linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tpm: Move Linux RNG connection to hwrng

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Message-ID: <20171024213449.GA21662@obsidianresearch.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:34:49 -0600
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <prasannatsmkumar@...il.com>,
        Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:KEYS-TRUSTED" <keyrings@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:HARDWARE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR CORE" 
        <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
        David Safford <safford@...ibm.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm: Move Linux RNG connection to hwrng

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:42:35PM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:

> This is compile tested only.

0day says the kconfig has a problem when randomized, here is the fix I
will roll into a v2 in a few days:

diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
index a95725fa77789e..ca89da3e4b2ae9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
@@ -27,16 +27,13 @@ menuconfig TCG_TPM
 if TCG_TPM
 
 config HW_RANDOM_TPM
-       tristate "TPM HW Random Number Generator support"
-       depends on TCG_TPM && HW_RANDOM
-       default HW_RANDOM
+       bool "TPM HW Random Number Generator support"
+       depends on TCG_TPM && HW_RANDOM && !(TCG_TPM=y && HW_RANDOM=m)
+       default y
        ---help---
          This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
          Generator in the Trusted Platform Module
 
-         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
-         module will be called tpm-rng.
-
          If unsure, say Y.
 
 config TCG_TIS_CORE