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diff --git a/docs/components/debugfs-design.rst b/docs/components/debugfs-design.rst index 06916f3d9..253651513 100644 --- a/docs/components/debugfs-design.rst +++ b/docs/components/debugfs-design.rst @@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ Virtual filesystem ------------------ The core functionality lies in a virtual file system based on a 9p file server -interface (`Notes on the Plan 9 Kernel Source`_). The implementation permits -exposing virtual files, firmware drivers, and file blobs. +interface (`Notes on the Plan 9 Kernel Source`_ and +`Linux 9p remote filesystem protocol`_). +The implementation permits exposing virtual files, firmware drivers, and file blobs. Namespace ~~~~~~~~~ @@ -77,10 +78,10 @@ SMC interface ------------- The communication with the 9p layer in BL31 is made through an SMC conduit -(`SMC Calling Convention PDD`_), using a specific SiP Function Id. An NS shared -buffer is used to pass path string parameters, or e.g. to exchange data on a -read operation. Refer to `ARM SiP Services`_ for a description of the SMC -interface. +(`SMC Calling Convention`_), using a specific SiP Function Id. An NS +shared buffer is used to pass path string parameters, or e.g. to exchange +data on a read operation. Refer to :ref:`ARM SiP Services <arm sip services>` +for a description of the SMC interface. Security considerations ----------------------- @@ -114,19 +115,11 @@ The SMC interface is accessible from an NS environment, that is: - a Linux kernel driver running at NS-EL1 - a Linux userspace application through the kernel driver -References ----------- - -.. [#] `SMC Calling Convention PDD`_ -.. [#] `Notes on the Plan 9 Kernel Source`_ -.. [#] `Linux 9p remote filesystem protocol`_ -.. [#] `ARM SiP Services`_ - -------------- -*Copyright (c) 2019, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.* +*Copyright (c) 2019-2020, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.* -.. _SMC Calling Convention PDD: http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.den0028b/ +.. _SMC Calling Convention: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0028/latest .. _Notes on the Plan 9 Kernel Source: http://lsub.org/who/nemo/9.pdf .. _Linux 9p remote filesystem protocol: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt .. _ARM SiP Services: arm-sip-service.rst |