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From: Mimi Zohar <zohar-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
To: Jarkko Sakkinen
	<jarkko.sakkinen-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-security-module-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	tpmdd-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	"linux-4.8" <stable-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] tpm: add sleep only for retry in i2c_nuvoton_write_status()
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:54:22 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1489416862.28954.156.camel@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1489171554-6844-2-git-send-email-nayna-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>

Hi Jarkko,

On Fri, 2017-03-10 at 13:45 -0500, Nayna Jain wrote:
> Currently, there is an unnecessary 1 msec delay added in
> i2c_nuvoton_write_status() for the successful case. This 
> function is called multiple times during send() and recv(),
> which implies adding multiple extra delays for every TPM
> operation.
> 
> This patch calls usleep_range() only if retry is to be done.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nayna Jain <nayna-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
> Cc: stable-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org (linux-4.8)
> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>

Either Reviewed-by/Acked-by is fine. 

Can you pick up this patch and replace the original version of "tpm:
msleep() delays - replace with usleep_range()" with the one Nayna
posted?

Thanks!

Mimi

> ---
>  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
> index 0c98c42..c642877 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
> @@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ static s32 i2c_nuvoton_write_status(struct i2c_client *client, u8 data)
>  	/* this causes the current command to be aborted */
>  	for (i = 0, status = -1; i < TPM_I2C_RETRY_COUNT && status < 0; i++) {
>  		status = i2c_nuvoton_write_buf(client, TPM_STS, 1, &data);
> -		usleep_range(TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY, TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY
> -			     + TPM_I2C_DELAY_RANGE);
> +		if (status < 0)
> +			usleep_range(TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY, TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY
> +				     + TPM_I2C_DELAY_RANGE);
>  	}
>  	return status;
>  }



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  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-03-13 14:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-03-10 18:45 [PATCH v1 1/2] tpm: msleep() delays - replace with usleep_range() in i2c nuvoton driver Nayna Jain
2017-03-10 18:45 ` [PATCH 2/2] tpm: add sleep only for retry in i2c_nuvoton_write_status() Nayna Jain
     [not found]   ` <1489171554-6844-2-git-send-email-nayna-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2017-03-13 14:54     ` Mimi Zohar [this message]
2017-03-13 18:26       ` [tpmdd-devel] " Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-03-17 19:02     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
     [not found] ` <1489171554-6844-1-git-send-email-nayna-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2017-03-15 15:52   ` [PATCH v1 1/2] tpm: msleep() delays - replace with usleep_range() in i2c nuvoton driver Jarkko Sakkinen
     [not found]     ` <20170315155226.xtgpttv5slej77ep-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2017-03-15 16:21       ` Nayna
2017-03-15 17:59         ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-03-17 18:57   ` Jarkko Sakkinen

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