linux/Documentation/driver-api/pldmfw/driver-ops.rst
Jacob Keller b8265621f4 Add pldmfw library for PLDM firmware update
The pldmfw library is used to implement common logic needed to flash
devices based on firmware files using the format described by the PLDM
for Firmware Update standard.

This library consists of logic to parse the PLDM file format from
a firmware file object, as well as common logic for sending the relevant
PLDM header data to the device firmware.

A simple ops table is provided so that device drivers can implement
device specific hardware interactions while keeping the common logic to
the pldmfw library.

This library will be used by the Intel ice networking driver as part of
implementing device flash update via devlink. The library aims to be
vendor and device agnostic. For this reason, it has been placed in
lib/pldmfw, in the hopes that other devices which use the PLDM firmware
file format may benefit from it in the future. However, do note that not
all features defined in the PLDM standard have been implemented.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2020-07-28 17:07:06 -07:00

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Driver-specific callbacks
=========================
The ``pldmfw`` module relies on the device driver for implementing device
specific behavior using the following operations.
``.match_record``
-----------------
The ``.match_record`` operation is used to determine whether a given PLDM
record matches the device being updated. This requires comparing the record
descriptors in the record with information from the device. Many record
descriptors are defined by the PLDM standard, but it is also allowed for
devices to implement their own descriptors.
The ``.match_record`` operation should return true if a given record matches
the device.
``.send_package_data``
----------------------
The ``.send_package_data`` operation is used to send the device-specific
package data in a record to the device firmware. If the matching record
provides package data, ``pldmfw`` will call the ``.send_package_data``
function with a pointer to the package data and with the package data
length. The device driver should send this data to firmware.
``.send_component_table``
-------------------------
The ``.send_component_table`` operation is used to forward component
information to the device. It is called once for each applicable component,
that is, for each component indicated by the matching record. The
device driver should send the component information to the device firmware,
and wait for a response. The provided transfer flag indicates whether this
is the first, last, or a middle component, and is expected to be forwarded
to firmware as part of the component table information. The driver should an
error in the case when the firmware indicates that the component cannot be
updated, or return zero if the component can be updated.
``.flash_component``
--------------------
The ``.flash_component`` operation is used to inform the device driver to
flash a given component. The driver must perform any steps necessary to send
the component data to the device.
``.finalize_update``
--------------------
The ``.finalize_update`` operation is used by the ``pldmfw`` library in
order to allow the device driver to perform any remaining device specific
logic needed to finish the update.