linux-kernel - Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH] tpm: fix suspend/resume paths for TPM 2.0

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Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:03:08 -0700
From:	Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>
To:	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Scot Doyle <lkml14@...tdoyle.com>, peterhuewe@....de,
	ashley@...leylai.com, christophe.ricard@...il.com,
	jason.gunthorpe@...idianresearch.com, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	trousers-tech@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH] tpm: fix suspend/resume paths for TPM 2.0

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 06:57:22PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > +	/* TPM 1.2 requires self-test on resume. */
> > > +	if (!(chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)) {
> > > +		ret = tpm_do_selftest(chip);
> > > +		if (ret < 0)
> > > +			return ret;
> > 
> > Just to note, the return value from tpm_do_selftest() on TPM 1.2 chips was 
> > previously ignored. Mine does return 0.
> 
> Right. I can update the patch to ignore return value if the majority
> wants that.

What happens to the system when pnp_driver.resume() returns failure?

Should tpm ever report failure on resume to the rest of the kernel?

Shouldn't this stuff be in tpm_pm_resume common code anyhow?

Jason
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