linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] tpm: add longer timeouts for creation commands.

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Message-ID: <20180123131203.bdhlqdqabhtwnipi@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:12:03 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Cc:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>,
        Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] tpm: add longer timeouts for creation commands.

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 01:27:31PM +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> TPM2_CC_Create(0x153) and TPM2_CC_CreatePrimary (0x131) involve generation
> of crypto keys which can be a computationally intensive task.
> The timeout is set to 3min.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>

>From where are these numbers are derived from?

Can you send 1/3 and 2/3 as a separate patch set with a cover
letter (with explanation) and this as a separate patch? This
is unrelated to first two changes albeit might make sense.

/Jarkko