linux-kernel - Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH] tpm: remove chip

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Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:53:30 +0530
From:   PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <prasannatsmkumar@...il.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.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>,
        "open list:INTEGRITY MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURE IMA" 
        <linux-ima-user@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:INTEGRITY MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURE (IMA)" 
        <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:TPM DEVICE DRIVER" 
        <tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        "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>,
        "open list:INTEGRITY MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURE IMA" 
        <linux-ima-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        David Safford <safford@...ibm.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
Subject: Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH] tpm: remove chip_num parameter from
 in-kernel API

On 26 October 2017 at 00:41, Jarkko Sakkinen
<jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 08:21:16PM +0530, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan wrote:
>> >> > 2. Moving struct tpm_rng to the TPM client is architecturally
>> >> >    uacceptable.
>> >>
>> >> As there was no response to the patch there is no way to know whether
>> >> it is acceptable or not.
>> >
>> > I like the idea of removing the tpm rng driver as discussed in other
>> > emails in this thread.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> No, thank you.
>
> I didn't first understand the big idea and only looked at the code
> change per se. I apologize for that.

No need for that. I missed mentioning the reason for the patch and it
is not obvious from code change. Its my fault.

> The problem that you went to solve was real and it led to a properly
> implemented solution. You were not late from the party. Jason's code
> change is derivative work of your code change. That's why his code
> change has also your signed-off-by.
>
> Thanks for doing awesome work :-)

Its really nice to hear such words :-) :-D.

>
> /Jarkko

Thanks and regards,
PrasannaKumar