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+EL3 Runtime Service Writers Guide for ARM Trusted Firmware
+==========================================================
+
+Contents
+--------
+
+1. Introduction
+2. Owning Entities, Call Types and Function IDs
+3. Getting started
+4. Registering a runtime service
+5. Initializing a runtime service
+6. Handling runtime service requests
+7. Services that contain multiple sub-services
+8. Secure-EL1 Payload Dispatcher service (SPD)
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+1. Introduction
+----------------
+
+This document describes how to add a runtime service to the EL3 Runtime
+Firmware component of ARM Trusted Firmware (BL3-1).
+
+Software executing in the normal world and in the trusted world at exception
+levels lower than EL3 will request runtime services using the Secure Monitor
+Call (SMC) instruction. These requests will follow the convention described in
+the SMC Calling Convention PDD ([SMCCC]). The [SMCCC] assigns function
+identifiers to each SMC request and describes how arguments are passed and
+results are returned.
+
+SMC Functions are grouped together based on the implementor of the service, for
+example a subset of the Function IDs are designated as "OEM Calls" (see [SMCCC]
+for full details). The EL3 runtime services framework in BL3-1 enables the
+independent implementation of services for each group, which are then compiled
+into the BL3-1 image. This simplifies the integration of common software from
+ARM to support [PSCI], Secure Monitor for a Trusted OS and SoC specific
+software. The common runtime services framework ensures that SMC Functions are
+dispatched to their respective service implementation - the [Firmware Design]
+provides details of how this is achieved.
+
+The interface and operation of the runtime services depends heavily on the
+concepts and definitions described in the [SMCCC], in particular SMC Function
+IDs, Owning Entity Numbers (OEN), Fast and Standard calls, and the SMC32 and
+SMC64 calling conventions. Please refer to that document for a full explanation
+of these terms.
+
+
+2. Owning Entities, Call Types and Function IDs
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The SMC Function Identifier includes a OEN field. These values and their
+meaning are described in [SMCCC] and summarized in table 1 below. Some entities
+are allocated a range of of OENs. The OEN must be interpreted in conjunction
+with the SMC call type, which is either _Fast_ or _Standard_. Fast calls are
+uninterruptible whereas Standard calls can be pre-empted. The majority of
+Owning Entities only have allocated ranges for Fast calls: Standard calls are
+reserved exclusively for Trusted OS providers or for interoperability with
+legacy 32-bit software that predates the [SMCCC].
+
+ Type OEN Service
+ Fast 0 ARM Architecture calls
+ Fast 1 CPU Service calls
+ Fast 2 SiP Service calls
+ Fast 3 OEM Service calls
+ Fast 4 Standard Service calls
+ Fast 5-47 Reserved for future use
+ Fast 48-49 Trusted Application calls
+ Fast 50-63 Trusted OS calls
+
+ Std 0- 1 Reserved for existing ARMv7 calls
+ Std 2-63 Trusted OS Standard Calls
+
+_Table 1: Service types and their corresponding Owning Entity Numbers_
+
+Each individual entity can allocate the valid identifiers within the entity
+range as they need - it is not necessary to coordinate with other entities of
+the same type. For example, two SoC providers can use the same Function ID
+within the SiP Service calls OEN range to mean different things - as these
+calls should be specific to the SoC. The Standard Runtime Calls OEN is used for
+services defined by ARM standards, such as [PSCI].
+
+The SMC Function ID also indicates whether the call has followed the SMC32
+calling convention, where all parameters are 32-bit, or the SMC64 calling
+convention, where the parameters are 64-bit. The framework identifies and
+rejects invalid calls that use the SMC64 calling convention but that originate
+from an AArch32 caller.
+
+The EL3 runtime services framework uses the call type and OEN to identify a
+specific handler for each SMC call, but it is expected that an individual
+handler will be responsible for all SMC Functions within a given service type.
+
+
+3. Getting started
+-------------------
+
+ARM Trusted Firmware has a [`services`] directory in the source tree under which
+each owning entity can place the implementation of its runtime service. The
+[PSCI] implementation is located here in the [`services/std_svc/psci`]
+directory.
+
+Runtime service sources will need to include the [`runtime_svc.h`] header file.
+
+
+4. Registering a runtime service
+---------------------------------
+
+A runtime service is registered using the `DECLARE_RT_SVC()` macro, specifying
+the name of the service, the range of OENs covered, the type of service and
+initialization and call handler functions.
+
+ #define DECLARE_RT_SVC(_name, _start, _end, _type, _setup, _smch)
+
+* `_name` is used to identify the data structure declared by this macro, and
+ is also used for diagnostic purposes
+
+* `_start` and `_end` values must be based on the `OEN_*` values defined in
+ [`runtime_svc.h`]
+
+* `_type` must be one of `SMC_TYPE_FAST` or `SMC_TYPE_STD`
+
+* `_setup` is the initialization function with the `rt_svc_init` signature:
+
+ typedef int32_t (*rt_svc_init)(void);
+
+* `_smch` is the SMC handler function with the `rt_svc_handle` signature:
+
+ typedef uint64_t (*rt_svc_handle)(uint32_t smc_fid,
+ uint64_t x1, uint64_t x2,
+ uint64_t x3, uint64_t x4,
+ void *reserved,
+ void *handle,
+ uint64_t flags);
+
+Details of the requirements and behavior of the two callbacks is provided in
+the following sections.
+
+During initialization the services framework validates each declared service
+to ensure that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. The `_start` OEN is not greater than the `_end` OEN
+2. The `_end` OEN does not exceed the maximum OEN value (63)
+3. The `_type` is one of `SMC_TYPE_FAST` or `SMC_TYPE_STD`
+4. `_setup` and `_smch` routines have been specified
+
+[`std_svc_setup.c`] provides an example of registering a runtime service:
+
+ /* Register Standard Service Calls as runtime service */
+ DECLARE_RT_SVC(
+ std_svc,
+ OEN_STD_START,
+ OEN_STD_END,
+ SMC_TYPE_FAST,
+ std_svc_setup,
+ std_svc_smc_handler
+ );
+
+
+5. Initializing a runtime service
+---------------------------------
+
+Runtime services are initialized once, during cold boot, by the primary CPU
+after platform and architectural initialization is complete. The framework
+performs basic validation of the declared service before calling
+the service initialization function (`_setup` in the declaration). This
+function must carry out any essential EL3 initialization prior to receiving a
+SMC Function call via the handler function.
+
+On success, the initialization function must return `0`. Any other return value
+will cause the framework to issue a diagnostic:
+
+ Error initializing runtime service <name of the service>
+
+and then ignore the service - the system will continue to boot but SMC calls
+will not be passed to the service handler and instead return the _Unknown SMC
+Function ID_ result `0xFFFFFFFF`.
+
+If the system must not be allowed to proceed without the service, the
+initialization function must itself cause the firmware boot to be halted.
+
+If the service uses per-CPU data this must either be initialized for all CPUs
+during this call, or be done lazily when a CPU first issues an SMC call to that
+service.
+
+
+6. Handling runtime service requests
+-------------------------------------
+
+SMC calls for a service are forwarded by the framework to the service's SMC
+handler function (`_smch` in the service declaration). This function must have
+the following signature:
+
+ typedef uint64_t (*rt_svc_handle)(uint32_t smc_fid,
+ uint64_t x1, uint64_t x2,
+ uint64_t x3, uint64_t x4,
+ void *reserved,
+ void *handle,
+ uint64_t flags);
+
+The handler is responsible for:
+
+1. Determining that `smc_fid` is a valid and supported SMC Function ID,
+ otherwise completing the request with the _Unknown SMC Function ID_:
+
+ SMC_RET1(handle, SMC_UNK);
+
+2. Determining if the requested function is valid for the calling security
+ state. SMC Calls can be made from both the normal and trusted worlds and
+ the framework will forward all calls to the service handler.
+
+ The `flags` parameter to this function indicates the caller security state
+ in bit[0], where a value of `1` indicates a non-secure caller. The
+ `is_caller_secure(flags)` and `is_caller_non_secure(flags)` can be used to
+ test this condition.
+
+ If invalid, the request should be completed with:
+
+ SMC_RET1(handle, SMC_UNK);
+
+3. Truncating parameters for calls made using the SMC32 calling convention.
+ Such calls can be determined by checking the CC field in bit[30] of the
+ `smc_fid` parameter, for example by using:
+
+ if (GET_SMC_CC(smc_fid) == SMC_32) ...
+
+ For such calls, the upper bits of the parameters x1-x4 and the saved
+ parameters X5-X7 are UNDEFINED and must be explicitly ignored by the
+ handler. This can be done by truncating the values to a suitable 32-bit
+ integer type before use, for example by ensuring that functions defined
+ to handle individual SMC Functions use appropriate 32-bit parameters.
+
+4. Providing the service requested by the SMC Function, utilizing the
+ immediate parameters x1-x4 and/or the additional saved parameters X5-X7.
+ The latter can be retrieved using the `SMC_GET_GP(handle, ref)` function,
+ supplying the appropriate `CTX_GPREG_Xn` reference, e.g.
+
+ uint64_t x6 = SMC_GET_GP(handle, CTX_GPREG_X6);
+
+5. Implementing the standard SMC32 Functions that provide information about
+ the implementation of the service. These are the Call Count, Implementor
+ UID and Revision Details for each service documented in section 6 of the
+ [SMCCC].
+
+ The ARM Trusted Firmware expects owning entities to follow this
+ recommendation.
+
+5. Returning the result to the caller. The [SMCCC] allows for up to 256 bits
+ of return value in SMC64 using X0-X3 and 128 bits in SMC32 using W0-W3. The
+ framework provides a family of macros to set the multi-register return
+ value and complete the handler:
+
+ SMC_RET1(handle, x0);
+ SMC_RET2(handle, x0, x1);
+ SMC_RET3(handle, x0, x1, x2);
+ SMC_RET4(handle, x0, x1, x2, x3);
+
+The `reserved` parameter to the handler is reserved for future use and can be
+ignored. The value returned by a SMC handler is also reserved for future use -
+completion of the handler function must always be via one of the `SMC_RETn()`
+macros.
+
+NOTE: The PSCI and Test Secure-EL1 Payload Dispatcher services do not follow
+all of the above requirements yet.
+
+
+7. Services that contain multiple sub-services
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+It is possible that a single owning entity implements multiple sub-services. For
+example, the Standard calls service handles `0x84000000`-`0x8400FFFF` and
+`0xC4000000`-`0xC400FFFF` functions. Within that range, the [PSCI] service
+handles the `0x84000000`-`0x8400001F` and `0xC4000000`-`0xC400001F` functions.
+In that respect, [PSCI] is a 'sub-service' of the Standard calls service. In
+future, there could be additional such sub-services in the Standard calls
+service which perform independent functions.
+
+In this situation it may be valuable to introduce a second level framework to
+enable independent implementation of sub-services. Such a framework might look
+very similar to the current runtime services framework, but using a different
+part of the SMC Function ID to identify the sub-service. Trusted Firmware does
+not provide such a framework at present.
+
+
+8. Secure-EL1 Payload Dispatcher service (SPD)
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+Services that handle SMC Functions targeting a Trusted OS, Trusted Application,
+or other Secure-EL1 Payload are special. These services need to manage the
+Secure-EL1 context, provide the _Secure Monitor_ functionality of switching
+between the normal and secure worlds, deliver SMC Calls through to Secure-EL1
+and generally manage the Secure-EL1 Payload through CPU power-state transitions.
+
+TODO: Provide details of the additional work required to implement a SPD and
+the BL3-1 support for these services. Or a reference to the document that will
+provide this information....
+
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+_Copyright (c) 2014, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved._
+
+
+[Firmware Design]: ./firmware-design.md
+
+[`services`]: ../services
+[`services/std_svc/psci`]: ../services/std_svc/psci
+[`std_svc_setup.c`]: ../services/std_svc/std_svc_setup.c
+[`runtime_svc.h`]: ../include/runtime_svc.h
+[PSCI]: http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.den0022b/index.html "Power State Coordination Interface PDD (ARM DEN 0022B.b)"
+[SMCCC]: http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.den0028a/index.html "SMC Calling Convention PDD (ARM DEN 0028A)"