Re: [PATCH v11 15/20] tpm: Ensure tpm is in known state at startup

["Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@kernel.org>]

On Fri Sep 13, 2024 at 11:05 PM EEST, Ross Philipson wrote:
> From: "Daniel P. Smith" <dpsmith@apertussolutions.com>
>
> When tis_tis_core initializes, it assumes all localities are closed. There
> are cases when this may not be the case. This commit addresses this by

The second sentence is just a claim. Please explain.

> ensuring all localities are closed before initializing begins.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Smith <dpsmith@apertussolutions.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@oracle.com>
> ---
>  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c | 11 ++++++++++-
>  include/linux/tpm.h             |  6 ++++++
>  2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
> index a6967f312837..22ebf679ea69 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
> @@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
>  	u32 intmask;
>  	u32 clkrun_val;
>  	u8 rid;
> -	int rc, probe;
> +	int rc, probe, i;
>  	struct tpm_chip *chip;
>  
>  	chip = tpmm_chip_alloc(dev, &tpm_tis);
> @@ -1169,6 +1169,15 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
>  		goto out_err;
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * There are environments, for example, those that comply with the TCG D-RTM
> +	 * specification that requires the TPM to be left in Locality 2.
> +	 */

I don't understand this comment. What is "environment"?

> +	for (i = 0; i <= TPM_MAX_LOCALITY; i++) {
> +		if (check_locality(chip, i))
> +			tpm_tis_relinquish_locality(chip, i);
> +	}
> +
>  	/* Take control of the TPM's interrupt hardware and shut it off */
>  	rc = tpm_tis_read32(priv, TPM_INT_ENABLE(priv->locality), &intmask);
>  	if (rc < 0)
> diff --git a/include/linux/tpm.h b/include/linux/tpm.h
> index e93ee8d936a9..98f2c7c1c52e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/tpm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/tpm.h
> @@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ struct tpm_chip_seqops {
>   */
>  #define TPM2_MAX_CONTEXT_SIZE 4096
>  
> +/*
> + * The maximum locality (0 - 4) for a TPM, as defined in section 3.2 of the
> + * Client Platform Profile Specification.
> + */
> +#define TPM_MAX_LOCALITY		4
> +
>  struct tpm_chip {
>  	struct device dev;
>  	struct device devs;

BR, Jarkko