Validating an image for a reconfigurable device
View Patent ↗A device includes a reconfigurable circuit and reconfiguration logic. The reconfiguration logic is to: receive, via a policy interface, a user policy and an image policy; receive a first reconfiguration image via a first configuration interface of a plurality of configuration interfaces; validate the first configuration interface based on the user policy; validate the first reconfiguration image based on the image policy; and in response to a determination that the first configuration interface and the first reconfiguration image are both valid, reconfigure the reconfigurable circuit using the first reconfiguration image.
1. A reconfigurable device comprising:
a reconfigurable circuit; and
reconfiguration logic to:
receive, via a policy interface, a user policy and an image policy;
receive a first reconfiguration image via a first configuration interface of a plurality of configuration interfaces;
validate the first configuration interface based on the user policy;
validate the first reconfiguration image based on the image policy; and
in response to a determination that the first configuration interface and the first reconfiguration image are both valid, reconfigure the reconfigurable circuit using the first reconfiguration image.
2. The reconfigurable device of claim 1 , wherein the reconfiguration logic comprises:
a user entity validator to validate the first reconfiguration interface using the user policy;
an image validator to validate the first reconfiguration image using the image policy; and
a circuit controller to reconfigure the reconfigurable circuit using the first reconfiguration image.
3. The reconfigurable device of claim 2 , wherein the user entity validator, the image validator, and the circuit controller are implemented in a hardware controller.
4. The reconfigurable device of claim 3 , wherein the policy interface and the plurality of configuration interfaces are implemented in the hardware controller.
5. The reconfigurable device of claim 2 , wherein:
the user entity validator and the image validator are implemented in a software application; and
the circuit controller is implemented in a hardware controller.
6. The reconfigurable device of claim 2 , wherein:
the policy interface is implemented in a software application; and
the plurality of configuration interfaces are implemented in a hardware controller.
7. The reconfigurable device of claim 2 , wherein:
the user entity validator, the image validator, the policy interface, and the plurality of configuration interfaces are implemented in a software application; and
the circuit controller is implemented in a hardware controller.
8. The reconfigurable device of claim 2 , wherein:
the plurality of configuration interfaces are implemented in a software application; and
the user entity validator, the image validator, the circuit controller, and the policy interface are implemented in a hardware controller.
9. The reconfigurable device of claim 1 , wherein the reconfigurable circuit is a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
10. The reconfigurable device of claim 1 , wherein the reconfiguration logic is to provide virtualized reconfiguration of the reconfigurable circuit.
11. A method comprising:
receiving, via a policy interface, a user policy and an image policy associated with a reconfigurable circuit;
receiving a reconfiguration image via a first configuration interface of a plurality of configuration interfaces;
validating, by a user entity validator, the first reconfiguration interface using the user policy;
validating, by an image validator, the reconfiguration image using the image policy; and
reconfiguring, by a circuit controller, the reconfigurable circuit using the validated reconfiguration image.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the received reconfiguration image is encrypted, and further comprising decrypting the encrypted reconfiguration image.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
validating a signature of the reconfiguration image using the image policy.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user entity validator, the image validator, the circuit controller, the policy interface, and the plurality of configuration interfaces are implemented in a hardware controller.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing virtualized reconfiguration of the reconfigurable circuit via the plurality of configuration interfaces.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the reconfigurable circuit is a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
17. A system comprising:
a reconfigurable circuit;
a policy interface to receive a user policy and an image policy;
a plurality of configuration interfaces, including a first configuration interface to receive a reconfiguration image;
a user entity validator to validate the first configuration interface based on the user policy;
an image validator to validate the reconfiguration image based on the image policy; and
a circuit controller to reconfigure the reconfigurable circuit using the validated reconfiguration image.
18. The system of claim 17 , the image validator further to decrypt the reconfiguration image using the image policy.
19. The system of claim 17 , the image validator further to validate a signature of the reconfiguration image using the image policy.
20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of configuration interfaces are to provide a plurality of user entities with virtualized reconfiguration of the reconfigurable circuit.
21. The system of claim 17 , wherein the reconfigurable circuit, the user entity validator, the image validator, the circuit controller, the policy interface, and the plurality of configuration interfaces are included in a hardware processor.
22. The system of claim 17 , wherein the reconfigurable circuit is a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).