Hi Jose, I don't think this is correct. TF-A is a project that aims to replace U-Boot SPL (and perhaps other components) with more closed firmware, e.g. the permissive license.
This spec needs to be in a neutral place, not captive of one project. Given its close relationship to device tree, I suggest github.com/devicetree-org If that is not acceptable then we should look for something else. Regards, Simon On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 at 08:20, Jose Marinho <jose.mari...@arm.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > Arm worked to draft a firmware handoff [1] specification, evolving it based > on community feedback. > > This activity followed the request of some members of the Arm ecosystem [2]. > The spec (still at ALP – feedback/comments welcome!) standardizes how > information is propagated between different firmware components during boot. > > The spec hopes to remove the reliance on bespoke/platform-specific > information handoff mechanisms, thus reducing the code maintenance burden. > > > > The concept of entry types is present in the spec – these are data structure > layouts that carry a specific type of data. > New types are meant to be added, following the needs and use-cases of the > different communities. > Thus, these communities should be empowered to request new types! > > To enable community contributions, the specification must be hosted in a > location that is friendly to change requests. > > We propose to host the spec in trustedfirmware.org (tf.org). > > > Tf.org hosts several open-source projects and already has an open governance > model. > TF-A, and the associated community, rely on tf.org, and thus are already well > equipped to maintain this specification and keep it up to date. > Tf.org is agnostic of any downstream projects that would adopt this > specification (e.g. U-boot, EDK2, etc.). > > We welcome the views of the communities and want to understand if there are > any strong objections to what’s being proposed! > If anyone has objections, we are happy to consider alternatives and > associated trade-offs. > > > Regards > > [1] https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0135/latest > > [2] Re: [TF-A] Proposal: TF-A to adopt hand-off blocks (HOBs) for information > passing between boot stages - TF-A - lists.trustedfirmware.org > >
