[PATCH RFC 1/5] optee: riscv: add RPMI TEE service group transport

[Trilok Soni]

On 9/16/2026 2:23 PM, Amirreza Zarrabi wrote:
> Hi Trilok,
> 
> On 9/16/2026 3:30 PM, Trilok Soni wrote:
>> On 9/12/2026 3:15 AM, Amirreza Zarrabi wrote:
>>> Add an OP-TEE transport for RISC-V using the RPMI TEE service group over
>>> the SBI MPXY mailbox framework.
>>>
>>> Request one mailbox channel per hart and use the channel corresponding to
>>> the current CPU when issuing a TEE request. Probe the RPMI TEE service
>>> group and required memory-sharing capabilities before registering the
>>> transport.
>>>
>>> This provides the basic transport and discovery support needed by the
>>> following patches.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Amirreza Zarrabi <amirreza.zarrabi at oss.qualcomm.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/tee/optee/Makefile                 |   1 +
>>>  drivers/tee/optee/core.c                   |   8 +-
>>>  drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h          |  34 ++++
>>>  drivers/tee/optee/optee_riscv.c            | 312 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  drivers/tee/optee/optee_riscv.h            | 141 +++++++++++++
>>>  include/linux/mailbox/riscv-rpmi-message.h |   1 +
>>>  6 files changed, 495 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile b/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile
>>> index ad7049c1c107..925b8ec7ef68 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile
>>> +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/Makefile
>>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ optee-objs += supp.o
>>>  optee-objs += device.o
>>>  optee-objs += smc_abi.o
>>>  optee-objs += ffa_abi.o
>>> +optee-$(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI_MPXY_MBOX) += optee_riscv.o
>>>  
>>>  # for tracing framework to find optee_trace.h
>>>  CFLAGS_smc_abi.o := -I$(src)
>>> diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/core.c b/drivers/tee/optee/core.c
>>> index a52c1f498b99..63f1725e646e 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/tee/optee/core.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/core.c
>>> @@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void optee_remove_common(struct optee *optee)
>>>  
>>>  static int smc_abi_rc;
>>>  static int ffa_abi_rc;
>>> +static int riscv_abi_rc;
>>>  static bool intf_is_regged;
>>>  
>>>  static int __init optee_core_init(void)
>>> @@ -245,9 +246,10 @@ static int __init optee_core_init(void)
>>>  
>>>  	smc_abi_rc = optee_smc_abi_register();
>>>  	ffa_abi_rc = optee_ffa_abi_register();
>>> +	riscv_abi_rc = optee_riscv_abi_register();
>>
>> Isn't it growing rapidly now? We have two register calls for the ARM,
>> one for the RISC-V. One more region specific ISA I am aware of and it
>> may have op-tee support in future? It is time we fix this logic
>> in the better way. 
>>
>>
>>>  
>>> -	/* If both failed there's no point with this module */
>>> -	if (smc_abi_rc && ffa_abi_rc) {
>>> +	/* If all failed there's no point with this module */
>>> +	if (smc_abi_rc && ffa_abi_rc && riscv_abi_rc) {
>>
>> This is started looking ugly in my opinion. 
>>
>>>  		if (IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_RPMB)) {
>>>  			rpmb_interface_unregister(&rpmb_class_intf);
>>>  			intf_is_regged = false;
>>> @@ -270,6 +272,8 @@ static void __exit optee_core_exit(void)
>>>  		optee_smc_abi_unregister();
>>>  	if (!ffa_abi_rc)
>>>  		optee_ffa_abi_unregister();
>>> +	if (!riscv_abi_rc)
>>> +		optee_riscv_abi_unregister();
>>>  }
>>>  module_exit(optee_core_exit);
>>>  
>>> diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h
>>> index aefe1e6f5689..8d22d65e087b 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h
>>> +++ b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_private.h
>>> @@ -171,6 +171,31 @@ struct optee_ffa {
>>>  	struct work_struct notif_work;
>>>  };
>>>  
>>> +/**
>>> + * struct optee_riscv - RPMI TEE communication struct
>>
>> do we need to name it optee_riscv? we don't use optee_arm anywhere in this
>> code I believe. 
>>
>> More later...
>>
> 
> The naming convention, and even the file structure, will change in v2.
> This RFC currently mirrors the _internal_ FF-A implementation, which is neither
> required nor ideal. We are moving away from that structure.

Thanks. 

I also don't like the growing registration calls and complicated "&&" checks
above. 

---Trilok Soni