1. 25 Jun, 2015 1 commit
    • Juan Castillo's avatar
      Use numbers to identify images instead of names · 16948ae1
      Juan Castillo authored
      The Trusted firmware code identifies BL images by name. The platform
      port defines a name for each image e.g. the IO framework uses this
      mechanism in the platform function plat_get_image_source(). For
      a given image name, it returns the handle to the image file which
      involves comparing images names. In addition, if the image is
      packaged in a FIP, a name comparison is required to find the UUID
      for the image. This method is not optimal.
      
      This patch changes the interface between the generic and platform
      code with regard to identifying images. The platform port must now
      allocate a unique number (ID) for every image. The generic code will
      use the image ID instead of the name to access its attributes.
      
      As a result, the plat_get_image_source() function now takes an image
      ID as an input parameter. The organisation of data structures within
      the IO framework has been rationalised to use an image ID as an index
      into an array which contains attributes of the image such as UUID and
      name. This prevents the name comparisons.
      
      A new type 'io_uuid_spec_t' has been introduced in the IO framework
      to specify images identified by UUID (i.e. when the image is contained
      in a FIP file). There is no longer need to maintain a look-up table
      [iname_name --> uuid] in the io_fip driver code.
      
      Because image names are no longer mandatory in the platform port, the
      debug messages in the generic code will show the image identifier
      instead of the file name. The platforms that support semihosting to
      load images (i.e. FVP) must provide the file names as definitions
      private to the platform.
      
      The ARM platform ports and documentation have been updated accordingly.
      All ARM platforms reuse the image IDs defined in the platform common
      code. These IDs will be used to access other attributes of an image in
      subsequent patches.
      
      IMPORTANT: applying this patch breaks compatibility for platforms that
      use TF BL1 or BL2 images or the image loading code. The platform port
      must be updated to match the new interface.
      
      Change-Id: I9c1b04cb1a0684c6ee65dee66146dd6731751ea5
      16948ae1
  2. 14 Aug, 2014 1 commit
    • Dan Handley's avatar
      Move IO storage source to drivers directory · 935db693
      Dan Handley authored
      Move the remaining IO storage source file (io_storage.c) from the
      lib to the drivers directory. This requires that platform ports
      explicitly add this file to the list of source files.
      
      Also move the IO header files to a new sub-directory, include/io.
      
      Change-Id: I862b1252a796b3bcac0d93e50b11e7fb2ded93d6
      935db693