[EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 4/5] firmware: imx: add driver for NXP EdgeLock Enclave

[Sascha Hauer]

Hi Pankaj,

On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 06:43:45AM +0000, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> > +static void se_load_firmware(const struct firmware *fw, void 
> > +*context) {
> > +     struct se_if_priv *priv = context;
> > +     const struct se_if_node_info *info = priv->info;
> > +     phys_addr_t se_fw_phyaddr;
> > +     u8 *se_fw_buf;
> > +     int ret;
> > +
> > +     if (!fw) {
> > +             if (priv->fw_fail > MAX_FW_LOAD_RETRIES)
> > +                     dev_dbg(priv->dev,
> > +                              "External FW not found, using ROM FW.\n");
> > +             else {
> > +                     /*add a bit delay to wait for firmware priv released
> */
> > +                     msleep(20);
> > +
> > +                     /* Load firmware one more time if timeout */
> > +                     request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE,
> > +                                     FW_ACTION_UEVENT,
> priv->se_img_file_to_load,
> > +                                     priv->dev, GFP_KERNEL, priv,
> > +                                     se_load_firmware);
> > +                     priv->fw_fail++;
> > +                     dev_dbg(priv->dev, "Value of retries = 0x%x.\n",
> > +                             priv->fw_fail);
> > +             }
> > +
> > +             return;
> > +     }
> 
> > Are you continuously trying to load the firmware here in the hope that the
> rootfs is mounted before your retry counter exceeds?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Don't do this.
> 
> Shall the retry counter to be removed, to make it predictable?
> Or am I missing something.

Either compile the firmware into the kernel or the ELE driver as module.

Sascha

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