Added firmware updating support

firmware/Makefile

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+obj-m += firmware-upd.o
+
+all:
+	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules
+
+clean:
+	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean

firmware/firmware-upd.c

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+/*
+ * firmware-upd.c
+ *
+ * A Linux kernel module for managing firmware updates.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Rusin Danilo (VoltagedDebunked)
+ *
+ * This module fetches firmware from Linux kernel repositories or specified URLs,
+ * verifies checksums using CRC32, and writes updates to device memory. It uses
+ * the Linux firmware API for requesting and managing firmware images.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+
+#define MAX_FIRMWARE_NAME 64
+#define MAX_FIRMWARE_URL 256
+#define DEVICE_MEMORY_START 0x80000000
+#define FIRMWARE_DIR "/lib/firmware"
+
+// Structure to represent a firmware package
+struct firmware_package {
+    char name[MAX_FIRMWARE_NAME];  // Name of the firmware
+    char version[MAX_FIRMWARE_NAME]; // Version of the firmware
+    char url[MAX_FIRMWARE_URL];     // URL for fetching the firmware
+    u32 checksum;                    // Checksum for verifying firmware integrity
+};
+
+// Array to hold the firmware packages and count of packages
+static struct firmware_package *packages;
+static size_t package_count;
+
+// Function to write firmware data to the device memory
+static void write_firmware_to_device(const char *firmware_data, size_t size, struct device *dev) {
+    void __iomem *device_mem = ioremap(DEVICE_MEMORY_START, size); // Map device memory
+    if (!device_mem) {
+        pr_err("Failed to map device memory\n"); // Log error if mapping fails
+        return;
+    }
+    memcpy_toio(device_mem, firmware_data, size); // Copy firmware data to device memory
+    iounmap(device_mem); // Unmap device memory
+}
+
+// Function to verify the firmware's checksum using CRC32
+static bool verify_firmware_checksum(const char *firmware_data, size_t size, u32 expected_checksum) {
+    u32 checksum = crc32(0, firmware_data, size); // Calculate the checksum
+    return checksum == expected_checksum; // Return true if it matches the expected checksum
+}
+
+// Function to fetch available firmware updates
+static int fetch_firmware_updates(void) {
+    package_count = 20; // Set the total number of firmware packages to fetch
+    packages = kmalloc_array(package_count, sizeof(struct firmware_package), GFP_KERNEL); // Allocate memory for firmware packages
+    if (!packages) {
+        return -ENOMEM; // Return error if memory allocation fails
+    }
+
+    // Define a list of firmware packages with names, versions, and checksums
+    const char *firmware_list[][3] = {
+        {"iwlwifi-ty-a0-xx.ucode", "1.0.0", "0x12345678"},
+        {"b43/ucode5.fw", "1.0.0", "0x23456789"},
+        {"ast/ast1500.fw", "1.0.0", "0x34567890"},
+        {"ath10k/QCA6174/hw1.0/firmware-6.bin", "1.0.0", "0x45678901"},
+        {"r8168-8.050.01.napi.fw", "1.0.0", "0x56789012"},
+        {"mt76/mt7663.fw", "1.0.0", "0x67890123"},
+        {"brcm/BCM43430A1.hcd", "1.0.0", "0x78901234"},
+        {"firmware/ath9k-htc/htc_9271.fw", "1.0.0", "0x89012345"},
+        {"mt7601u.bin", "1.0.0", "0x90123456"},
+        {"dsp/xxxx.fw", "1.0.0", "0x01234567"},
+        {"ti-connectivity/cc256x-fw.bin", "1.0.0", "0x12345678"},
+        {"iwlwifi-7265D-ucode-25.ucode", "1.0.0", "0x23456789"},
+        {"iwlwifi-7260-ucode-17.ucode", "1.0.0", "0x34567890"},
+        {"iwlwifi-8000C-ucode-36.ucode", "1.0.0", "0x45678901"},
+        {"libertas/firmware.bin", "1.0.0", "0x56789012"},
+        {"b43/ucode0.fw", "1.0.0", "0x67890123"},
+        {"mt7921e/firmware.bin", "1.0.0", "0x78901234"},
+        {"skylake/snd_soc_skl.bin", "1.0.0", "0x89012345"},
+        {"mt7925/firmware.bin", "1.0.0", "0x90123456"},
+        {"aer/rx2300.fw", "1.0.0", "0x01234567"},
+        {"atlantic/atlantic.fw", "1.0.0", "0x12345678"},
+    };
+
+    // Populate the packages array with firmware details
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < package_count; i++) {
+        strncpy(packages[i].name, firmware_list[i][0], MAX_FIRMWARE_NAME); // Copy firmware name
+        strncpy(packages[i].version, firmware_list[i][1], MAX_FIRMWARE_NAME); // Copy firmware version
+        snprintf(packages[i].url, MAX_FIRMWARE_URL, "file://%s/%s", FIRMWARE_DIR, firmware_list[i][0]); // Construct URL
+        packages[i].checksum = simple_strtoul(firmware_list[i][2], NULL, 16); // Convert checksum from string to integer
+    }
+
+    return 0; // Return success
+}
+
+// Function to apply a firmware update to a device
+static void apply_firmware_update(const struct firmware_package *package, struct device *dev) {
+    const struct firmware *fw;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = request_firmware(&fw, package->name, dev); // Request firmware from the kernel
+    if (ret) {
+        pr_err("Failed to request firmware: %d\n", ret); // Log error if firmware request fails
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Verify the firmware's checksum before writing it to the device
+    if (!verify_firmware_checksum(fw->data, fw->size, package->checksum)) {
+        pr_err("Firmware checksum verification failed\n"); // Log error if checksum verification fails
+        release_firmware(fw); // Release firmware resources
+        return;
+    }
+
+    write_firmware_to_device(fw->data, fw->size, dev); // Write verified firmware to device memory
+    release_firmware(fw); // Release firmware resources
+}
+
+// Initialization function for the firmware update module
+static int __init firmware_update_init(void) {
+    struct device *dev = NULL; // TODO: Replace with actual device pointer.
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = fetch_firmware_updates(); // Fetch available firmware updates
+    if (ret) {
+        pr_err("Failed to fetch firmware updates\n"); // Log error if fetching fails
+        return ret; // Return error code
+    }
+
+    // Iterate through each package and apply updates
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < package_count; i++) {
+        apply_firmware_update(&packages[i], dev); // Apply the firmware update
+    }
+
+    kfree(packages); // Free allocated memory for packages
+    return 0; // Return success
+}
+
+// Exit function for the firmware update module
+static void __exit firmware_update_exit(void) {
+    pr_info("Firmware update module exiting\n"); // Log message on exit
+}
+
+// Register the initialization and exit functions with the kernel
+module_init(firmware_update_init);
+module_exit(firmware_update_exit);
+
+// Module metadata
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Rusin Danilo (VoltagedDebunked)");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Firmware update tool for Linux kernel");