深度学习计算框架综述（十三）HVX 计算优化实践—Unsigned PD 介绍

如果设备已经开启了Secure Boot，可以通过Unsigned PD的方式开发Hexagon DSP的应用：

Unsigned PD is a sandboxed low-rights process that allows the signature-free modules to run on the cDSP

只需要三行代码，就可以帮助开发者确定设备是否支持Unsigned PD:

UNSIGNED_PD_SUPPORT

• Description: Check if DSP supports unsigned PD.

• Return value: Supported = 1, unsupported = 0.

• Example:

  // Querying CDSP
  struct remote_dsp_capability dsp_cap = {CDSP_DOMAIN_ID, UNSIGNED_PD_SUPPORT, 0};
  remote_handle_control(DSPRPC_GET_DSP_INFO, &dsp_cap, sizeof(struct remote_dsp_capability);
  printf("Result of capability query for UNSIGNED_PD_SUPPORT is %d", dsp_cap.capability);

如果确定设备支持Unsigned PD，就可以通过下面这段代码获得创建Unsigned PD的权限，但是这段代码必须在调用FastRPC函数前执行：

 #pragma weak remote_session_control

if (remote_session_control) {

    struct remote_rpc_control_unsigned_module data;

    data.enable = 1;

    data.domain = CDSP_DOMAIN_ID;

    remote_session_control(DSPRPC_CONTROL_UNSIGNED_MODULE, (void*)&data, sizeof(data));

}

未签名的模块，存在一些限制，下面的内容摘自Hexagon SDK 3.5.1的文档：

Unsigned PD available services

• Thread creation and thread services

• Timer creation and timer services

• HVX contexts

• Clock frequency controls

• VTCM

• Cache operations

• Map HLOS memory allocated by corresponding HLOS application

Unsigned PD limitations

• Access to limited drivers i.e. UBWC/DMA and Camera Streamer are not available to Unsigned PDs

• Following are the limitations on Threads per Unsigned PD:

  • Thread priority ceiling (Highest priority for any Unsigned PD thread) : 64

  • Maximum number of threads allowed per Unsigned PD : 128

NOTE: These limitations could change in the future.

简而言之，部分驱动是不可访问的，同时线程的优先级和最大线程数也会受限，但是基本功能都是可用的，而且这些限制在以后可能会有变动。

对于三方开发者，可以通过这种方式在Hexagon DSP上开发应用，或者在调试程序时，如果觉得给设备签名很麻烦，也可以采用这种方式。