything , without having much extra code > > > > >> in the SPL ? > > > > > > > > > > Yes. Use what ROM provides will make things easier for U-Boot. > > > > > > > > Is it possible to perform a security audit on the ROM as easily as > > > > on U-Boot ? I mean, U-Boot is free software, the source is > > > > available, so security researchers can easily scrutinize it. Is > > > > the ROM ? > > > > > > So, here's my two cents (and it may or may not seem contradictory > > > with my opinions in the secure boot thread going on currently on the > > > Linaro Boot Architecture list). Yes, it would and IMHO is better > > > when we use free and open software to solve our problems (and an > > > aside to the RISC-V folks as this is yet another area they can make > > > the world a better place in). But I am a believe in dealing with > > > the world as it stands at times too. The question isn't "can we get > > > NXP to re-spin i.MX8 to use the FIT image format?" as that's > > > obviously going to be "No.". The question is, "can we support this > > > format in a clean manner?" and the answer is obviously "Yes.". So > > > please lets keep that in mind with reviewing the code as at the end > > > of the day it is more beneficial for this to be supported in > > > mainline U-Boot than only supported in the vendor tree. > > > > Thanks. So I think you agree the current approach. Could I get any A-b > > or R-b tags from the list? > > Just to add my 2 cents... > > Please if possible provide a good (and as much verbose as possible) entry > to ./doc/README.imx_image (or something) regarding the i.MX8 format.
ok. I'll post out a separate patch for that. Regards, Peng. > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > Thanks, > > Peng. > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -- > > > Tom > > > > > Best regards, > > Lukasz Majewski > > -- > > DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk > HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany > Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-59 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: > lu...@denx.de _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot