[Ksummit-2013-discuss] [ARM ATTEND] Trustzone-based security solution for ARM Linux

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:24:41AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On 15 August 2013 10:05, Greg KH <greg at kroah.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 03:45:13PM +0800, Barry Song wrote:
> >> 2013/8/15 Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar at gmail.com>:
> >> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Greg KH <greg at kroah.com> wrote:
> >> >> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:44:30AM +0800, Barry Song wrote:
> 
> [...]]
> 
> >> we will run rtos+linux instead of linux+linux. typically, Auto
> >> industry has long history to use rtos. on the other hand, we need to
> >> boot the rtos very fast in hundreds of milliseconds to make sure
> >> rearview, early audio have been ready.
> >
> > But Linux is a RTOS, and a really good one at that.  Linux already boots
> > that fast, and solves the rearview/early audio issue just fine (I've
> > seen it demoed), so please don't think that Linux can't do this.
> >
> > Again, what is the requirements of this RTOS that prevent you from using
> > Linux instead in that "secure" part of the chip?  What do we need to
> > change in order to meet this need?
> >
> 
> In my experience, there are two similar yet different use cases:
> - the desire to co-host a RTOS on the CPU next to Linux, to perform
> real-time tasks like software defined radio, fast boot times etc.
> - the desire to secure devices using TrustZone, without putting a full
> fledged kernel on the secure side due to memory constraints (note that
> in many designs, the only secure memory is the on-SoC SRAM)
> 
> As the requirements are almost orthogonal, we should not pretend they
> are the same thing.

I'm not pretending they are the same thing, but I am wanting to know how
Linux doesn't work for either of those requirements, as I want to see
Linux be the solution for this "trusted" kernel as well.

thanks,

greg k-h