linux-kernel - Re: [BISECTED] tpm CLKRUN breaks PS/2 keyboard and touchpad on Braswell system

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Date:   Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:10:36 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        "Shaikh, Azhar" <azhar.shaikh@...el.com>,
        James Ettle <james@...le.org.uk>,
        "linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org" <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "james.l.morris@...cle.com" <james.l.morris@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [BISECTED] tpm CLKRUN breaks PS/2 keyboard and touchpad on
 Braswell system

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:34:46AM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Hello Jason,
> 
> On 12/18/2017 09:19 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 07:34:29PM +0000, Shaikh, Azhar wrote:
> > 
> >>> IIUC, if CLKRUN_EN is enabled, then all the devices attached to the
> >>> LPC bus have to support the CLKRUN protocol. My guess is that on
> >>> some Braswell systems LPC power management is enabled but the TPM
> >>> device doesn't have CLKRUN support.
> >>
> >> I think this is what might be happening here.
> > 
> > That makes it a BIOS bug, not a chipset bug, and we shouldn't be
> > trying to fix it like this in Linux.
> >
> 
> Indeed, the system integrator should make sure that all peripherals that
> are connected through the LPC bus either support the CLKRUN protocol and
> CLKRUN_EN is enabled or CLKRUN_EN should be disabled.
>  
> > Based on the original discussion I always thought this was an Intel
> > chipset bug and applies to all cases.
> >
> 
> After thinking about this and with a better understanding of the issue,
> I think we have 2 options (please let me know if I got something wrong):
> 
> 1) Leave the code as is and apply the patch I shared with James. In that
>    case the CLKRUN protocol will be disabled only during TPM transactions
>    and not enabled again after transactions if it wasn't enabled.
> 
>    This shouldn't affect other peripherals since even if they have CLKRUN
>    support, they should work correctly while CLKRUN protocol is disabled.
> 
>    The disadvantage is that TPM devices that have CLKRUN support (do they
>    exist?) will not take the advantage of the power management feature of
>    stopping the LPC host LCLK clock during low-power states.

CLKRUN is enabled after TPM has processed the command so how this could
make power mgmt worse?

/Jarkko