Instructions: Obtaining Total Compute software deliverables

To build the TC2 software stack, please refer to the user guide;

For the list of changes and features added, please refer to the changelog;

For further details on the latest release and features, please refer to the release notes;

To get detailed information on the system architecture and each of its components, please refer to the Arm Total Compute 2022 Reference Design Software Developer Guide.

TC Software Stack Overview

The TC2 software consists of firmware, kernel and file system components that can run on the associated FVP.

Following is presented the high-level list of the software components:

SCP firmware – responsible for system initialization, clock and power control;
RSS firmware – provides Hardware Root of Trust;
AP firmware – Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A);
Secure Partition Manager - Hafnium;
Secure Partitions:
- OP-TEE Trusted OS in Buildroot;
- Trusted Services in Buildroot;
- Trusty Trusted OS in Android;
U-Boot – loads and verifies the fitImage for buildroot boot, containing kernel and filesystem or boot Image for Android Verified Boot, containing kernel and ramdisk;
Kernel – supports the following hardware features:
- Message Handling Unit;
- PAC/MTE/BTI features;
Android;
- Supports PAC/MTE/BTI features;
Buildroot;
Debian;
TensorFlow Lite Machine Learning;

For more information on each of the stack components, please refer to the Total Compute Platform Software Components section.