From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
To: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>,
Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>,
Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@gmx.de>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>,
David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>,
James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>,
"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list),
keyrings@vger.kernel.org (open list:KEYS/KEYRINGS),
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org (open list:SECURITY
SUBSYSTEM)
Subject: [PATCH v8 04/12] tpm: Change tpm_get_random() opportunistic
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:21:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251216092147.2326606-5-jarkko@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251216092147.2326606-1-jarkko@kernel.org>
hwrng framework does not have a requirement that the all bytes requested
need to be provided. By enforcing such a requirement internally, TPM driver
can cause unpredictability in latency, as a single tpm_get_random() call
can result multiple TPM commands.
Especially, when TCG_TPM2_HMAC is enabled, extra roundtrips could have
significant effect to the system latency.
Thus, send TPM command only once and return bytes received instead of
committing to the number of requested bytes.
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
---
v7:
- Given that hwrng is now only caller for tpm_get_random(), remove the
wait parameter.
v4:
- Fixed grammar mistakes.
---
drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 28 +++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index d157be738612..677dcef05dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -626,10 +626,6 @@ static int tpm2_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *out, size_t max)
*/
int tpm_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *out, size_t max)
{
- u32 num_bytes = max;
- u8 *out_ptr = out;
- int retries = 5;
- int total = 0;
int rc;
if (!out || !max || max > TPM_MAX_RNG_DATA)
@@ -646,28 +642,14 @@ int tpm_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *out, size_t max)
rc = tpm2_start_auth_session(chip);
if (rc)
return rc;
- }
-
- do {
- if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
- rc = tpm2_get_random(chip, out_ptr, num_bytes);
- else
- rc = tpm1_get_random(chip, out_ptr, num_bytes);
-
- if (rc < 0)
- goto err;
-
- out_ptr += rc;
- total += rc;
- num_bytes -= rc;
- } while (retries-- && total < max);
- tpm_put_ops(chip);
- return total ? total : -EIO;
+ rc = tpm2_get_random(chip, out, max);
+ } else {
+ rc = tpm1_get_random(chip, out, max);
+ }
-err:
tpm_put_ops(chip);
- return rc;
+ return rc != 0 ? rc : -EIO;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_get_random);
--
2.39.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-12-16 9:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-16 9:21 [PATCH v8 00/12] Streamline TPM2 HMAC sessions Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 01/12] KEYS: trusted: Use get_random-fallback for TPM Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 02/12] KEYS: trusted: Use get_random_bytes_wait() instead of tpm_get_random() Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-19 9:21 ` Jonathan McDowell
2026-01-02 16:34 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 03/12] tpm: Orchestrate TPM commands in tpm_get_random() Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-19 9:43 ` Jonathan McDowell
2026-01-02 16:40 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` Jarkko Sakkinen [this message]
2025-12-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v8 04/12] tpm: Change tpm_get_random() opportunistic Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-19 9:42 ` Jonathan McDowell
2026-01-02 16:37 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 05/12] tpm2-sessions: Define TPM2_NAME_MAX_SIZE Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-19 9:32 ` Jonathan McDowell
2026-01-02 16:35 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 06/12] KEYS: trusted: Open code tpm2_buf_append() Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 07/12] KEYS: trusted: Remove dead branch from tpm2_unseal_cmd Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-19 9:37 ` Jonathan McDowell
2025-12-19 20:54 ` James Bottomley
2026-01-02 16:31 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 08/12] KEYS: trusted: Re-orchestrate tpm2_read_public() calls Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 09/12] tpm2-sessions: Remove the support for more than one authorization Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 10/12] tpm-buf: Remove tpm_buf_append_handle Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 11/12] tpm-buf: Merge TPM_BUF_BOUNDARY_ERROR and TPM_BUF_OVERFLOW Jarkko Sakkinen
2025-12-16 9:21 ` [PATCH v8 12/12] tpm-buf: Implement managed allocations Jarkko Sakkinen
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