From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jordi Cucurull Juan Subject: Re: Compile Xen with VTPM support Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:37:41 +0200 Message-ID: <506553C5.3090507@scytl.com> References: <50647387.5080607@scytl.com> <5064740B.5030402@jhuapl.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <5064740B.5030402@jhuapl.edu> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: "xen-devel@lists.xen.org" Cc: Matthew Fioravante List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hi Matthew, As a rough approximation, when are you planning to submit the new vtpm = implementation? In the new coming weeks, months, year? And, is this new vtpm going to be linked to the physical tpm of the = machine or is going to be totally independent of it? Best, Jordi On 09/27/2012 05:43 PM, Matthew Fioravante wrote: > The current (old) vtpm implementation still sort of works. You have to > use xm and find a linux kernel with the tpmfront and tpmback drivers. I > believe the original xen 2.6.18 kernel has them. There may or may not be > newer kernels with these drivers. > > docs/misc/vtpm.txt should have everything you need to use it. > > That being said I'm in the process of submitting my new vtpm > implementation. So keep an eye on that activity if you're interested. > > On 09/27/2012 11:40 AM, Jordi Cucurull Juan wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> I am trying to compile Xen 4.2.0 with VTPM support. The documentation >> available inside Xen is from 2006. I am wondering if the current steps >> to enable VTPM support are the same written in the documentation or they >> have changed. >> >> Is it enough with setting the "--enable-vtpm" argument during the >> configure process? Furthermore, at that time Xen was providing the Linux >> Kernel as part of its sources. Have the current kernels to be patched to >> include the Xen VTPM drivers? If it is the case, where can we find the >> patches? >> >> Thank you in advance! >> Jordi. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-devel mailing list >> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org >> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel > -- = Jordi Cucurull Juan Researcher Scytl Secure Electronic Voting Pla=E7a Gal=B7la Placidia, 1-3, 1st floor =B7 08006 Barcelona Phone: + 34 934 230 324 Fax + 34 933 251 028 jordi.cucurull@scytl.com http://www.scytl.com