Re: Device tree usage in TF-A & OP-Tee consultation

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Hi Yi,

On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 08:52, Yi Chou <yich@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 10:38 PM Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 10:29 PM Yi Chou <yich@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, Linux device tree maintainers,
> >
> > devicetree-spec is not Linux specific.
> >
> > > I am writing to you today to request a review of some custom device
> > > tree bindings that we have developed. These bindings are not used by
> > > the Linux kernel, but they are used by OP-TEE[1], a secure execution
> > > environment for embedded systems.
> > >
> > > We have placed these bindings under the "chosen" node in the device
> > > tree, as suggested by Jeffrey Kardatzke.[2]
> > > The full bindings path would be "chosen/widevine/{tpm-auth-pk, huk,
> > > widevine-dice, widevine-ta-key}".
> >
> > I would advise against using /chosen as it is pretty much geared to be
> > consumed by a single client (typically "the OS"). Instead, /options
> > node[1] may be a better option which is what we did for u-boot
> > configuration. It somewhat depends on what components consume the DT.
> > If the DT is only ever going to be consumed by OP-TEE, then using
> > /chosen is probably fine. However, if say TF-A and OP-TEE use the same
> > DT, then you have 2 components to configure.
>
> In our use case, the TF-A will generate the DT, and the DT will only be
> consumed by the OP-TEE. The Linux kernel should not see these data for
> security reasons, I'm still not sure if it is a good idea to put the bindings
> in the Linux source tree.
>
> >
> > > We would like to have our bindings reviewed by a device tree
> > > maintainer to ensure that they are correct. We would also like to get
> > > your feedback on the best way to document these bindings.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your time and consultation.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Yi
> > >
> > > [1]: https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os
> > > [2]: https://review.trustedfirmware.org/c/TF-A/trusted-firmware-a/+/20442
> >
> > I don't see any bindings here. Am I supposed to study the code to
> > figure out the binding? Please write a binding doc/schema if you want
> > it reviewed.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/devicetree-org/dt-schema/blob/main/dtschema/schemas/options.yaml
>
> Here is the patch of the binding, but I'm still not sure where is the
> correct place to put the binding.
>
> From 2b828cc3c5aad0ff2c5bc2baea874d3a3fe8f1c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Yi Chou <yich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:49:46 +0800
> Subject: [PATCH] dt-bindings: Add Google Widevine initialize parameters
>
> The necessary fields to initialize the widevine related functions in OP-TEE.
>
> Change-Id: Iceb6c533bcb60034e811d4fdf9310d9df48507de
> Signed-off-by: Yi Chou <yich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../bindings/chosen/google,widevine.yaml      | 61 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 61 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/chosen/google,widevine.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/chosen/google,widevine.yaml
> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/chosen/google,widevine.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..2fc16b1a1fcc4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/chosen/google,widevine.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/chosen/google,widevine.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Google Widevine initialize parameters.
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Jeffrey Kardatzke <jkardatzke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +  - Yi Chou <yich@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:
> +  The necessary fields to initialize the widevine related functions in
> +  OP-TEE. This node does not represent a real device, but serves as a
> +  place for passing data between firmware and OP-TEE.
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    const: google,widevine
> +
> +  huk:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> +    description:
> +      The encryption key of the Widevine OP-TEE storage.
> +
> +  tpm-auth-pk:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> +    description:
> +      The TPM auth public key. Used to communicate the TPM from OP-TEE.
> +
> +  widevine-dice:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> +    description:
> +      The Widevine boot certificate chain(Device Identifier Composition
> +      Engine) of this device. Used to provision the device status with
> +      the Widevine server in OP-TEE.
> +
> +  widevine-ta-key:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> +    description:
> +      The Widevine private key corresponding to the widevine-dice.
> +      Used to signing the widevine request in OP-TEE.
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |+
> +    chosen {
> +      widevine: {
> +        compatible = "google,widevine";
> +
> +        huk = [00 de ad be af aa bb cc],
> +        tpm-auth-pk = [00 de ad be af aa bb cc],
> +        widevine-dice = [00 de ad be af aa bb cc],
> +        widevine-ta-key = [00 de ad be af aa bb cc],
> +      };
> +    };
> --
> 2.39.2

The binding looks OK to me, but I'm not sure about using /chosen since
that is intended for the OS.

Perhaps we could use /options instead?

Regards,
Simon




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