linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] tpm: ignore burstcount to improve tpm

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Date:   Sun, 26 Nov 2017 11:37:41 -0500
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     Alexander.Steffen@...ineon.com, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterhuewe@....de,
        tpmdd@...horst.net, patrickc@...ibm.com,
        "Safford, David (GE Global Research, US)" <david.safford@...com>,
        leendert@...amecium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] tpm: ignore burstcount to improve tpm_tis send()
 performance

[Cc'ing Dave and Leendeert]

Hi Jarkko,

> > It seems that the last byte was sent from the beginning (27084ef
> > [PATCH] tpm: driver for next generation TPM chips,), does anyone
> > remember the reason ?
> 
> Sent from the beginning?

I went through the commit logs to see if any of the patch descriptions
have an explanation for sending the last byte separately. Based on
commit 27084efee0c3 "[PATCH] tpm: driver for next generation TPM
chips", it seems it's been there since the beginning.

Dave, Leendert, Do either of you remember the reason for
tpm_tis_send_data() sending the last byte separately?

thanks,

Mimi