[PATCH 1/4] firmware: xilinx: Add support to clear TF-A PM state
Prasanna Kumar T S M
ptsm at linux.microsoft.com
Thu Jul 23 23:17:36 PDT 2026
On 23-07-2026 18:18, Jay Buddhabhatti wrote:
> Currently, during a kexec restart, only the kernel is reloaded, while the
> TF-A specific data remain unchanged. This leads to a mismatch between the
> kernel state and the TF-A firmware state like SGI number and shutdown
> scope variable.
>
> For example, the kernel registers an SGI number with TF-A so that TF-A can
> notify the kernel of events via that SGI. TF-A stores this SGI number in
> its internal state. After a kexec, the newly loaded kernel re-registers
> and may request a different SGI number, but the stale value programmed in
> TF-A remains, so event notifications are delivered on the old SGI and are
> missed by the new kernel. The shutdown scope variable has a similar stale
> state problem.
>
> To resolve this, the TF_A_CLEAR_PM_STATE PM API is introduced to clear
> TF-A-specific state during kexec. On a graceful reboot, this API is
> triggered by zynqmp_firmware_shutdown(), while in a crash kernel scenario,
> it is invoked by zynqmp_firmware_probe() in the reloaded kernel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jay Buddhabhatti <jay.buddhabhatti at amd.com>
> ---
> drivers/firmware/xilinx/zynqmp.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> include/linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h | 3 +-
> 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/xilinx/zynqmp.c b/drivers/firmware/xilinx/zynqmp.c
> index af838b2dc327..95ffd8f33ce9 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/xilinx/zynqmp.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/xilinx/zynqmp.c
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
> * Xilinx Zynq MPSoC Firmware layer
> *
> * Copyright (C) 2014-2022 Xilinx, Inc.
> - * Copyright (C) 2022 - 2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> + * Copyright (C) 2022 - 2026 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> *
> * Michal Simek <michal.simek at amd.com>
> * Davorin Mista <davorin.mista at aggios.com>
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
>
> #include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
> #include <linux/compiler.h>
> +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
> #include <linux/device.h>
> #include <linux/init.h>
> #include <linux/mfd/core.h>
> @@ -2065,6 +2066,42 @@ static struct attribute *zynqmp_firmware_attrs[] = {
>
> ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(zynqmp_firmware);
>
> +/**
> + * zynqmp_clear_pm_state() - Clear subsystem state
> + * @dev: Device pointer used for logging
> + *
> + * Clears PM specific data in TF-A.
> + *
> + * Return: Returns status, either success or error
> + */
> +static int zynqmp_clear_pm_state(struct device *dev)
> +{
> + u32 pm_family_code;
> + int ret;
> +
> + /* Get the Family code of platform */
> + ret = zynqmp_pm_get_family_info(&pm_family_code);
> + if (ret < 0)
> + return ret;
> +
> + if (pm_family_code != PM_ZYNQMP_FAMILY_CODE) {
> + /* Check if the TF-A supports the TF_A_CLEAR_PM_STATE */
> + ret = do_feature_check_call(TF_A_CLEAR_PM_STATE);
> + if (ret >= 0 && ((ret & FIRMWARE_VERSION_MASK) >= PM_API_VERSION_1)) {
> + /* Clear PM specific data in TF-A */
> + ret = zynqmp_pm_invoke_fn(TF_A_CLEAR_PM_STATE, NULL, 0);
> + if (ret)
> + dev_err(dev,
> + "Failed to clear TF-A specific subsystem state: %d\n", ret);
> + } else {
> + dev_warn(dev, "TF_A_CLEAR_PM_STATE is not supported in TF-A: %d\n", ret);
> + ret = 0;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static int zynqmp_firmware_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> {
> struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> @@ -2118,6 +2155,9 @@ static int zynqmp_firmware_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> + if (is_kdump_kernel())
> + zynqmp_clear_pm_state(dev);
> +
> /* Check trustzone version number */
> ret = zynqmp_pm_get_trustzone_version(&pm_tz_version);
> if (ret)
> @@ -2151,6 +2191,11 @@ static int zynqmp_firmware_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> return of_platform_populate(dev->of_node, NULL, NULL, dev);
> }
>
> +static void zynqmp_firmware_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
> +{
> + zynqmp_clear_pm_state(&pdev->dev);
> +}
> +
> static void zynqmp_firmware_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> {
> struct pm_api_feature_data *feature_data;
> @@ -2210,5 +2255,6 @@ static struct platform_driver zynqmp_firmware_driver = {
> },
> .probe = zynqmp_firmware_probe,
> .remove = zynqmp_firmware_remove,
> + .shutdown = zynqmp_firmware_shutdown,
> };
> module_platform_driver(zynqmp_firmware_driver);
> diff --git a/include/linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h b/include/linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h
> index 7e27b0f7bf7e..baaa88b0b197 100644
> --- a/include/linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
> * Xilinx Zynq MPSoC Firmware layer
> *
> * Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Xilinx
> - * Copyright (C) 2022 - 2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> + * Copyright (C) 2022 - 2026 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> *
> * Michal Simek <michal.simek at amd.com>
> * Davorin Mista <davorin.mista at aggios.com>
> @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
> #define FIRMWARE_VERSION_MASK 0xFFFFU
>
> /* ATF only commands */
> +#define TF_A_CLEAR_PM_STATE 0xa05
> #define TF_A_PM_REGISTER_SGI 0xa04
> #define PM_GET_TRUSTZONE_VERSION 0xa03
> #define PM_SET_SUSPEND_MODE 0xa02
Looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Prasanna Kumar T S M <ptsm at linux.microsoft.com>
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