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1*4882a593SmuzhiyunOverview of SPL verified boot on powerpc/mpc85xx & arm/layerscape platforms
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4*4882a593SmuzhiyunIntroduction
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7*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis document provides an overview of how SPL verified boot works on powerpc/
8*4882a593Smuzhiyunmpc85xx & arm/layerscape platforms.
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10*4882a593SmuzhiyunMethodology
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13*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe SPL image is responsible for loading the next stage boot loader, which is
14*4882a593Smuzhiyunthe main u-boot image. For secure boot process on these platforms ROM verifies
15*4882a593SmuzhiyunSPL image, so to continue chain of trust SPL image verifies U-boot image using
16*4882a593Smuzhiyunspl_validate_uboot(). This function uses QorIQ Trust Architecture header
17*4882a593Smuzhiyun(appended to U-boot image) to validate the U-boot binary just before passing
18*4882a593Smuzhiyuncontrol to it.
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