Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] dt-bindings: arm: Add Live Firmware Activation
From: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-07-17 08:38:48
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On Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 03:44:41PM +0200, Andre Przywara wrote:
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The Arm Live Firmware Activation spec [1] describes updating firmware images during runtime, without requiring a reboot. Update images might be deployed out-of-band, for instance via a BMC, in this case the OS needs to be notified about the availability of a new image. Describe an interrupt that could be triggered by the platform, to notify about any changes. [1] https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0147/latest/ Signed-off-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com> --- .../devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,lfa.yaml | 45 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,lfa.yamldiff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,lfa.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,lfa.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ef8e250f2da7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,lfa.yaml@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause) +%YAML 1.2 +--- +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/arm/arm,lfa.yaml# +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml# + +title: Arm Live Firmware Activation (LFA) + +maintainers: + - Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com> + - Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com> + +description: + The Arm Live Firmware Activation (LFA) specification [1] describes a + firmware interface to activate an updated firmware at runtime, without + requiring a reboot. Updates might be supplied out-of-band, for instance + via a BMC, in which case the platform needs to notify an OS about pending + image updates.
What does the below described "interrupts" cover or doesn't cover? Both in case of in-band and out-of-band. It is not very clear for me. -- Regards, Sudeep