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Final updates to readme.md and change-log.md for ARM Trusted
Firmware version 1.0. Also increment the version in the Makefile.

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#
# Trusted Firmware Version
#
VERSION_MAJOR := 0
VERSION_MINOR := 4
VERSION_MAJOR := 1
VERSION_MINOR := 0
#
# Default values for build configurations

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ARM Trusted Firmware - version 1.0
==================================
New features
------------
* It is now possible to map higher physical addresses using non-flat virtual
to physical address mappings in the MMU setup.
* Wider use is now made of the per-CPU data cache in BL3-1 to store:
* Pointers to the non-secure and secure security state contexts.
* A pointer to the CPU-specific operations.
* A pointer to PSCI specific information (for example the current power
state).
* A crash reporting buffer.
* The following RAM usage improvements result in a BL3-1 RAM usage reduction
from 96KB to 56KB (for FVP with TSPD), and a total RAM usage reduction
across all images from 208KB to 88KB, compared to the previous release.
* Removed the separate `early_exception` vectors from BL3-1 (2KB code size
saving).
* Removed NSRAM from the FVP memory map, allowing the removal of one
(4KB) translation table.
* Eliminated the internal `psci_suspend_context` array, saving 2KB.
* Correctly dimensioned the PSCI `aff_map_node` array, saving 1.5KB in the
FVP port.
* Removed calling CPU mpidr from the bakery lock API, saving 160 bytes.
* Removed current CPU mpidr from PSCI common code, saving 160 bytes.
* Inlined the mmio accessor functions, saving 360 bytes.
* Fully reclaimed all BL1 RW memory and BL2 memory on the FVP port by
overlaying the BL3-1/BL3-2 NOBITS sections on top of these at runtime.
* Made storing the FP register context optional, saving 0.5KB per context
(8KB on the FVP port, with TSPD enabled and running on 8 CPUs).
* Implemented a leaner `tf_printf()` function, allowing the stack to be
greatly reduced.
* Removed coherent stacks from the codebase. Stacks allocated in normal
memory are now used before and after the MMU is enabled. This saves 768
bytes per CPU in BL3-1.
* Reworked the crash reporting in BL3-1 to use less stack.
* Optimized the EL3 register state stored in the `cpu_context` structure
so that registers that do not change during normal execution are
re-initialized each time during cold/warm boot, rather than restored
from memory. This saves about 1.2KB.
* As a result of some of the above, reduced the runtime stack size in all
BL images. For BL3-1, this saves 1KB per CPU.
* PSCI SMC handler improvements to correctly handle calls from secure states
and from AArch32.
* CPU contexts are now initialized from the `entry_point_info`. BL3-1 fully
determines the exception level to use for the non-trusted firmware (BL3-3)
based on the SPSR value provided by the BL2 platform code (or otherwise
provided to BL3-1). This allows platform code to directly run non-trusted
firmware payloads at either EL2 or EL1 without requiring an EL2 stub or OS
loader.
* Code refactoring improvements:
* Refactored `fvp_config` into a common platform header.
* Refactored the fvp gic code to be a generic driver that no longer has an
explicit dependency on platform code.
* Refactored the CCI-400 driver to not have dependency on platform code.
* Simplified the IO driver so it's no longer necessary to call `io_init()`
and moved all the IO storage framework code to one place.
* Simplified the interface the the TZC-400 driver.
* Clarified the platform porting interface to the TSP.
* Reworked the TSPD setup code to support the alternate BL3-2
intialization flow where BL3-1 generic code hands control to BL3-2,
rather than expecting the TSPD to hand control directly to BL3-2.
* Considerable rework to PSCI generic code to support CPU specific
operations.
* Improved console log output, by:
* Adding the concept of debug log levels.
* Rationalizing the existing debug messages and adding new ones.
* Printing out the version of each BL stage at runtime.
* Adding support for printing console output from assembler code,
including when a crash occurs before the C runtime is initialized.
* Moved up to the latest versions of the FVPs, toolchain, EDK2, kernel, Linaro
file system and DS-5.
* On the FVP port, made the use of the Trusted DRAM region optional at build
time (off by default). Normal platforms will not have such a "ready-to-use"
DRAM area so it is not a good example to use it.
* Added support for PSCI `SYSTEM_OFF` and `SYSTEM_RESET` APIs.
* Added support for CPU specific reset sequences, power down sequences and
register dumping during crash reporting. The CPU specific reset sequences
include support for errata workarounds.
* Merged the Juno port into the master branch. Added support for CPU hotplug
and CPU idle. Updated the user guide to describe how to build and run on the
Juno platform.
Issues resolved since last release
----------------------------------
* Removed the concept of top/bottom image loading. The image loader now
automatically detects the position of the image inside the current memory
layout and updates the layout to minimize fragementation. This resolves the
image loader limitations of previously releases. There are currently no
plans to support dynamic image loading.
* CPU idle now works on the publicized version of the Foundation FVP.
* All known issues relating to the compiler version used have now been
resolved. This TF version uses Linaro toolchain 14.07 (based on GCC 4.9).
Known issues
------------
* GICv3 support is experimental. The Linux kernel patches to support this are
not widely available. There are known issues with GICv3 initialization in
the ARM Trusted Firmware.
* While this version greatly reduces the on-chip RAM requirements, there are
further RAM usage enhancements that could be made.
* The firmware design documentation for the Test Secure-EL1 Payload (TSP) and
its dispatcher (TSPD) is incomplete. Similarly for the PSCI section.
* The Juno-specific firmware design documentation is incomplete.
* Some recent enhancements to the FVP port have not yet been translated into
the Juno port. These will be tracked via the tf-issues project.
* The Linux kernel version referred to in the user guide has DVFS and HMP
support disabled due to some known instabilities at the time of this
release. A future kernel version will re-enable these features.
* DS-5 v5.19 does not detect Version 5.8 of the Cortex-A57-A53 Base FVPs in
CADI server mode. This is because the `<SimName>` reported by the FVP in
this version has changed. For example, for the Cortex-A57x4-A53x4 Base FVP,
the `<SimName>` reported by the FVP is `FVP_Base_Cortex_A57x4_A53x4`, while
DS-5 expects it to be `FVP_Base_A57x4_A53x4`.
The temporary fix to this problem is to change the name of the FVP in
`sw/debugger/configdb/Boards/ARM FVP/Base_A57x4_A53x4/cadi_config.xml`.
Change the following line:
<SimName>System Generator:FVP_Base_A57x4_A53x4</SimName>
to
<SimName>System Generator:FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4_A53x4</SimName>
A similar change can be made to the other Cortex-A57-A53 Base FVP variants.
ARM Trusted Firmware - version 0.4
==================================

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ARM Trusted Firmware - version 0.4
ARM Trusted Firmware - version 1.0
==================================
ARM Trusted Firmware provides a reference implementation of secure world
software for [ARMv8-A], including Exception Level 3 (EL3) software. This
release focuses on support for ARM's [Fixed Virtual Platforms (FVPs)] [FVP].
release provides initial support for the [Juno ARM Development Platform] [Juno],
complementing the existing support for the Base and Foundation
[Fixed Virtual Platforms (FVPs)] [FVP] from ARM.
The intent is to provide a reference implementation of various ARM interface
standards, such as the Power State Coordination Interface ([PSCI]), Trusted
@ -11,9 +13,6 @@ Board Boot Requirements (TBBR) and [Secure Monitor] [TEE-SMC] code. As far as
possible the code is designed for reuse or porting to other ARMv8-A model and
hardware platforms.
This release builds on previous source code releases, supporting the Base and
Foundation FVP platform models from ARM.
ARM will continue development in collaboration with interested parties to
provide a full reference implementation of PSCI, TBBR and Secure Monitor code
to the benefit of all developers working with ARMv8-A TrustZone technology.
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* Supports both GICv2 and GICv3 initialization for use by normal world
software.
* Starts the normal world at the highest available Exception Level: EL2
if available, otherwise EL1.
* Starts the normal world at the Exception Level and Register Width provided
by the platform port. Typically this is AArch64 EL2 if available.
* Handles SMCs (Secure Monitor Calls) conforming to the [SMC Calling
Convention PDD] [SMCCC] using an EL3 runtime services framework.
* Handles SMCs relating to the [Power State Coordination Interface PDD] [PSCI]
for the Secondary CPU Boot, CPU hotplug and CPU idle use-cases.
for the Secondary CPU Boot, CPU Hotplug, CPU Idle and System Shutdown/Reset
use-cases.
* A Test Secure-EL1 Payload and Dispatcher to demonstrate Secure Monitor
functionality such as world switching, EL1 context management and interrupt
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* Isolation of memory accessible by the secure world from the normal world
through programming of a TrustZone controller.
* Support for CPU specific reset sequences, power down sequences and register
dumping during crash reporting. The CPU specific reset sequences include
support for errata workarounds.
For a full description of functionality and implementation details, please
see the [Firmware Design] and supporting documentation. The [Change Log]
provides details of changes made since the last release.
### Platforms
This release of the Trusted Firmware has been tested on the following ARM
[FVP]s (64-bit versions only):
This release of the Trusted Firmware has been tested on Revision B of the
[Juno ARM Development Platform] [Juno] with Version r0p0-00rel7 of the
[ARM SCP Firmware] [SCP download].
* `Foundation_v8` (Version 2.0, Build 0.8.5206)
* `FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A` (Version 5.6, Build 0.8.5602)
* `FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4` (Version 5.6, Build 0.8.5602)
* `FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x1-A53x1` (Version 5.6, Build 0.8.5602)
* `FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x2-A53x4` (Version 5.6, Build 0.8.5602)
The Trusted Firmware has also been tested on the 64-bit Linux versions of the
following ARM [FVP]s:
* `Foundation_v8` (Version 2.1, Build 9.0.24)
* `FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A` (Version 5.8, Build 0.8.5802)
* `FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4` (Version 5.8, Build 0.8.5802)
* `FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x1-A53x1` (Version 5.8, Build 0.8.5802)
* `FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x2-A53x4` (Version 5.8, Build 0.8.5802)
The Foundation FVP can be downloaded free of charge. The Base FVPs can be
licensed from ARM: see [www.arm.com/fvp] [FVP].
### Still to Come
* Support for ARMv8-A development board as a reference platform.
* Complete Trusted Boot implementation.
* Complete implementation of the [PSCI] specification.
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* Completing the currently experimental GICv3 support.
* Support for new System IP devices.
For a full list of detailed issues in the current code, please see the [Change
Log] and the [GitHub issue tracker].
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[ARMv8-A]: http://www.arm.com/products/processors/armv8-architecture.php "ARMv8-A Architecture"
[FVP]: http://www.arm.com/fvp "ARM's Fixed Virtual Platforms"
[Juno]: http://www.arm.com/products/tools/development-boards/versatile-express/juno-arm-development-platform.php "Juno ARM Development Platform"
[SCP download]: https://silver.arm.com/download/download.tm?pv=1764630
[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)"
[TEE-SMC]: http://www.arm.com/products/processors/technologies/trustzone/tee-smc.php "Secure Monitor and TEEs"