If you are interested in collaborating on any of the roadmap features or other features, please mail [[ https://lists.trustedfirmware.org/mailman/listinfo/tf-a | TF-A mailing list ]] **WARNING:** All dates are provisional and subject to change without notice. Items in Ongoing/Future section will be planned in detail and confirmed in due course. **TF-RMMv01.0/v0.2.0 first releases (November 2022)** * Reference implementation of the Arm Realm Management Monitor (RMM) [[ https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0137/ | specification ]] * Aligned against BETA revision of the specification * Tested against TF-Av2.8 * All contributions accepted under DCO and BSD 3-Clause **TF-Av2.8 release (November 2022)** * Architecture extensions support: ** Added Pointer Authentication Extension helper support for QARMA3 (FEAT_PACQARMA3) ** Partial EL3 support for RNDR/RNDRRS (FEAT_RNG_TRAP) ** Added SVE fall back if SME not available (FEAT_SME) ** Support full SVE vector Length (FEAT_SVE) ** Added FEAT_BRBE and FEAT_TRBE under feature detection mechanism * Added support for DRTM (Dynamic Root of Trust Measurement) Phase 1 (Standard services, Complete DMA protection) * Various Errata Mitigations (Cortex-A710, A510, X3, X2, A76, A77, A78C, Neoverse N1, N2, GIC-600) * Improved SVE support (as per SMCCCv1.3) * Ethos-N Driver support for SMMU * EL3 SPMC feature hardening * FEAT_RME: ** Bootflow chain of trust support for AEM FVP ** Further developments to support TF-RMM upstreaming ** Tested interop against TF-RMM v0.2.0 * TF-A Tests support for 4 new platforms (N1SDP, RD-N2, RD-N2-Cfg1, RD-V1) * TF-A Tests FEAT_RME Realm Payload Testing * TF-A Tests FF-A v1.1 Secure interrupts Testing * Hafnium SPM & FF-A enablement: ** FF-A v1.1 additions (Interrupt handling, Memory sharing, Framework notifications and indirect messaging) ** Added FF-A console log ABI, support for GICv3.1 extended INTID ranges ** Enhanced SVE by supporting up to the maximum vector length  ** FF-A v1.0 ACS test suite integration in Open CI. **Ongoing** * MISRA scan (Eclair tool) integration into OpenCI * Arm 2021 Arch. extensions (v8.8) completion: FEAT_HPMN0, FEAT_RNG_TRAP, TF-A-Tests for all features * Arm 2022 Arch. extensions (v8.9) investigation * Errata ABI spec support * mbedTLS v3.0 upgrade * PSA Crypto APIs support * S-EL2 Hafnium/ SPM / FF-A: ** S-EL2 & EL3 SPM features alignment. ** SME NS regs save/restore ** VHE S-EL0 use-cases support **Future** * FWU Live Activation * FW Handoff spec * S-EL2 Hafnium/ SPM / FF-A: ** FF-A SMMU guidance ** FF-A Memory sharing on RME ** SPM + RME extension support * Arm DRTM spec support Phase 2: Other SMCs, region-based DMA protection * TF-RMM enablement: ** EAC spec alignment ** RAS & FWU review for 4 worlds ** SVE/SME enablement ** Device Assignment support **PREVIOUS RELEASES** **TF-A-v2.7 Release features** * Architecture support: ** Armv9.2 Branch Record Buffer Extension (FEAT_BRBE) for Non-secure World support ** Armv8.7 Statistical Profiling Extension (FEAT_SPEV1P2) TF-A-Tests support ** Armv8.7 WFE/WFI instructions with Timeout (FEAT_WFxT), Increased precision of Reciprocal Estimate and Reciprocal Square Root Estimate (FEAT_RPRES) & Alternate Floating-Point (FEAT_AFP) TF-A-Tests support * *Armv8.3 Extended Cache Index (FEAT_CCIDX) support * Spectre Branch History Buffer (BHB) Mitigations * Various Software workarounds for Errata affecting Cortex-A710, A510, A78, X2  * New Architectural Features Detection Mechanism (Experimental Feature) * SMMU Granule Protection Checks (GPC) for Secure and Non-secure world transactions * FF-A & SPM: ** Secure Partition Manager (SPM) operating at EL3 (Experimental Feature) ** Hafnium: Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) stack tagging support at S-EL2 ** Hafnium FF-A implementation: ** FF-A v1.1 EAC0: Boot protocol, Setup and discovery, Notifications ** FF-A v1.1 Beta0: Interrupt handling improvements ** FF-A v1.0 compliance fixes **TF-A-v2.6 Release features** * Armv9 features support: ** Realm Management Extension (FEAT_RME): first prototype implementation (ENABLE_RME) ** Scalable Matrix Extension (FEAT_SME) enabled for Normal world use ** Trace Buffer Extension (FEAT_TRBE): enable access to trace buffer control registers from Normal world ** Embedded Trace Extension (FEAT_ETE, FEAT_ETEv1p1): enabled for Normal world use * Armv8 features support: ** Activity Monitors Extension (FEAT_AMU): enable per-core AMU auxiliary counters ** Support for the HCRX_EL2 register (FEAT_HCX) ** Scalable Vector Extension (FEAT_SVE): enabled for the Secure world ** Self-hosted Trace Extensions (FEAT_TRF) * Support for the Arm Firmware Update specification * Hafnium SPM: ** Arm FF-A v1.1 notifications support ** Arm FF-A v1.1 interrupt handling (Hafnium para-virtualized interface) ** S-EL0 partitions support through VHE architecture extension in the SW ** Save/restore NW SVE live state on world switches ** SPs to use FP/SIMD while NW uses SVE/SIMD/FP on the same core ** Updated toolchain to LLVM/Clang 12 ** Published new SPMC threat model **TF-A-v2.5 Release features** * TF-A Public Threat Model published * Armv8.7: FEAT_MTE3, FEAT_PAN3 * Armv8.6: FEAT_AMUv1p1, FEAT_MTPMU * Armv8.5: Speculation Barrier (SB) for non-Armv8.5 platforms starting from Armv8.0 (FEAT_SB) * Helper functions for Random number generator registers (FEAT_RNG) * Support for TRNG firmware interface service * SiP service to configure Ethos-N NPU * GPT Image Support aligned to Firmware update specification * S-EL2 Hafnium/FF-A: ** PAuth & BTI support ** SMMUv3.2 S-EL2 driver for stage 2 translation ** FF-A Non-secure interrupt handling ** FF-A Power management support at boot time ** FF-A Direct message interfaces & Memory sharing interfaces ** Added SPMC support to Hafnium CI ** Save/restore of Normal world FP/NEON/SIMD state

If you are interested in collaborating on any of the roadmap features or other features, please mail [[ https://lists.trustedfirmware.org/mailman/listinfo/tf-a | TF-A mailing list ]] **WARNING:** All dates are provisional and subject to change without notice. Items in Ongoing/Future section will be planned in detail and confirmed in due course. **TF-RMMv01.0/v0.2.0 first releases (November 2022)** * Reference implementation of the Arm Realm Management Monitor (RMM) [[ https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0137/ | specification ]] * Aligned against BETA revision of the specification * Tested against TF-Av2.8 * All contributions accepted under DCO and BSD 3-Clause **TF-Av2.8 release (November 2022)** * Architecture extensions support: ** Added Pointer Authentication Extension helper support for QARMA3 (FEAT_PACQARMA3) ** Partial EL3 support for RNDR/RNDRRS (FEAT_RNG_TRAP) ** Added SVE fall back if SME not available (FEAT_SME) ** Support full SVE vector Length (FEAT_SVE) ** Added FEAT_BRBE and FEAT_TRBE under feature detection mechanism * Added support for DRTM (Dynamic Root of Trust Measurement) Phase 1 (Standard services, Complete DMA protection) * Various Errata Mitigations (Cortex-A710, A510, X3, X2, A76, A77, A78C, Neoverse N1, N2, GIC-600) * Improved SVE support (as per SMCCCv1.3) * Ethos-N Driver support for SMMU * EL3 SPMC feature hardening * FEAT_RME: ** Bootflow chain of trust support for AEM FVP ** Further developments to support TF-RMM upstreaming ** Tested interop against TF-RMM v0.2.0 * TF-A Tests support for 4 new platforms (N1SDP, RD-N2, RD-N2-Cfg1, RD-V1) * TF-A Tests FEAT_RME Realm Payload Testing * TF-A Tests FF-A v1.1 Secure interrupts Testing * Hafnium SPM & FF-A enablement: ** FF-A v1.1 additions (Interrupt handling, Memory sharing, Framework notifications and indirect messaging) ** Added FF-A console log ABI, support for GICv3.1 extended INTID ranges ** Enhanced SVE by supporting up to the maximum vector length  ** FF-A v1.0 ACS test suite integration in Open CI. **Ongoing** * MISRA scan (Eclair tool) integration into OpenCI * Arm 2021 Arch. extensions (v8.8) completion: FEAT_HPMN0, FEAT_RNG_TRAP, TF-A-Tests for all features * Arm 2022 Arch. extensions (v8.9) investigation * Errata ABI spec support * mbedTLS v3.0 upgrade * PSA Crypto APIs support * S-EL2 Hafnium/ SPM / FF-A: ** S-EL2 & EL3 SPM features alignment. ** SME NS regs save/restore ** VHE S-EL0 use-cases support * TF-RMM: ** SVE support **Future** * FWU Live Activation * FW Handoff spec * S-EL2 Hafnium/ SPM / FF-A: ** FF-A SMMU guidance ** FF-A Memory sharing on RME ** SPM + RME extension support * Arm DRTM spec support Phase 2: Other SMCs, region-based DMA protection * TF-RMM enablement: ** EAC spec alignment ** RAS & FWU review for 4 worlds ** SME support ** FEAT_LPA2 support ** Device Assignment support **PREVIOUS RELEASES** **TF-A-v2.7 Release features** * Architecture support: ** Armv9.2 Branch Record Buffer Extension (FEAT_BRBE) for Non-secure World support ** Armv8.7 Statistical Profiling Extension (FEAT_SPEV1P2) TF-A-Tests support ** Armv8.7 WFE/WFI instructions with Timeout (FEAT_WFxT), Increased precision of Reciprocal Estimate and Reciprocal Square Root Estimate (FEAT_RPRES) & Alternate Floating-Point (FEAT_AFP) TF-A-Tests support * *Armv8.3 Extended Cache Index (FEAT_CCIDX) support * Spectre Branch History Buffer (BHB) Mitigations * Various Software workarounds for Errata affecting Cortex-A710, A510, A78, X2  * New Architectural Features Detection Mechanism (Experimental Feature) * SMMU Granule Protection Checks (GPC) for Secure and Non-secure world transactions * FF-A & SPM: ** Secure Partition Manager (SPM) operating at EL3 (Experimental Feature) ** Hafnium: Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) stack tagging support at S-EL2 ** Hafnium FF-A implementation: ** FF-A v1.1 EAC0: Boot protocol, Setup and discovery, Notifications ** FF-A v1.1 Beta0: Interrupt handling improvements ** FF-A v1.0 compliance fixes **TF-A-v2.6 Release features** * Armv9 features support: ** Realm Management Extension (FEAT_RME): first prototype implementation (ENABLE_RME) ** Scalable Matrix Extension (FEAT_SME) enabled for Normal world use ** Trace Buffer Extension (FEAT_TRBE): enable access to trace buffer control registers from Normal world ** Embedded Trace Extension (FEAT_ETE, FEAT_ETEv1p1): enabled for Normal world use * Armv8 features support: ** Activity Monitors Extension (FEAT_AMU): enable per-core AMU auxiliary counters ** Support for the HCRX_EL2 register (FEAT_HCX) ** Scalable Vector Extension (FEAT_SVE): enabled for the Secure world ** Self-hosted Trace Extensions (FEAT_TRF) * Support for the Arm Firmware Update specification * Hafnium SPM: ** Arm FF-A v1.1 notifications support ** Arm FF-A v1.1 interrupt handling (Hafnium para-virtualized interface) ** S-EL0 partitions support through VHE architecture extension in the SW ** Save/restore NW SVE live state on world switches ** SPs to use FP/SIMD while NW uses SVE/SIMD/FP on the same core ** Updated toolchain to LLVM/Clang 12 ** Published new SPMC threat model **TF-A-v2.5 Release features** * TF-A Public Threat Model published * Armv8.7: FEAT_MTE3, FEAT_PAN3 * Armv8.6: FEAT_AMUv1p1, FEAT_MTPMU * Armv8.5: Speculation Barrier (SB) for non-Armv8.5 platforms starting from Armv8.0 (FEAT_SB) * Helper functions for Random number generator registers (FEAT_RNG) * Support for TRNG firmware interface service * SiP service to configure Ethos-N NPU * GPT Image Support aligned to Firmware update specification * S-EL2 Hafnium/FF-A: ** PAuth & BTI support ** SMMUv3.2 S-EL2 driver for stage 2 translation ** FF-A Non-secure interrupt handling ** FF-A Power management support at boot time ** FF-A Direct message interfaces & Memory sharing interfaces ** Added SPMC support to Hafnium CI ** Save/restore of Normal world FP/NEON/SIMD state

If you are interested in collaborating on any of the roadmap features or other features, please mail [[ https://lists.trustedfirmware.org/mailman/listinfo/tf-a | TF-A mailing list ]] **WARNING:** All dates are provisional and subject to change without notice. Items in Ongoing/Future section will be planned in detail and confirmed in due course. **TF-RMMv01.0/v0.2.0 first releases (November 2022)** * Reference implementation of the Arm Realm Management Monitor (RMM) [[ https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0137/ | specification ]] * Aligned against BETA revision of the specification * Tested against TF-Av2.8 * All contributions accepted under DCO and BSD 3-Clause **TF-Av2.8 release (November 2022)** * Architecture extensions support: ** Added Pointer Authentication Extension helper support for QARMA3 (FEAT_PACQARMA3) ** Partial EL3 support for RNDR/RNDRRS (FEAT_RNG_TRAP) ** Added SVE fall back if SME not available (FEAT_SME) ** Support full SVE vector Length (FEAT_SVE) ** Added FEAT_BRBE and FEAT_TRBE under feature detection mechanism * Added support for DRTM (Dynamic Root of Trust Measurement) Phase 1 (Standard services, Complete DMA protection) * Various Errata Mitigations (Cortex-A710, A510, X3, X2, A76, A77, A78C, Neoverse N1, N2, GIC-600) * Improved SVE support (as per SMCCCv1.3) * Ethos-N Driver support for SMMU * EL3 SPMC feature hardening * FEAT_RME: ** Bootflow chain of trust support for AEM FVP ** Further developments to support TF-RMM upstreaming ** Tested interop against TF-RMM v0.2.0 * TF-A Tests support for 4 new platforms (N1SDP, RD-N2, RD-N2-Cfg1, RD-V1) * TF-A Tests FEAT_RME Realm Payload Testing * TF-A Tests FF-A v1.1 Secure interrupts Testing * Hafnium SPM & FF-A enablement: ** FF-A v1.1 additions (Interrupt handling, Memory sharing, Framework notifications and indirect messaging) ** Added FF-A console log ABI, support for GICv3.1 extended INTID ranges ** Enhanced SVE by supporting up to the maximum vector length  ** FF-A v1.0 ACS test suite integration in Open CI. **Ongoing** * MISRA scan (Eclair tool) integration into OpenCI * Arm 2021 Arch. extensions (v8.8) completion: FEAT_HPMN0, FEAT_RNG_TRAP, TF-A-Tests for all features * Arm 2022 Arch. extensions (v8.9) investigation * Errata ABI spec support * mbedTLS v3.0 upgrade * PSA Crypto APIs support * S-EL2 Hafnium/ SPM / FF-A: ** S-EL2 & EL3 SPM features alignment. ** SME NS regs save/restore ** VHE S-EL0 use-cases support * TF-RMM: ** SVE support **Future** * FWU Live Activation * FW Handoff spec * S-EL2 Hafnium/ SPM / FF-A: ** FF-A SMMU guidance ** FF-A Memory sharing on RME ** SPM + RME extension support * Arm DRTM spec support Phase 2: Other SMCs, region-based DMA protection * TF-RMM enablement: ** EAC spec alignment ** RAS & FWU review for 4 worlds ** SVE/SME enablement ME support ** FEAT_LPA2 support ** Device Assignment support **PREVIOUS RELEASES** **TF-A-v2.7 Release features** * Architecture support: ** Armv9.2 Branch Record Buffer Extension (FEAT_BRBE) for Non-secure World support ** Armv8.7 Statistical Profiling Extension (FEAT_SPEV1P2) TF-A-Tests support ** Armv8.7 WFE/WFI instructions with Timeout (FEAT_WFxT), Increased precision of Reciprocal Estimate and Reciprocal Square Root Estimate (FEAT_RPRES) & Alternate Floating-Point (FEAT_AFP) TF-A-Tests support * *Armv8.3 Extended Cache Index (FEAT_CCIDX) support * Spectre Branch History Buffer (BHB) Mitigations * Various Software workarounds for Errata affecting Cortex-A710, A510, A78, X2  * New Architectural Features Detection Mechanism (Experimental Feature) * SMMU Granule Protection Checks (GPC) for Secure and Non-secure world transactions * FF-A & SPM: ** Secure Partition Manager (SPM) operating at EL3 (Experimental Feature) ** Hafnium: Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) stack tagging support at S-EL2 ** Hafnium FF-A implementation: ** FF-A v1.1 EAC0: Boot protocol, Setup and discovery, Notifications ** FF-A v1.1 Beta0: Interrupt handling improvements ** FF-A v1.0 compliance fixes **TF-A-v2.6 Release features** * Armv9 features support: ** Realm Management Extension (FEAT_RME): first prototype implementation (ENABLE_RME) ** Scalable Matrix Extension (FEAT_SME) enabled for Normal world use ** Trace Buffer Extension (FEAT_TRBE): enable access to trace buffer control registers from Normal world ** Embedded Trace Extension (FEAT_ETE, FEAT_ETEv1p1): enabled for Normal world use * Armv8 features support: ** Activity Monitors Extension (FEAT_AMU): enable per-core AMU auxiliary counters ** Support for the HCRX_EL2 register (FEAT_HCX) ** Scalable Vector Extension (FEAT_SVE): enabled for the Secure world ** Self-hosted Trace Extensions (FEAT_TRF) * Support for the Arm Firmware Update specification * Hafnium SPM: ** Arm FF-A v1.1 notifications support ** Arm FF-A v1.1 interrupt handling (Hafnium para-virtualized interface) ** S-EL0 partitions support through VHE architecture extension in the SW ** Save/restore NW SVE live state on world switches ** SPs to use FP/SIMD while NW uses SVE/SIMD/FP on the same core ** Updated toolchain to LLVM/Clang 12 ** Published new SPMC threat model **TF-A-v2.5 Release features** * TF-A Public Threat Model published * Armv8.7: FEAT_MTE3, FEAT_PAN3 * Armv8.6: FEAT_AMUv1p1, FEAT_MTPMU * Armv8.5: Speculation Barrier (SB) for non-Armv8.5 platforms starting from Armv8.0 (FEAT_SB) * Helper functions for Random number generator registers (FEAT_RNG) * Support for TRNG firmware interface service * SiP service to configure Ethos-N NPU * GPT Image Support aligned to Firmware update specification * S-EL2 Hafnium/FF-A: ** PAuth & BTI support ** SMMUv3.2 S-EL2 driver for stage 2 translation ** FF-A Non-secure interrupt handling ** FF-A Power management support at boot time ** FF-A Direct message interfaces & Memory sharing interfaces ** Added SPMC support to Hafnium CI ** Save/restore of Normal world FP/NEON/SIMD state