linux-kernel - Re: Fwd: Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH v9 2/2] tpm: add securityfs support,for TPM 2.0 firmware event log

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Message-ID: <20170201103003.ltiqrfukfyoognx2@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 1 Feb 2017 12:30:03 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Kenneth Goldman <kgoldman@...ibm.com>,
        "moderated list:TPM DEVICE DRIVER" 
        <tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH v9 2/2] tpm: add securityfs
 support,for TPM 2.0 firmware event log

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 05:31:50PM -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> On Wed, 2017-02-01 at 08:46 +1100, James Morris wrote:
> > On Tue, 31 Jan 2017, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > 
> > > James,
> > > 
> > > The discussion is about two features:
> > > 
> > > 1. Extension to tpm_pcr_extend() (used by IMA) to extend all PCR banks
> > >    instead of just SHA-1 banks. It is recommended by TCG to do so in
> > >    order to prevent malicious use of PCRs.
> > > 2. TPM 2.0 event log with backend support for OF device tree (for
> > >    getting address where you can grab it).
> > > 
> > > These are required as baseline to implement full TPM 2.0 support for
> > > IMA. The commits are fairly well baked and went through many iterations.
> > > I've tested tpm_pcr_extend() patches. I haven't tested event log patches
> > > but have extensively reviewed them and Ken Goldman has tested them with
> > > POWER hardware.
> > > 
> > > I don't believe that there is major risk to put them already into 4.11
> > > but it is fairly late so I just want a second opinion before putting
> > > them into pull request.
> > > 
> > 
> > I'll take this for 4.11.  IMA + TPM 2.0 is still developmental and not in 
> > wide use, afaik.
> 
> Thank you!   FYI, I've been running with them as well.
> 
> Mimi

OK, so can I also add your Tested-by to these four commits?

/Jarkko