TF-A February 2023

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Coding guidelines update: Discouraging usage of weak functions

by Sandrine Bailleux

Hi all, As you may know, the TF-A project historically used to make heavy use of weak functions. The code base has numerous examples of them. However, based on previous discussions, I think we have general consensus in the TF-A community that the disadvantages of weak functions outweigh their benefits and for this reason we should discourage introducing new ones. In practice, I think this policy is already enforced most of the time in code reviews but I've now posted a patch that makes it explicit in the project's coding guidelines and provide the rationale behind it. https://review.trustedfirmware.org/c/TF-A/trusted-firmware-a/+/19398 Note that TF-A maintainers would still be responsible for enforcing this policy, as the CI system won't flag that for them, mainly because I think there might be legitimate cases for weak functions in rare instances so we'd get some false positives from such checks. We (at Arm) have got plans to gradually convert existing weak functions to strongly-defined implementations across the code base but this will take time. Like I said, I don't expect this change to be too controversial but please raise any concerns you may have in this email thread or on Gerrit. Best regards, Sandrine

1 year, 2 months

[PATCH 1/2] fix(cert-create): move WARN to higher priority than NOTICE

by Baruch Siach

NOTICE messages should require higher LOG_LEVEL than WARN, not the other way around. Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch(a)tkos.co.il> Change-Id: Iba9c67cafed19be47e7d03198faa98fbf99a10ee --- I still can't upload to review.trustedfirmware.org so I'm once again sending to the list instead. https://lists.trustedfirmware.org/archives/list/tf-a@lists.trustedfirmware.… --- tools/cert_create/include/debug.h | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/cert_create/include/debug.h b/tools/cert_create/include/debug.h index ee8f1f51786f..8f7c62eefe2d 100644 --- a/tools/cert_create/include/debug.h +++ b/tools/cert_create/include/debug.h @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ #define LOG_LEVEL_NONE 0 #define LOG_LEVEL_ERROR 10 -#define LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE 20 -#define LOG_LEVEL_WARNING 30 +#define LOG_LEVEL_WARNING 20 +#define LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE 30 #define LOG_LEVEL_INFO 40 #define LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE 50 -- 2.39.0

1 year, 2 months

[LTS v2.8.0] RC0 tag has been created

by Varun Wadekar

Hello, As announced in the last Tech forum, the code freeze date for the LTS branch was Feb 3, 2023. We have now merged all the patches published on the wiki [1]. The branch is still locked, and all the CI test runs have now been completed. We are trying to root cause one test failure, though. The RC0 tag was created today, and we request platform owners test the branch [2] on their downstream platforms if they wish. We are still on track to release on Feb 10 and will publish more updates shortly. Thanks. [1] ⚡ LTS Tracking for v2.8.x (trustedfirmware.org)<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper…>. [2] trusted-firmware-a.git - Trusted Firmware for A profile Arm CPUs<https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-A%2Ftrusted-firmware-a.git/log/?h=refs%2…>

1 year, 2 months

[LTS v2.8.0] The branch is now locked

by Varun Wadekar

External email: Use caution opening links or attachments Hello, As announced in the last Tech forum, the code freeze date for the LTS branch is Feb 3, 2023. We have now locked the branch and won’t be accepting any more commits. The list of the commits that will be merged into the LTS branch can be found at ⚡ LTS Tracking for v2.8.x (trustedfirmware.org)<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper…>. If there are commits that we missed or that need to be in the LTS branch, please reach out to us. We will post more updates shortly. Thanks.

1 year, 2 months

Updated invitation with note: TF-A Tech Forum @ Thu Feb 9, 2023 4pm - 5pm (GMT) (tf-a@lists.trustedfirmware.org)

by joanna.farley＠arm.com

This event has been updated with a note: "Updating the agenda for the TF-A Tech Forum session on Feb 9th 2023." Changed: description TF-A Tech Forum Thursday Feb 9, 2023 ⋅ 4pm – 5pm United Kingdom Time Title: Firmware update support in the Trusted Services projectPresented by: Julian HallA reference implementation of the Update Agent has recently been added to Trusted Services. The implementation provides a toolbox of reusable components for adding banked FWU support into firmware for A-Profile devices. The implementation conforms to the Arm FWU-A specification for compatibility with TF-A and other boot loaders that recognise FWU-A metadata.===================================We run an open technical forum call for anyone to participate and it is not restricted to Trusted Firmware project members. It will operate under the guidance of the TF TSC. Feel free to forward this invite to colleagues. Invites are via the TF-A mailing list and also published on the Trusted Firmware website. Details are here: https://www.trustedfirmware.org/meetings/tf-a-technical-forum/Trusted Firmware is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/9159704974Meeting ID: 915 970 4974One tap mobile+16465588656,,9159704974# US (New York)+16699009128,,9159704974# US (San Jose)Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) 877 853 5247 US Toll-free 888 788 0099 US Toll-freeMeeting ID: 915 970 4974Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ad27hc6t7h Guests marek.bykowski(a)gmail.com okash.khawaja(a)gmail.com tf-a(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org julian.hall(a)arm.com View all guest info https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NWlub3Ewdm1tMmk1… Reply for tf-a(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org and view more details https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NWlub3Ewdm1tMmk1… Your attendance is optional. ~~//~~ Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this email because you are an attendee on the event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer, be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or modify your RSVP. Learn more https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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