Hi Moritz, Thanks for providing the review comments. Please find my response inline. > -----Original Message----- > From: Moritz Fischer <mdf@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 4:42 AM > To: Moritz Fischer <mdf@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Nava kishore Manne <navam@xxxxxxxxxx>; trix@xxxxxxxxxx; > robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; Michal Simek <michals@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux- > fpga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm- > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; git > <git@xxxxxxxxxx>; chinnikishore369@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fpga: mgr: Adds secure BitStream loading support > > Hi Nava, > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 09:17:10PM -0800, Moritz Fischer wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 08:20:57AM +0530, Nava kishore Manne wrote: > > > This commit adds secure flags to the framework to support secure > > > BitStream Loading. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Nava kishore Manne <nava.manne@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > drivers/fpga/of-fpga-region.c | 10 ++++++++++ > > > include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h | 12 ++++++++++++ > > > 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/fpga/of-fpga-region.c > > > b/drivers/fpga/of-fpga-region.c index e405309baadc..3a5eb4808888 > > > 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/fpga/of-fpga-region.c > > > +++ b/drivers/fpga/of-fpga-region.c > > > @@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ static struct fpga_image_info > *of_fpga_region_parse_ov( > > > if (of_property_read_bool(overlay, "encrypted-fpga-config")) > > > info->flags |= FPGA_MGR_ENCRYPTED_BITSTREAM; > > > > > > + if (of_property_read_bool(overlay, "userkey-encrypted-fpga- > config")) > > > + info->flags |= > FPGA_MGR_USERKEY_ENCRYPTED_BITSTREAM; > > > > Can this just be encrypted-fpga-config/FPGA_MGR_ENCRYPTED? > > > + > > > + if (of_property_read_bool(overlay, "ddrmem-authenticated-fpga- > config")) > > > + info->flags |= FPGA_MGR_DDR_MEM_AUTH_BITSTREAM; > > > + > > > + if (of_property_read_bool(overlay, > > > + "securemem-authenticated-fpga-config")) > > > + info->flags |= FPGA_MGR_SECURE_MEM_AUTH_BITSTREAM; > Shouldn't all these get binding docs? I remember Richard adding > authentication support for an Intel platform, too and I'd like to avoid adding > random bindings per vendor. > > Would it be possible to have an 'authentication method / type' that is more > extensible with different methods maybe? > Yes, I agree this flags should not be a vendor specific we should make it as generic. can we have flags something like below . 1) authenticated-fpga-config --> By default it uses kernel memory(DDR) to authenticate the image(FPGA_MGR_MEM_AUTH_BITSTREAM) 2) authenticated-onchip-fpga-config --> It uses the On chip memory to authenticate the image ( FPGA_MGR_AUTH_ON_CHIP_BITSTREAM) if you have any other thoughts let me know will try to adopt the same... Regards, Navakishore.