From: Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@us.ibm.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jmorris@namei.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, safford@watson.ibm.com,
Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TPM: integrity fix
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:05:46 -0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <498B0E5A.1020709@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090205152624.GA27410@us.ibm.com>
Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Rajiv Andrade (srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com):
>
>> Fix to function which is called by IMA, now tpm_chip_find_get() considers the case in which the machine doesn't have a TPM or, if it has, its TPM isn't enabled.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>
>
> Is this to fix James' problem with IMA on bootup?
>
>
Yes.
> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com>
>
>
>> ---
>> drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c | 8 +++++---
>> 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
>> index 0387965..912a473 100644
>> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
>> @@ -666,18 +666,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_show_temp_deactivated);
>> */
>> static struct tpm_chip *tpm_chip_find_get(int chip_num)
>> {
>> - struct tpm_chip *pos;
>> + struct tpm_chip *pos, *chip = NULL;
>>
>> rcu_read_lock();
>> list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, &tpm_chip_list, list) {
>>
>
> Crap I even paused for a second when I reviewed the original
> patch. I think the conversation in my head went something like
> "but will pos be NULL at the end of the loop?" "Oh, it must". gah.
>
>
Yeah, I thought the same and let it pass by..
Rajiv
>> if (chip_num != TPM_ANY_NUM && chip_num != pos->dev_num)
>> continue;
>>
>> - if (try_module_get(pos->dev->driver->owner))
>> + if (try_module_get(pos->dev->driver->owner)) {
>> + chip = pos;
>> break;
>> + }
>> }
>> rcu_read_unlock();
>> - return pos;
>> + return chip;
>> }
>>
>> #define TPM_ORDINAL_PCRREAD cpu_to_be32(21)
>> --
>> 1.5.6.3
>>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-02-05 16:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-02-05 15:06 [PATCH] TPM: integrity fix Rajiv Andrade
2009-02-05 15:26 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2009-02-05 16:05 ` Rajiv Andrade [this message]
2009-02-05 22:37 ` James Morris
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