linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tpm: print tpm error code in hex for TPM2.0 devices

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Message-ID: <20170429111738.vpjm3bxabiaa6y56@intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 29 Apr 2017 14:17:38 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>,
        Marcel Selhorst <tpmdd@...horst.net>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm: print tpm error code in hex for TPM2.0 devices

On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 10:18:09AM -0700, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> On Fri Apr 28 17, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 03:39:54PM -0700, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> > > For easier decoding, output the error code returned
> > > from the tpm device in hex when the device is TPM2.0.
> > > 
> > > Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
> > > Cc: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
> > > Cc: Marcel Selhorst <tpmdd@...horst.net>
> > > Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>
> > > Reported-by: Ken Goldman <kgoldman@...ibm.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 11 ++++++++---
> > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > > index bd2128e0b56c..b6c67eef9ae7 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > > @@ -453,9 +453,14 @@ ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, const void *buf,
> > >  		return -EFAULT;
> > > 
> > >  	err = be32_to_cpu(header->return_code);
> > > -	if (err != 0 && desc)
> > > -		dev_err(&chip->dev, "A TPM error (%d) occurred %s\n", err,
> > > -			desc);
> > > +	if (err != 0 && desc) {
> > > +		if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
> > > +			dev_err(&chip->dev, "A TPM 2.0 error (0x%x) occurred %s\n",
> > > +				err, desc);
> > > +		else
> > > +			dev_err(&chip->dev, "A TPM error (%d) occurred %s\n",
> > > +				err, desc);
> > > +	}
> > 
> > Is there a reason for not to apply this also to TPM 1.2?
> > 
> > /Jarkko
> > 
> 
> The 2.0 spec lists the response codes in hex, while the 1.2 spec lists them
> in decimal. Maybe something like the following instead?

Ah. Well, I thinkthe original patch is fine then. 

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>

/Jarkko

> 
> index 158c1db83f05..1f433d56f53c 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> @@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
> 
>        err = be32_to_cpu(header->return_code);
>        if (err != 0 && desc)
> -               dev_err(&chip->dev, "A TPM error (%d) occurred %s\n", err,
> -                       desc);
> +               dev_err(&chip->dev, "A TPM error (%d (0x%x)) occurred %s\n", err,
> +                       err, desc);
>        if (err)
>                return err;
> 
> 
> > >  	if (err)
> > >  		return err;
> > > 
> > > --
> > > 2.13.0.rc0.45.ge2cb6ab84
> > >