linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] tpm: don't return -EINVAL if TPM command validation fails

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Date:   Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:14:07 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
        James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>,
        Philip Tricca <philip.b.tricca@...el.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        William Roberts <william.c.roberts@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] tpm: don't return -EINVAL if TPM command validation
 fails

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 01:49:23PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Ok. Thanks a lot for your feedback. I already had that patch but didn't want
> to post it before knowing your opinion, I'll drop it now.
> 
> Philip,
> 
> I think this means that we can now fix this in user-space then? That was in
> fact my first suggestion in the filed tpm2-tools issue.

Thanks for anyway putting that patch out. I'll investigate it with time
and reconsider my position.

Philip, can you share your view. Adding also James.

/Jarkko