linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] tpm: separate cmd_ready/go_idle from runtime

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Date:   Tue, 22 May 2018 09:27:46 +0000
From:   "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
CC:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        "Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        "linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org" <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] tpm: separate cmd_ready/go_idle from runtime_pm

> 
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 10:46:00PM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > New wrappers are added tpm_cmd_ready() and tpm_go_idle() wrappers to
> > streamline tpm_try_transmit code. TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED flag is
> abused
> > to resolve tpm spaces recursive calls to tpm_transmit().
> 
> This looks good and all but I don't think we want to abuse anything in the
> driver code, do we?

It's not abuse just the flag UNLOCKED is not really named correctly 
I think this has to be backported so wanted to do less invasive change.
> 
> In other words, either
> 
> 1. New flag is to be added.
No
> 2. Rename the existing flag to something else than UNLOCKED (perhaps
>    SPACE).


Currently both TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED and TPM_TRANSMIT_RAW  servers the same purpose, to resolve
the recursion in tpm tranmit. 
What I believe should be done is to split the function into two to eliminate recursive call instead of using flags.
Please also there is clock_enable which is not protected from double call.
Thanks
Tomas