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[v2,14/14] qemu: arm64: Add documentation for capsule update

Message ID 20201221114314.25588-15-sughosh.ganu@linaro.org
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Series qemu: arm64: Add support for uefi capsule update on qemu arm platform | expand

Commit Message

Sughosh Ganu Dec. 21, 2020, 11:43 a.m. UTC
Add documentation highlighting the steps for using the uefi capsule
update feature for updating the u-boot firmware image.

Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu@linaro.org>

---

Changes since V1:
* Change the documentation to reflect the usage of overlays for
  embedding the public key certs at runtime
* Fix the build for 'make htmldocs'

 doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst | 188 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 188 insertions(+)

-- 
2.17.1

Comments

Heinrich Schuchardt Dec. 21, 2020, 12:58 p.m. UTC | #1
On 12/21/20 12:43 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:
> Add documentation highlighting the steps for using the uefi capsule

> update feature for updating the u-boot firmware image.

>

> Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu@linaro.org>

> ---

>

> Changes since V1:

> * Change the documentation to reflect the usage of overlays for

>    embedding the public key certs at runtime

> * Fix the build for 'make htmldocs'

>

>   doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst | 188 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


Why do you put the information into doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst?

Isn't the same applicable to RISC-V QEMU?

Best regards

Heinrich

>   1 file changed, 188 insertions(+)

>

> diff --git a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> index 8d7fda10f1..11d91811b3 100644

> --- a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> +++ b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> @@ -90,3 +90,191 @@ The debug UART on the ARM virt board uses these settings::

>       CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_PL010=y

>       CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x9000000

>       CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=0

> +

> +Enabling Uefi Capsule Update feature

> +------------------------------------

> +

> +Support has been added for the uefi capsule update feature which

> +enables updating the u-boot image using the uefi firmware management

> +protocol (fmp). The capsules are not passed to the firmware through

> +the UpdateCapsule runtime service. Instead, capsule-on-disk

> +functionality is used for fetching the capsule from the EFI System

> +Partition (ESP).

> +

> +Currently, support has been added for updating the u-boot binary as a

> +raw image when the platform is booted in non-secure mode, i.e with

> +CONFIG_TFABOOT disabled. For this configuration, the qemu platform

> +needs to be booted with 'secure=off'. The u-boot binary placed on the

> +first bank of the Nor Flash at offset 0x0. The u-boot environment is

> +placed on the second Nor Flash bank at offset 0x4000000.

> +

> +The capsule update feature is enabled with the following configs::

> +

> +    CONFIG_MTD=y

> +    CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD=y

> +    CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y

> +    CONFIG_CMD_DFU=y

> +    CONFIG_DFU_MTD=y

> +    CONFIG_PCI_INIT_R=y

> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y

> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT=y

> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE=y

> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y

> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FMP_HEADER=y

> +

> +In addition, the following config needs to be disabled::

> +

> +    CONFIG_TFABOOT

> +

> +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

> +script in edk2::

> +

> +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

> +    <capsule_file_name> --fw-version <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

> +    e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose --update-image-index \

> +    <val> --verbose <u-boot.bin>

> +

> +As per the uefi specification, the capsule file needs to be placed on

> +the EFI System Partition, under the EFI/UpdateCapsule/ directory. The

> +EFI System Partition can be a virtio-blk-device.

> +

> +Before initiating the firmware update, the efi variables BootNext,

> +BootXXXX and OsIndications need to be set. The BootXXXX variable needs

> +to be pointing to the EFI System Partition which contains the capsule

> +file. The BootNext, BootXXXX and OsIndications variables can be set

> +using the following commands::

> +

> +    => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

> +    => efidebug boot next 0

> +    => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

> +    => saveenv

> +

> +Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

> +command::

> +

> +    => efidebug capsule disk-update

> +

> +The updated u-boot image will be booted on subsequent boot.

> +

> +Enabling Capsule Authentication

> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> +

> +The uefi specification defines a way of authenticating the capsule to

> +be updated by verifying the capsule signature. The capsule signature

> +is computed and prepended to the capsule payload at the time of

> +capsule generation. This signature is then verified by using the

> +public key stored as part of the X509 certificate. This certificate is

> +in the form of an efi signature list (esl) file, which is embedded as

> +part of the platform's device tree blob using the mkeficapsule

> +utility.

> +

> +On the qemu virt platforms, the device-tree is generated on the fly

> +based on the devices configured. This device tree is then passed on to

> +the various software components booting on the platform, including

> +u-boot. Therefore, on the qemu virt platform, the signatute is

> +embedded on an overlay. This overlay is then applied at runtime to the

> +base platform device-tree. Steps needed for embedding the esl file in

> +the overlay are highlighted below.

> +

> +The capsule authentication feature can be enabled through the

> +following config, in addition to the configs listed above for capsule

> +update::

> +

> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y

> +

> +The public and private keys used for the signing process are generated

> +and used by the steps highlighted below::

> +

> +    1. Install utility commands on your host

> +       * openssl

> +       * efitools

> +

> +    2. Create signing keys and certificate files on your host

> +

> +        $ openssl req -x509 -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -subj /CN=CRT/ \

> +            -keyout CRT.key -out CRT.crt -nodes -days 365

> +        $ cert-to-efi-sig-list CRT.crt CRT.esl

> +

> +        $ openssl x509 -in CRT.crt -out CRT.cer -outform DER

> +        $ openssl x509 -inform DER -in CRT.cer -outform PEM -out CRT.pub.pem

> +

> +        $ openssl pkcs12 -export -out CRT.pfx -inkey CRT.key -in CRT.crt

> +        $ openssl pkcs12 -in CRT.pfx -nodes -out CRT.pem

> +

> +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

> +script in edk2::

> +

> +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

> +      <capsule_file_name> --monotonic-count <val> --fw-version \

> +      <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

> +      e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose \

> +      --update-image-index <val> --signer-private-cert \

> +      /path/to/CRT.pem --trusted-public-cert \

> +      /path/to/CRT.pub.pem --other-public-cert /path/to/CRT.pub.pem \

> +      <u-boot.bin>

> +

> +Place the capsule generated in the above step on the EFI System

> +Partition under the EFI/UpdateCapsule directory

> +

> +For embedding the public key certificate, the following steps need to

> +be followed::

> +

> +    1. Generate a skeleton overlay dts file, with a single fragment

> +       node and an empty __overlay__ node

> +

> +    2. Convert the dts to a corresponding dtb with the following

> +       command

> +        ./scripts/dtc/dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o <ov_dtb_file_name> \

> +        <dts_file>

> +

> +    3. Run the dtb file generated above through the mkeficapsule tool

> +       in u-boot

> +        ./tools/mkeficapsule -O <pub_key.esl> -D <ov_dtb>

> +

> +Running the above command results in the creation of a 'signature'

> +node in the dtb, under which the public key is stored as a

> +'capsule-key' property. The '-O' option is to be used since the

> +public key certificate(esl) file is being embedded in an overlay.

> +

> +The dtb file embedded with the certificate is now to be placed on an

> +EFI System Partition. This would then be loaded and "merged" with the

> +base platform fdt at runtime.

> +

> +Build u-boot with the following steps::

> +

> +    $ make qemu_arm64_defconfig

> +    $ make menuconfig

> +        Disable CONFIG_TFABOOT

> +        Enable CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE

> +        Enable all configs needed for capsule update(listed above)

> +    $ make all

> +

> +Boot the platform and perform the following steps on the u-boot

> +command line::

> +

> +    1. Enable capsule authentication by setting the following env

> +       variable

> +

> +        => setenv capsule_authentication_enabled 1

> +        => saveenv

> +

> +    2. Load the overlay dtb to memory and merge it with the base fdt

> +

> +        => fatload virtio 0:1 <$fdtovaddr> EFI/<ov_dtb_file>

> +        => fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr

> +        => fdt resize <size_of_ov_dtb_file>

> +        => fdt apply <$fdtovaddr>

> +

> +    3. Set the following env and efi Boot variables

> +

> +        => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

> +        => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

> +        => efidebug boot next 0

> +        => saveenv

> +

> +    4. Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

> +       command

> +

> +        => efidebug capsule disk-update

> +

> +On subsequent reboot, the platform should boot the updated u-boot binary.

>
Sughosh Ganu Dec. 21, 2020, 5:12 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 18:28, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
wrote:

> On 12/21/20 12:43 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:

> > Add documentation highlighting the steps for using the uefi capsule

> > update feature for updating the u-boot firmware image.

> >

> > Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu@linaro.org>

> > ---

> >

> > Changes since V1:

> > * Change the documentation to reflect the usage of overlays for

> >    embedding the public key certs at runtime

> > * Fix the build for 'make htmldocs'

> >

> >   doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst | 188 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>

> Why do you put the information into doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst?

>

> Isn't the same applicable to RISC-V QEMU?

>


Where do you want me to put it. Currently, I do not see any common document
for qemu which can be shared between qemu-arm and qemu risc-v. Or do you
think a new document should be created under doc/board/emulation/
directory. Moreover, my series is adding support for capsule update feature
on the qemu arm64 platform, and i have only tested this feature on the qemu
arm64 platform. If someone wants to extend this on the qemu
risc-v platform, that work i think needs to be done separately, with
whatever changes that may be needed to get capsule updates working on qemu
risc-v. If you so prefer, I can move the changes made for mtdparts and
dfu(patches 4/14 and 5/14) under a common directory under board/emulation.

-sughosh


>

> Best regards

>

> Heinrich

>

> >   1 file changed, 188 insertions(+)

> >

> > diff --git a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> > index 8d7fda10f1..11d91811b3 100644

> > --- a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> > +++ b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> > @@ -90,3 +90,191 @@ The debug UART on the ARM virt board uses these

> settings::

> >       CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_PL010=y

> >       CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x9000000

> >       CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=0

> > +

> > +Enabling Uefi Capsule Update feature

> > +------------------------------------

> > +

> > +Support has been added for the uefi capsule update feature which

> > +enables updating the u-boot image using the uefi firmware management

> > +protocol (fmp). The capsules are not passed to the firmware through

> > +the UpdateCapsule runtime service. Instead, capsule-on-disk

> > +functionality is used for fetching the capsule from the EFI System

> > +Partition (ESP).

> > +

> > +Currently, support has been added for updating the u-boot binary as a

> > +raw image when the platform is booted in non-secure mode, i.e with

> > +CONFIG_TFABOOT disabled. For this configuration, the qemu platform

> > +needs to be booted with 'secure=off'. The u-boot binary placed on the

> > +first bank of the Nor Flash at offset 0x0. The u-boot environment is

> > +placed on the second Nor Flash bank at offset 0x4000000.

> > +

> > +The capsule update feature is enabled with the following configs::

> > +

> > +    CONFIG_MTD=y

> > +    CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD=y

> > +    CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y

> > +    CONFIG_CMD_DFU=y

> > +    CONFIG_DFU_MTD=y

> > +    CONFIG_PCI_INIT_R=y

> > +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y

> > +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT=y

> > +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE=y

> > +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y

> > +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FMP_HEADER=y

> > +

> > +In addition, the following config needs to be disabled::

> > +

> > +    CONFIG_TFABOOT

> > +

> > +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

> > +script in edk2::

> > +

> > +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

> > +    <capsule_file_name> --fw-version <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

> > +    e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose --update-image-index

> \

> > +    <val> --verbose <u-boot.bin>

> > +

> > +As per the uefi specification, the capsule file needs to be placed on

> > +the EFI System Partition, under the EFI/UpdateCapsule/ directory. The

> > +EFI System Partition can be a virtio-blk-device.

> > +

> > +Before initiating the firmware update, the efi variables BootNext,

> > +BootXXXX and OsIndications need to be set. The BootXXXX variable needs

> > +to be pointing to the EFI System Partition which contains the capsule

> > +file. The BootNext, BootXXXX and OsIndications variables can be set

> > +using the following commands::

> > +

> > +    => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

> > +    => efidebug boot next 0

> > +    => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

> > +    => saveenv

> > +

> > +Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

> > +command::

> > +

> > +    => efidebug capsule disk-update

> > +

> > +The updated u-boot image will be booted on subsequent boot.

> > +

> > +Enabling Capsule Authentication

> > +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> > +

> > +The uefi specification defines a way of authenticating the capsule to

> > +be updated by verifying the capsule signature. The capsule signature

> > +is computed and prepended to the capsule payload at the time of

> > +capsule generation. This signature is then verified by using the

> > +public key stored as part of the X509 certificate. This certificate is

> > +in the form of an efi signature list (esl) file, which is embedded as

> > +part of the platform's device tree blob using the mkeficapsule

> > +utility.

> > +

> > +On the qemu virt platforms, the device-tree is generated on the fly

> > +based on the devices configured. This device tree is then passed on to

> > +the various software components booting on the platform, including

> > +u-boot. Therefore, on the qemu virt platform, the signatute is

> > +embedded on an overlay. This overlay is then applied at runtime to the

> > +base platform device-tree. Steps needed for embedding the esl file in

> > +the overlay are highlighted below.

> > +

> > +The capsule authentication feature can be enabled through the

> > +following config, in addition to the configs listed above for capsule

> > +update::

> > +

> > +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y

> > +

> > +The public and private keys used for the signing process are generated

> > +and used by the steps highlighted below::

> > +

> > +    1. Install utility commands on your host

> > +       * openssl

> > +       * efitools

> > +

> > +    2. Create signing keys and certificate files on your host

> > +

> > +        $ openssl req -x509 -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -subj /CN=CRT/ \

> > +            -keyout CRT.key -out CRT.crt -nodes -days 365

> > +        $ cert-to-efi-sig-list CRT.crt CRT.esl

> > +

> > +        $ openssl x509 -in CRT.crt -out CRT.cer -outform DER

> > +        $ openssl x509 -inform DER -in CRT.cer -outform PEM -out

> CRT.pub.pem

> > +

> > +        $ openssl pkcs12 -export -out CRT.pfx -inkey CRT.key -in CRT.crt

> > +        $ openssl pkcs12 -in CRT.pfx -nodes -out CRT.pem

> > +

> > +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

> > +script in edk2::

> > +

> > +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

> > +      <capsule_file_name> --monotonic-count <val> --fw-version \

> > +      <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

> > +      e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose \

> > +      --update-image-index <val> --signer-private-cert \

> > +      /path/to/CRT.pem --trusted-public-cert \

> > +      /path/to/CRT.pub.pem --other-public-cert /path/to/CRT.pub.pem \

> > +      <u-boot.bin>

> > +

> > +Place the capsule generated in the above step on the EFI System

> > +Partition under the EFI/UpdateCapsule directory

> > +

> > +For embedding the public key certificate, the following steps need to

> > +be followed::

> > +

> > +    1. Generate a skeleton overlay dts file, with a single fragment

> > +       node and an empty __overlay__ node

> > +

> > +    2. Convert the dts to a corresponding dtb with the following

> > +       command

> > +        ./scripts/dtc/dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o <ov_dtb_file_name> \

> > +        <dts_file>

> > +

> > +    3. Run the dtb file generated above through the mkeficapsule tool

> > +       in u-boot

> > +        ./tools/mkeficapsule -O <pub_key.esl> -D <ov_dtb>

> > +

> > +Running the above command results in the creation of a 'signature'

> > +node in the dtb, under which the public key is stored as a

> > +'capsule-key' property. The '-O' option is to be used since the

> > +public key certificate(esl) file is being embedded in an overlay.

> > +

> > +The dtb file embedded with the certificate is now to be placed on an

> > +EFI System Partition. This would then be loaded and "merged" with the

> > +base platform fdt at runtime.

> > +

> > +Build u-boot with the following steps::

> > +

> > +    $ make qemu_arm64_defconfig

> > +    $ make menuconfig

> > +        Disable CONFIG_TFABOOT

> > +        Enable CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE

> > +        Enable all configs needed for capsule update(listed above)

> > +    $ make all

> > +

> > +Boot the platform and perform the following steps on the u-boot

> > +command line::

> > +

> > +    1. Enable capsule authentication by setting the following env

> > +       variable

> > +

> > +        => setenv capsule_authentication_enabled 1

> > +        => saveenv

> > +

> > +    2. Load the overlay dtb to memory and merge it with the base fdt

> > +

> > +        => fatload virtio 0:1 <$fdtovaddr> EFI/<ov_dtb_file>

> > +        => fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr

> > +        => fdt resize <size_of_ov_dtb_file>

> > +        => fdt apply <$fdtovaddr>

> > +

> > +    3. Set the following env and efi Boot variables

> > +

> > +        => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

> > +        => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

> > +        => efidebug boot next 0

> > +        => saveenv

> > +

> > +    4. Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

> > +       command

> > +

> > +        => efidebug capsule disk-update

> > +

> > +On subsequent reboot, the platform should boot the updated u-boot

> binary.

> >

>

>
Heinrich Schuchardt Dec. 21, 2020, 5:51 p.m. UTC | #3
On 12/21/20 6:12 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 18:28, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

> wrote:

>

>> On 12/21/20 12:43 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:

>>> Add documentation highlighting the steps for using the uefi capsule

>>> update feature for updating the u-boot firmware image.

>>>

>>> Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu@linaro.org>

>>> ---

>>>

>>> Changes since V1:

>>> * Change the documentation to reflect the usage of overlays for

>>>     embedding the public key certs at runtime

>>> * Fix the build for 'make htmldocs'

>>>

>>>    doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst | 188 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>>

>> Why do you put the information into doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst?

>>

>> Isn't the same applicable to RISC-V QEMU?

>>

>

> Where do you want me to put it. Currently, I do not see any common document

> for qemu which can be shared between qemu-arm and qemu risc-v. Or do you

> think a new document should be created under doc/board/emulation/

> directory. Moreover, my series is adding support for capsule update feature

> on the qemu arm64 platform, and i have only tested this feature on the qemu

> arm64 platform. If someone wants to extend this on the qemu

> risc-v platform, that work i think needs to be done separately, with

> whatever changes that may be needed to get capsule updates working on qemu

> risc-v. If you so prefer, I can move the changes made for mtdparts and

> dfu(patches 4/14 and 5/14) under a common directory under board/emulation.



I have started putting the documentation for shell commands into
doc/usage. This is where a description of efidebug could be placed.

Equally I think we should put the documentation of tools like
mkeficapsule under doc/usage.

The description on the usage of the UEFI firmware protocol would fit
into doc/uefi/uefi.rst.

When it comes to things that are really QEMU specific
doc/board/emulation/ is the right folder.

See more comments below.

>

> -sughosh

>

>

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Heinrich

>>

>>>    1 file changed, 188 insertions(+)

>>>

>>> diff --git a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

>> b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

>>> index 8d7fda10f1..11d91811b3 100644

>>> --- a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

>>> +++ b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

>>> @@ -90,3 +90,191 @@ The debug UART on the ARM virt board uses these

>> settings::

>>>        CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_PL010=y

>>>        CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x9000000

>>>        CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=0

>>> +

>>> +Enabling Uefi Capsule Update feature

>>> +------------------------------------

>>> +

>>> +Support has been added for the uefi capsule update feature which

>>> +enables updating the u-boot image using the uefi firmware management


%s/uefi/UEFI/

>>> +protocol (fmp). The capsules are not passed to the firmware through

>>> +the UpdateCapsule runtime service. Instead, capsule-on-disk

>>> +functionality is used for fetching the capsule from the EFI System

>>> +Partition (ESP).


According to the UEFI spec the relevant directory is \EFI\UpdateCapsule.
I think you should mentions this path.

>>> +

>>> +Currently, support has been added for updating the u-boot binary as a


%s/u-boot/U-Boot/g

>>> +raw image when the platform is booted in non-secure mode, i.e with


%s/i.e/i.e./

>>> +CONFIG_TFABOOT disabled. For this configuration, the qemu platform


%s/qemu/QEMU/

>>> +needs to be booted with 'secure=off'. The u-boot binary placed on the


U-Boot

>>> +first bank of the Nor Flash at offset 0x0. The u-boot environment is


%s/Nor Flash/NOR flash/

U-Boot

>>> +placed on the second Nor Flash bank at offset 0x4000000.


NOR flash

>>> +

>>> +The capsule update feature is enabled with the following configs::


%s/configs/configuration settings/

>>> +

>>> +    CONFIG_MTD=y

>>> +    CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD=y

>>> +    CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y

>>> +    CONFIG_CMD_DFU=y

>>> +    CONFIG_DFU_MTD=y

>>> +    CONFIG_PCI_INIT_R=y

>>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y

>>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT=y

>>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE=y

>>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y

>>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FMP_HEADER=y

>>> +

>>> +In addition, the following config needs to be disabled::

>>> +

>>> +    CONFIG_TFABOOT

>>> +

>>> +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

>>> +script in edk2::


EDK II

>>> +

>>> +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

>>> +    <capsule_file_name> --fw-version <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

>>> +    e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose --update-image-index

>> \

>>> +    <val> --verbose <u-boot.bin>

>>> +

>>> +As per the uefi specification, the capsule file needs to be placed on


UEFI

>>> +the EFI System Partition, under the EFI/UpdateCapsule/ directory. The


\EFI\UpdateCapsule\ (see UEFI specification)

>>> +EFI System Partition can be a virtio-blk-device.

>>> +

>>> +Before initiating the firmware update, the efi variables BootNext,


%s/efi/UEFI/

>>> +BootXXXX and OsIndications need to be set. The BootXXXX variable needs

>>> +to be pointing to the EFI System Partition which contains the capsule

>>> +file. The BootNext, BootXXXX and OsIndications variables can be set


Shouldn't OsIndications bit 2 be set by default when EFI capsule support
is enabled? How about bit 3 (EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FMP_CAPSULE_SUPPORTED)?

>>> +using the following commands::

>>> +

>>> +    => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

>>> +    => efidebug boot next 0

>>> +    => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

>>> +    => saveenv

>>> +

>>> +Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

>>> +command::

>>> +

>>> +    => efidebug capsule disk-update

>>> +

>>> +The updated u-boot image will be booted on subsequent boot.


U-Boot

>>> +

>>> +Enabling Capsule Authentication

>>> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>> +

>>> +The uefi specification defines a way of authenticating the capsule to


UEFI

>>> +be updated by verifying the capsule signature. The capsule signature

>>> +is computed and prepended to the capsule payload at the time of

>>> +capsule generation. This signature is then verified by using the

>>> +public key stored as part of the X509 certificate. This certificate is

>>> +in the form of an efi signature list (esl) file, which is embedded as

>>> +part of the platform's device tree blob using the mkeficapsule

>>> +utility.

>>> +

>>> +On the qemu virt platforms, the device-tree is generated on the fly


QEMU

>>> +based on the devices configured. This device tree is then passed on to

>>> +the various software components booting on the platform, including

>>> +u-boot. Therefore, on the qemu virt platform, the signatute is


QEMU

>>> +embedded on an overlay. This overlay is then applied at runtime to the

>>> +base platform device-tree. Steps needed for embedding the esl file in

>>> +the overlay are highlighted below.

>>> +

>>> +The capsule authentication feature can be enabled through the

>>> +following config, in addition to the configs listed above for capsule

>>> +update::

>>> +

>>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y

>>> +

>>> +The public and private keys used for the signing process are generated

>>> +and used by the steps highlighted below::

>>> +

>>> +    1. Install utility commands on your host

>>> +       * openssl


OpenSSL

>>> +       * efitools

>>> +

>>> +    2. Create signing keys and certificate files on your host

>>> +

>>> +        $ openssl req -x509 -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -subj /CN=CRT/ \

>>> +            -keyout CRT.key -out CRT.crt -nodes -days 365

>>> +        $ cert-to-efi-sig-list CRT.crt CRT.esl

>>> +

>>> +        $ openssl x509 -in CRT.crt -out CRT.cer -outform DER

>>> +        $ openssl x509 -inform DER -in CRT.cer -outform PEM -out

>> CRT.pub.pem

>>> +

>>> +        $ openssl pkcs12 -export -out CRT.pfx -inkey CRT.key -in CRT.crt

>>> +        $ openssl pkcs12 -in CRT.pfx -nodes -out CRT.pem

>>> +

>>> +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

>>> +script in edk2::


EDK II

>>> +

>>> +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \


Above you wrote GenerateCapsule.py. I understand that the binary wrapper
shall be used. But somehow this should be explained.

>>> +      <capsule_file_name> --monotonic-count <val> --fw-version \

>>> +      <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

>>> +      e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose \

>>> +      --update-image-index <val> --signer-private-cert \

>>> +      /path/to/CRT.pem --trusted-public-cert \

>>> +      /path/to/CRT.pub.pem --other-public-cert /path/to/CRT.pub.pem \

>>> +      <u-boot.bin>

>>> +

>>> +Place the capsule generated in the above step on the EFI System

>>> +Partition under the EFI/UpdateCapsule directory

>>> +

>>> +For embedding the public key certificate, the following steps need to

>>> +be followed::

>>> +

>>> +    1. Generate a skeleton overlay dts file, with a single fragment

>>> +       node and an empty __overlay__ node


A typical user will be lost here. Please, provide the content of the
file here.

>>> +

>>> +    2. Convert the dts to a corresponding dtb with the following

>>> +       command

>>> +        ./scripts/dtc/dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o <ov_dtb_file_name> \

>>> +        <dts_file>

>>> +

>>> +    3. Run the dtb file generated above through the mkeficapsule tool

>>> +       in u-boot

>>> +        ./tools/mkeficapsule -O <pub_key.esl> -D <ov_dtb>

>>> +

>>> +Running the above command results in the creation of a 'signature'

>>> +node in the dtb, under which the public key is stored as a

>>> +'capsule-key' property. The '-O' option is to be used since the

>>> +public key certificate(esl) file is being embedded in an overlay.

>>> +

>>> +The dtb file embedded with the certificate is now to be placed on an

>>> +EFI System Partition. This would then be loaded and "merged" with the

>>> +base platform fdt at runtime.


%s/fdt/flattened device-tree (dtb)/

>>> +

>>> +Build u-boot with the following steps::


U-Boot

>>> +

>>> +    $ make qemu_arm64_defconfig

>>> +    $ make menuconfig

>>> +        Disable CONFIG_TFABOOT

>>> +        Enable CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE

>>> +        Enable all configs needed for capsule update(listed above)

>>> +    $ make all

>>> +

>>> +Boot the platform and perform the following steps on the u-boot

>>> +command line::

>>> +

>>> +    1. Enable capsule authentication by setting the following env

>>> +       variable

>>> +

>>> +        => setenv capsule_authentication_enabled 1

>>> +        => saveenv

>>> +

>>> +    2. Load the overlay dtb to memory and merge it with the base fdt

>>> +

>>> +        => fatload virtio 0:1 <$fdtovaddr> EFI/<ov_dtb_file>

>>> +        => fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr

>>> +        => fdt resize <size_of_ov_dtb_file>

>>> +        => fdt apply <$fdtovaddr>

>>> +

>>> +    3. Set the following env and efi Boot variables


environment and UEFI boot variables

>>> +

>>> +        => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

>>> +        => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

>>> +        => efidebug boot next 0

>>> +        => saveenv

>>> +

>>> +    4. Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

>>> +       command

>>> +

>>> +        => efidebug capsule disk-update

>>> +

>>> +On subsequent reboot, the platform should boot the updated u-boot


U-Boot

Best regards

Heinrich

>> binary.

>>>

>>

>>

>
Sughosh Ganu Dec. 22, 2020, 6:10 a.m. UTC | #4
On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 23:21, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
wrote:

> On 12/21/20 6:12 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:

> > On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 18:28, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

> > wrote:

> >

> >> On 12/21/20 12:43 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:

> >>> Add documentation highlighting the steps for using the uefi capsule

> >>> update feature for updating the u-boot firmware image.

> >>>

> >>> Signed-off-by: Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu@linaro.org>

> >>> ---

> >>>

> >>> Changes since V1:

> >>> * Change the documentation to reflect the usage of overlays for

> >>>     embedding the public key certs at runtime

> >>> * Fix the build for 'make htmldocs'

> >>>

> >>>    doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst | 188

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> >>

> >> Why do you put the information into doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst?

> >>

> >> Isn't the same applicable to RISC-V QEMU?

> >>

> >

> > Where do you want me to put it. Currently, I do not see any common

> document

> > for qemu which can be shared between qemu-arm and qemu risc-v. Or do you

> > think a new document should be created under doc/board/emulation/

> > directory. Moreover, my series is adding support for capsule update

> feature

> > on the qemu arm64 platform, and i have only tested this feature on the

> qemu

> > arm64 platform. If someone wants to extend this on the qemu

> > risc-v platform, that work i think needs to be done separately, with

> > whatever changes that may be needed to get capsule updates working on

> qemu

> > risc-v. If you so prefer, I can move the changes made for mtdparts and

> > dfu(patches 4/14 and 5/14) under a common directory under

> board/emulation.

>

>

> I have started putting the documentation for shell commands into

> doc/usage. This is where a description of efidebug could be placed.

>

> Equally I think we should put the documentation of tools like

> mkeficapsule under doc/usage.

>

> The description on the usage of the UEFI firmware protocol would fit

> into doc/uefi/uefi.rst.

>

> When it comes to things that are really QEMU specific

> doc/board/emulation/ is the right folder.

>


Ok. I will create a Qemu specific file for capsule updates under the
doc/board/emulation/ directory.


>

> See more comments below.

>

> >

> > -sughosh

> >

> >

> >>

> >> Best regards

> >>

> >> Heinrich

> >>

> >>>    1 file changed, 188 insertions(+)

> >>>

> >>> diff --git a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> >> b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> >>> index 8d7fda10f1..11d91811b3 100644

> >>> --- a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> >>> +++ b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst

> >>> @@ -90,3 +90,191 @@ The debug UART on the ARM virt board uses these

> >> settings::

> >>>        CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_PL010=y

> >>>        CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x9000000

> >>>        CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=0

> >>> +

> >>> +Enabling Uefi Capsule Update feature

> >>> +------------------------------------

> >>> +

> >>> +Support has been added for the uefi capsule update feature which

> >>> +enables updating the u-boot image using the uefi firmware management

>

> %s/uefi/UEFI/

>

> >>> +protocol (fmp). The capsules are not passed to the firmware through

> >>> +the UpdateCapsule runtime service. Instead, capsule-on-disk

> >>> +functionality is used for fetching the capsule from the EFI System

> >>> +Partition (ESP).

>

> According to the UEFI spec the relevant directory is \EFI\UpdateCapsule.

> I think you should mentions this path.

>

> >>> +

> >>> +Currently, support has been added for updating the u-boot binary as a

>

> %s/u-boot/U-Boot/g

>

> >>> +raw image when the platform is booted in non-secure mode, i.e with

>

> %s/i.e/i.e./

>

> >>> +CONFIG_TFABOOT disabled. For this configuration, the qemu platform

>

> %s/qemu/QEMU/

>

> >>> +needs to be booted with 'secure=off'. The u-boot binary placed on the

>

> U-Boot

>

> >>> +first bank of the Nor Flash at offset 0x0. The u-boot environment is

>

> %s/Nor Flash/NOR flash/

>

> U-Boot

>

> >>> +placed on the second Nor Flash bank at offset 0x4000000.

>

> NOR flash

>

> >>> +

> >>> +The capsule update feature is enabled with the following configs::

>

> %s/configs/configuration settings/

>

> >>> +

> >>> +    CONFIG_MTD=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_CMD_DFU=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_DFU_MTD=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_PCI_INIT_R=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y

> >>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FMP_HEADER=y

> >>> +

> >>> +In addition, the following config needs to be disabled::

> >>> +

> >>> +    CONFIG_TFABOOT

> >>> +

> >>> +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

> >>> +script in edk2::

>

> EDK II

>

> >>> +

> >>> +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

> >>> +    <capsule_file_name> --fw-version <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

> >>> +    e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose

> --update-image-index

> >> \

> >>> +    <val> --verbose <u-boot.bin>

> >>> +

> >>> +As per the uefi specification, the capsule file needs to be placed on

>

> UEFI

>

> >>> +the EFI System Partition, under the EFI/UpdateCapsule/ directory. The

>

> \EFI\UpdateCapsule\ (see UEFI specification)

>

> >>> +EFI System Partition can be a virtio-blk-device.

> >>> +

> >>> +Before initiating the firmware update, the efi variables BootNext,

>

> %s/efi/UEFI/

>

> >>> +BootXXXX and OsIndications need to be set. The BootXXXX variable needs

> >>> +to be pointing to the EFI System Partition which contains the capsule

> >>> +file. The BootNext, BootXXXX and OsIndications variables can be set

>

> Shouldn't OsIndications bit 2 be set by default when EFI capsule support

> is enabled? How about bit 3 (EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FMP_CAPSULE_SUPPORTED)?

>


The OsIndications bit
2(EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FILE_CAPSULE_DELIEVERY_SUPPORTED) should be set by the
OS through a SetVariable call. This is still work in progress though,
hence, for now, we are setting the bit in u-boot before invoking the
capsule update.

As for the bit 3(EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FMP_CAPSULE_SUPPORTED), this has no
function in the OsIndications variable. This needs to be set in the
variable OsIndicationsSupported, which is being done in the function
efi_init_os_indications.

-sughosh


> >>> +using the following commands::

> >>> +

> >>> +    => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

> >>> +    => efidebug boot next 0

> >>> +    => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

> >>> +    => saveenv

> >>> +

> >>> +Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

> >>> +command::

> >>> +

> >>> +    => efidebug capsule disk-update

> >>> +

> >>> +The updated u-boot image will be booted on subsequent boot.

>

> U-Boot

>

> >>> +

> >>> +Enabling Capsule Authentication

> >>> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> >>> +

> >>> +The uefi specification defines a way of authenticating the capsule to

>

> UEFI

>

> >>> +be updated by verifying the capsule signature. The capsule signature

> >>> +is computed and prepended to the capsule payload at the time of

> >>> +capsule generation. This signature is then verified by using the

> >>> +public key stored as part of the X509 certificate. This certificate is

> >>> +in the form of an efi signature list (esl) file, which is embedded as

> >>> +part of the platform's device tree blob using the mkeficapsule

> >>> +utility.

> >>> +

> >>> +On the qemu virt platforms, the device-tree is generated on the fly

>

> QEMU

>

> >>> +based on the devices configured. This device tree is then passed on to

> >>> +the various software components booting on the platform, including

> >>> +u-boot. Therefore, on the qemu virt platform, the signatute is

>

> QEMU

>

> >>> +embedded on an overlay. This overlay is then applied at runtime to the

> >>> +base platform device-tree. Steps needed for embedding the esl file in

> >>> +the overlay are highlighted below.

> >>> +

> >>> +The capsule authentication feature can be enabled through the

> >>> +following config, in addition to the configs listed above for capsule

> >>> +update::

> >>> +

> >>> +    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y

> >>> +

> >>> +The public and private keys used for the signing process are generated

> >>> +and used by the steps highlighted below::

> >>> +

> >>> +    1. Install utility commands on your host

> >>> +       * openssl

>

> OpenSSL

>

> >>> +       * efitools

> >>> +

> >>> +    2. Create signing keys and certificate files on your host

> >>> +

> >>> +        $ openssl req -x509 -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -subj /CN=CRT/ \

> >>> +            -keyout CRT.key -out CRT.crt -nodes -days 365

> >>> +        $ cert-to-efi-sig-list CRT.crt CRT.esl

> >>> +

> >>> +        $ openssl x509 -in CRT.crt -out CRT.cer -outform DER

> >>> +        $ openssl x509 -inform DER -in CRT.cer -outform PEM -out

> >> CRT.pub.pem

> >>> +

> >>> +        $ openssl pkcs12 -export -out CRT.pfx -inkey CRT.key -in

> CRT.crt

> >>> +        $ openssl pkcs12 -in CRT.pfx -nodes -out CRT.pem

> >>> +

> >>> +The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py

> >>> +script in edk2::

>

> EDK II

>

> >>> +

> >>> +    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \

>

> Above you wrote GenerateCapsule.py. I understand that the binary wrapper

> shall be used. But somehow this should be explained.

>

> >>> +      <capsule_file_name> --monotonic-count <val> --fw-version \

> >>> +      <val> --lsv <val> --guid \

> >>> +      e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose \

> >>> +      --update-image-index <val> --signer-private-cert \

> >>> +      /path/to/CRT.pem --trusted-public-cert \

> >>> +      /path/to/CRT.pub.pem --other-public-cert /path/to/CRT.pub.pem \

> >>> +      <u-boot.bin>

> >>> +

> >>> +Place the capsule generated in the above step on the EFI System

> >>> +Partition under the EFI/UpdateCapsule directory

> >>> +

> >>> +For embedding the public key certificate, the following steps need to

> >>> +be followed::

> >>> +

> >>> +    1. Generate a skeleton overlay dts file, with a single fragment

> >>> +       node and an empty __overlay__ node

>

> A typical user will be lost here. Please, provide the content of the

> file here.

>

> >>> +

> >>> +    2. Convert the dts to a corresponding dtb with the following

> >>> +       command

> >>> +        ./scripts/dtc/dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o <ov_dtb_file_name> \

> >>> +        <dts_file>

> >>> +

> >>> +    3. Run the dtb file generated above through the mkeficapsule tool

> >>> +       in u-boot

> >>> +        ./tools/mkeficapsule -O <pub_key.esl> -D <ov_dtb>

> >>> +

> >>> +Running the above command results in the creation of a 'signature'

> >>> +node in the dtb, under which the public key is stored as a

> >>> +'capsule-key' property. The '-O' option is to be used since the

> >>> +public key certificate(esl) file is being embedded in an overlay.

> >>> +

> >>> +The dtb file embedded with the certificate is now to be placed on an

> >>> +EFI System Partition. This would then be loaded and "merged" with the

> >>> +base platform fdt at runtime.

>

> %s/fdt/flattened device-tree (dtb)/

>

> >>> +

> >>> +Build u-boot with the following steps::

>

> U-Boot

>

> >>> +

> >>> +    $ make qemu_arm64_defconfig

> >>> +    $ make menuconfig

> >>> +        Disable CONFIG_TFABOOT

> >>> +        Enable CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE

> >>> +        Enable all configs needed for capsule update(listed above)

> >>> +    $ make all

> >>> +

> >>> +Boot the platform and perform the following steps on the u-boot

> >>> +command line::

> >>> +

> >>> +    1. Enable capsule authentication by setting the following env

> >>> +       variable

> >>> +

> >>> +        => setenv capsule_authentication_enabled 1

> >>> +        => saveenv

> >>> +

> >>> +    2. Load the overlay dtb to memory and merge it with the base fdt

> >>> +

> >>> +        => fatload virtio 0:1 <$fdtovaddr> EFI/<ov_dtb_file>

> >>> +        => fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr

> >>> +        => fdt resize <size_of_ov_dtb_file>

> >>> +        => fdt apply <$fdtovaddr>

> >>> +

> >>> +    3. Set the following env and efi Boot variables

>

> environment and UEFI boot variables

>

> >>> +

> >>> +        => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04

> >>> +        => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>

> >>> +        => efidebug boot next 0

> >>> +        => saveenv

> >>> +

> >>> +    4. Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following

> >>> +       command

> >>> +

> >>> +        => efidebug capsule disk-update

> >>> +

> >>> +On subsequent reboot, the platform should boot the updated u-boot

>

> U-Boot

>

> Best regards

>

> Heinrich

>

> >> binary.

> >>>

> >>

> >>

> >

>

>
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst
index 8d7fda10f1..11d91811b3 100644
--- a/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst
+++ b/doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst
@@ -90,3 +90,191 @@  The debug UART on the ARM virt board uses these settings::
     CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_PL010=y
     CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x9000000
     CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=0
+
+Enabling Uefi Capsule Update feature
+------------------------------------
+
+Support has been added for the uefi capsule update feature which
+enables updating the u-boot image using the uefi firmware management
+protocol (fmp). The capsules are not passed to the firmware through
+the UpdateCapsule runtime service. Instead, capsule-on-disk
+functionality is used for fetching the capsule from the EFI System
+Partition (ESP).
+
+Currently, support has been added for updating the u-boot binary as a
+raw image when the platform is booted in non-secure mode, i.e with
+CONFIG_TFABOOT disabled. For this configuration, the qemu platform
+needs to be booted with 'secure=off'. The u-boot binary placed on the
+first bank of the Nor Flash at offset 0x0. The u-boot environment is
+placed on the second Nor Flash bank at offset 0x4000000.
+
+The capsule update feature is enabled with the following configs::
+
+    CONFIG_MTD=y
+    CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD=y
+    CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y
+    CONFIG_CMD_DFU=y
+    CONFIG_DFU_MTD=y
+    CONFIG_PCI_INIT_R=y
+    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y
+    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_MANAGEMENT=y
+    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE=y
+    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y
+    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FMP_HEADER=y
+
+In addition, the following config needs to be disabled::
+
+    CONFIG_TFABOOT
+
+The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py
+script in edk2::
+
+    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \
+    <capsule_file_name> --fw-version <val> --lsv <val> --guid \
+    e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose --update-image-index \
+    <val> --verbose <u-boot.bin>
+
+As per the uefi specification, the capsule file needs to be placed on
+the EFI System Partition, under the EFI/UpdateCapsule/ directory. The
+EFI System Partition can be a virtio-blk-device.
+
+Before initiating the firmware update, the efi variables BootNext,
+BootXXXX and OsIndications need to be set. The BootXXXX variable needs
+to be pointing to the EFI System Partition which contains the capsule
+file. The BootNext, BootXXXX and OsIndications variables can be set
+using the following commands::
+
+    => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>
+    => efidebug boot next 0
+    => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04
+    => saveenv
+
+Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following
+command::
+
+    => efidebug capsule disk-update
+
+The updated u-boot image will be booted on subsequent boot.
+
+Enabling Capsule Authentication
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The uefi specification defines a way of authenticating the capsule to
+be updated by verifying the capsule signature. The capsule signature
+is computed and prepended to the capsule payload at the time of
+capsule generation. This signature is then verified by using the
+public key stored as part of the X509 certificate. This certificate is
+in the form of an efi signature list (esl) file, which is embedded as
+part of the platform's device tree blob using the mkeficapsule
+utility.
+
+On the qemu virt platforms, the device-tree is generated on the fly
+based on the devices configured. This device tree is then passed on to
+the various software components booting on the platform, including
+u-boot. Therefore, on the qemu virt platform, the signatute is
+embedded on an overlay. This overlay is then applied at runtime to the
+base platform device-tree. Steps needed for embedding the esl file in
+the overlay are highlighted below.
+
+The capsule authentication feature can be enabled through the
+following config, in addition to the configs listed above for capsule
+update::
+
+    CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y
+
+The public and private keys used for the signing process are generated
+and used by the steps highlighted below::
+
+    1. Install utility commands on your host
+       * openssl
+       * efitools
+
+    2. Create signing keys and certificate files on your host
+
+        $ openssl req -x509 -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -subj /CN=CRT/ \
+            -keyout CRT.key -out CRT.crt -nodes -days 365
+        $ cert-to-efi-sig-list CRT.crt CRT.esl
+
+        $ openssl x509 -in CRT.crt -out CRT.cer -outform DER
+        $ openssl x509 -inform DER -in CRT.cer -outform PEM -out CRT.pub.pem
+
+        $ openssl pkcs12 -export -out CRT.pfx -inkey CRT.key -in CRT.crt
+        $ openssl pkcs12 -in CRT.pfx -nodes -out CRT.pem
+
+The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py
+script in edk2::
+
+    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \
+      <capsule_file_name> --monotonic-count <val> --fw-version \
+      <val> --lsv <val> --guid \
+      e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose \
+      --update-image-index <val> --signer-private-cert \
+      /path/to/CRT.pem --trusted-public-cert \
+      /path/to/CRT.pub.pem --other-public-cert /path/to/CRT.pub.pem \
+      <u-boot.bin>
+
+Place the capsule generated in the above step on the EFI System
+Partition under the EFI/UpdateCapsule directory
+
+For embedding the public key certificate, the following steps need to
+be followed::
+
+    1. Generate a skeleton overlay dts file, with a single fragment
+       node and an empty __overlay__ node
+
+    2. Convert the dts to a corresponding dtb with the following
+       command
+        ./scripts/dtc/dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o <ov_dtb_file_name> \
+        <dts_file> 
+
+    3. Run the dtb file generated above through the mkeficapsule tool
+       in u-boot
+        ./tools/mkeficapsule -O <pub_key.esl> -D <ov_dtb> 
+
+Running the above command results in the creation of a 'signature'
+node in the dtb, under which the public key is stored as a
+'capsule-key' property. The '-O' option is to be used since the
+public key certificate(esl) file is being embedded in an overlay.
+
+The dtb file embedded with the certificate is now to be placed on an
+EFI System Partition. This would then be loaded and "merged" with the
+base platform fdt at runtime.
+
+Build u-boot with the following steps::
+
+    $ make qemu_arm64_defconfig
+    $ make menuconfig
+        Disable CONFIG_TFABOOT
+        Enable CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE
+        Enable all configs needed for capsule update(listed above)
+    $ make all
+
+Boot the platform and perform the following steps on the u-boot
+command line::
+
+    1. Enable capsule authentication by setting the following env
+       variable
+
+        => setenv capsule_authentication_enabled 1
+        => saveenv
+
+    2. Load the overlay dtb to memory and merge it with the base fdt
+
+        => fatload virtio 0:1 <$fdtovaddr> EFI/<ov_dtb_file>
+        => fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr
+        => fdt resize <size_of_ov_dtb_file>
+        => fdt apply <$fdtovaddr>
+
+    3. Set the following env and efi Boot variables
+
+        => setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -v OsIndications =0x04
+        => efidebug boot add 0 Boot0000 virtio 0:1 <capsule_file_name>
+        => efidebug boot next 0
+        => saveenv
+
+    4. Finally, the capsule update can be initiated with the following
+       command
+
+        => efidebug capsule disk-update
+
+On subsequent reboot, the platform should boot the updated u-boot binary.