linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 4/5] tpm: Allow TPM chip drivers to override reported command durations

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:26:41 +0200
From:	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Ed Swierk <eswierk@...portsystems.com>
Cc:	tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, stefanb@...ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 4/5] tpm: Allow TPM chip drivers to override reported
 command durations

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 06:55:06PM -0700, Ed Swierk wrote:
> Some TPM chips report bogus command durations in their capabilities,
> just as others report incorrect timeouts. Rework tpm_get_timeouts() to
> allow chip drivers to override either via a single callback. Also
> clean up handling of TPMs that report milliseconds instead of
> microseconds.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ed Swierk <eswierk@...portsystems.com>

Again, LGTM but have to test :)

> ---
>  drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 139 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c       |  35 +++-------
>  include/linux/tpm.h              |   3 +-
>  3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)

/Jarkko