From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: debora@linux.vnet.ibm.com, srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
tpmdd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jirislaby@gmail.com, preining@logic.at
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 00/12] tpm + tpm_tis : Various fixes
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:55:56 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DE00FDC.309@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110330161322.015113054@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Rajiv,
are you planning to use these patches?
Regards,
Stefan
On 03/30/2011 12:13 PM, Stefan Berger wrote:
> This patchset fixes various issues in the general TPM driver and the TPM TIS
> driver. Some of the patches were previously posted, and are being re-posted
> without change, while other patches were refactored. This patchset applies to
> the tip of the main git tree.
>
> Patches 1-6 are related to using the timeouts that the TPM reports, along with
> work-arounds for TPMs that don't report the timeouts in microseconds but
> rather in milliseconds.
>
> Patch 7 fixes the display of the public key of the TPM's Endorsement Key in
> sysfs.
>
> Patch 8 re-enables the TPM's interrupts after resume from S3.
>
> Patch 9 is useful if the TPM is run in interrupt mode and delays the S3 suspend
> until the TPM has finished processing a command.
>
> Patch 10 fixes several aspects of the code around the probing for interrupts.
>
> Patch 11 introduces automatic probing for the Intel iTPM flaw. The probing
> is useful in combination with the 'force' module parameter that enables
> the interrupt mode on some machines but then ends up circumventing ACPI to
> determine whether an Intel iTPM is present to activate the work-around. So,
> in that case we can rely on the probing.
>
> Patch 12 fixes a typo.
>
> I have tested these patches on four different types of machines. They worked
> fine there even though the TPM could not be used in interrupt mode on all of
> them (IRQ line not connected?).
>
> V2:
> - following Rajiv's feedback. Splitting the durations and timeout
> patches in 3 parts.
> - slightly rearranging the order of the patches
>
> Regards,
> Stefan
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-27 20:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-30 16:13 [PATCH V2 00/12] tpm + tpm_tis : Various fixes Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 01/12] tpm: Use durations returned from TPM Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 02/12] tpm: Adjust the durations if they are too small Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 03/12] tpm_tis: Introduce durations sysfs entry Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 04/12] tpm: Use interface timeouts returned from the TPM Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 05/12] tpm: Adjust interface timeouts if they are too small Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 06/12] tpm_tis: Add timeouts sysfs entry Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 07/12] tpm: Fix display of data in pubek " Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 08/12] tpm_tis: Re-enable interrupts upon (S3) resume Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 09/12] tpm_tis: Delay ACPI S3 suspend while the TPM is busy Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 10/12] tpm_tis: Fix the probing for interrupts Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 11/12] tpm_tis: Probing function for Intel iTPM bug Stefan Berger
2011-03-30 16:13 ` [PATCH V2 12/12] tpm: Fix a typo Stefan Berger
2011-05-27 20:55 ` Stefan Berger [this message]
2011-05-31 13:23 ` [PATCH V2 00/12] tpm + tpm_tis : Various fixes Rajiv Andrade
2011-06-13 15:34 ` Stefan Berger
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