Compile Xen with VTPM support

Compile Xen with VTPM support

[Jordi Cucurull Juan]

Dear all,

I am trying to compile Xen 4.2.0 with VTPM support. The documentation 
available inside Xen is from 2006. I am wondering if the current steps 
to enable VTPM support are the same written in the documentation or they 
have changed.

Is it enough with setting the "--enable-vtpm" argument during the 
configure process? Furthermore, at that time Xen was providing the Linux 
Kernel as part of its sources. Have the current kernels to be patched to 
include the Xen VTPM drivers? If it is the case, where can we find the 
patches?

Thank you in advance!
Jordi.

Re: Compile Xen with VTPM support

[Matthew Fioravante]

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The current (old) vtpm implementation still sort of works. You have to
use xm and find a linux kernel with the tpmfront and tpmback drivers. I
believe the original xen 2.6.18 kernel has them. There may or may not be
newer kernels with these drivers.

docs/misc/vtpm.txt should have everything you need to use it.

That being said I'm in the process of submitting my new vtpm
implementation. So keep an eye on that activity if you're interested.

On 09/27/2012 11:40 AM, Jordi Cucurull Juan wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am trying to compile Xen 4.2.0 with VTPM support. The documentation 
> available inside Xen is from 2006. I am wondering if the current steps 
> to enable VTPM support are the same written in the documentation or they 
> have changed.
>
> Is it enough with setting the "--enable-vtpm" argument during the 
> configure process? Furthermore, at that time Xen was providing the Linux 
> Kernel as part of its sources. Have the current kernels to be patched to 
> include the Xen VTPM drivers? If it is the case, where can we find the 
> patches?
>
> Thank you in advance!
> Jordi.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-devel mailing list
> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org
> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel



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Re: Compile Xen with VTPM support

[Jordi Cucurull Juan]

Hi Matthew,

As a rough approximation, when are you planning to submit the new vtpm 
implementation? In the new coming weeks, months, year?

And, is this new vtpm going to be linked to the physical tpm of the 
machine or is going to be totally independent of it?

Best,
Jordi


On 09/27/2012 05:43 PM, Matthew Fioravante wrote:
> The current (old) vtpm implementation still sort of works. You have to
> use xm and find a linux kernel with the tpmfront and tpmback drivers. I
> believe the original xen 2.6.18 kernel has them. There may or may not be
> newer kernels with these drivers.
>
> docs/misc/vtpm.txt should have everything you need to use it.
>
> That being said I'm in the process of submitting my new vtpm
> implementation. So keep an eye on that activity if you're interested.
>
> On 09/27/2012 11:40 AM, Jordi Cucurull Juan wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am trying to compile Xen 4.2.0 with VTPM support. The documentation
>> available inside Xen is from 2006. I am wondering if the current steps
>> to enable VTPM support are the same written in the documentation or they
>> have changed.
>>
>> Is it enough with setting the "--enable-vtpm" argument during the
>> configure process? Furthermore, at that time Xen was providing the Linux
>> Kernel as part of its sources. Have the current kernels to be patched to
>> include the Xen VTPM drivers? If it is the case, where can we find the
>> patches?
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>> Jordi.
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Xen-devel mailing list
>> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org
>> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
>


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Re: Compile Xen with VTPM support

[Matthew Fioravante]

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It uses the physical tpm. Hopefully they should all be in within a
month. Were working on it now.

On 09/28/2012 03:37 AM, Jordi Cucurull Juan wrote:
> Hi Matthew,
>
> As a rough approximation, when are you planning to submit the new vtpm 
> implementation? In the new coming weeks, months, year?
>
> And, is this new vtpm going to be linked to the physical tpm of the 
> machine or is going to be totally independent of it?
>
> Best,
> Jordi
>
>
> On 09/27/2012 05:43 PM, Matthew Fioravante wrote:
>> The current (old) vtpm implementation still sort of works. You have to
>> use xm and find a linux kernel with the tpmfront and tpmback drivers. I
>> believe the original xen 2.6.18 kernel has them. There may or may not be
>> newer kernels with these drivers.
>>
>> docs/misc/vtpm.txt should have everything you need to use it.
>>
>> That being said I'm in the process of submitting my new vtpm
>> implementation. So keep an eye on that activity if you're interested.
>>
>> On 09/27/2012 11:40 AM, Jordi Cucurull Juan wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I am trying to compile Xen 4.2.0 with VTPM support. The documentation
>>> available inside Xen is from 2006. I am wondering if the current steps
>>> to enable VTPM support are the same written in the documentation or they
>>> have changed.
>>>
>>> Is it enough with setting the "--enable-vtpm" argument during the
>>> configure process? Furthermore, at that time Xen was providing the Linux
>>> Kernel as part of its sources. Have the current kernels to be patched to
>>> include the Xen VTPM drivers? If it is the case, where can we find the
>>> patches?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance!
>>> Jordi.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Xen-devel mailing list
>>> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org
>>> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
>



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