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authorTom Rini <[email protected]>2026-05-11 14:44:30 -0600
committerTom Rini <[email protected]>2026-05-11 14:44:30 -0600
commit07316f1fe7a14cc2da2d36e05436ab4fa255ef5f (patch)
tree088909ea3307731a1e5ed44fe5ffd59b515815cd /tools/binman/btool
parent1d8526fa7c1ba6843e8c72cb219a8dcb8e62da79 (diff)
parent08bcf962c5fe1d2690ac3ff6dd75d3963325476b (diff)
Merge tag 'dm-pull-11may26b' of git://git.denx.de/u-boot-dm
CI: https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-dm/-/pipelines/30065 - Add missing bintool docstrings - Minor patman fix - Fix small ACPI bug
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/binman/btool')
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/btool/p11_kit.py11
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/btool/pkcs11_tool.py11
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/btool/softhsm2_util.py12
3 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/binman/btool/p11_kit.py b/tools/binman/btool/p11_kit.py
index 9d8d5d848b4..1bbece5bb2b 100644
--- a/tools/binman/btool/p11_kit.py
+++ b/tools/binman/btool/p11_kit.py
@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ from binman import bintool
class Bintoolp11_kit(bintool.Bintool):
- """p11-kit -- support tool for pkcs#11 libraries"""
+ """p11-kit -- support tool for pkcs#11 libraries
+
+ This bintool wraps the `p11-kit` command, a support tool for PKCS#11
+ modules. Binman uses this wrapper only to check that p11-kit is installed
+ (and to fetch it if missing); any actual PKCS#11 module discovery for
+ signing FIT images or capsules is done outside binman, by mkimage and the
+ OpenSSL PKCS#11 engine.
+
+ See https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html for more details.
+ """
def __init__(self, name):
super().__init__('p11-kit',
'Pkcs11 library modules tool',
diff --git a/tools/binman/btool/pkcs11_tool.py b/tools/binman/btool/pkcs11_tool.py
index 673c0ea0ac3..ca80943f98c 100644
--- a/tools/binman/btool/pkcs11_tool.py
+++ b/tools/binman/btool/pkcs11_tool.py
@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ from binman import bintool
class Bintoolpkcs11_tool(bintool.Bintool):
- """pkcs11-tool -- support tool for managing pkcs#11 tokens"""
+ """pkcs11-tool -- support tool for managing pkcs#11 tokens
+
+ This bintool wraps the `pkcs11-tool` command from the OpenSC project for
+ managing objects stored in PKCS#11 tokens. Binman uses this wrapper only
+ to check that pkcs11-tool is installed (and to fetch it if missing); any
+ actual key or token management for signing FIT images or capsules is done
+ outside binman.
+
+ See https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki for more details.
+ """
def __init__(self, name):
super().__init__('pkcs11-tool',
'PKCS #11 tokens managing tool',
diff --git a/tools/binman/btool/softhsm2_util.py b/tools/binman/btool/softhsm2_util.py
index 869221d841d..fd2ff2d6473 100644
--- a/tools/binman/btool/softhsm2_util.py
+++ b/tools/binman/btool/softhsm2_util.py
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@ from binman import bintool
class Bintoolsofthsm2_util(bintool.Bintool):
- """SoftHSMv2 -- support tool for libsofthsm2"""
+ """SoftHSMv2 -- support tool for libsofthsm2
+
+ This bintool wraps the `softhsm2-util` command shipped with SoftHSMv2 (a
+ software implementation of a PKCS#11 token). Binman uses this wrapper only
+ to check that softhsm2-util is installed (and to fetch it if missing); any
+ actual token initialisation or key import for signing FIT images or
+ capsules is done outside binman, typically via mkimage and the OpenSSL
+ PKCS#11 engine.
+
+ See https://www.opendnssec.org/softhsm/ for more details.
+ """
def __init__(self, name):
super().__init__('softhsm2-util',
'SoftHSMv2 support tool for libsofthsm2',