linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tpm: tpm_crb: relinquish locality on error path.

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Message-ID: <20180502133246.GA6091@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 2 May 2018 16:32:46 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Cc:     'Jason Gunthorpe' <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        "Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        "'linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>,
        "'linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org'" 
        <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm: tpm_crb: relinquish locality on error path.

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 08:04:01PM +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm: tpm_crb: relinquish locality on error path.
> > 
> > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 01:19:12PM +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 2018-04-10 at 09:00 +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sat, 2018-04-07 at 19:12 +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > > > > > > > In crb_map_io() function, __crb_request_locality() is called
> > > > > > > > prior to crb_cmd_ready(), but if one of the consecutive
> > > > > > > > function fails the flow bails out instead of trying to relinquish
> > locality.
> > > > > > > > This patch adds goto jump to __crb_relinquish_locality() on
> > > > > > > > the error path.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Fixes: 888d867df441 (tpm: cmd_ready command can be issued
> > > > > > > > only after granting
> > > > > > > > locality)
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c | 10 +++++++---
> > > > > > > >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> > > > > > > > b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c index
> > > > > > > > 7f78482cd157..34fbc6cb097b
> > > > > > > > 100644
> > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> > > > > > > > @@ -511,8 +511,10 @@ static int crb_map_io(struct
> > > > > > > > acpi_device *device, struct crb_priv *priv,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  	priv->regs_t = crb_map_res(dev, priv, &io_res, buf-
> > > > > > > > >control_address,
> > > > > > > >  				   sizeof(struct crb_regs_tail));
> > > > > > > > -	if (IS_ERR(priv->regs_t))
> > > > > > > > -		return PTR_ERR(priv->regs_t);
> > > > > > > > +	if (IS_ERR(priv->regs_t)) {
> > > > > > > > +		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->regs_t);
> > > > > > > > +		goto out_relinquish_locality;
> > > > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  	/*
> > > > > > > >  	 * PTT HW bug w/a: wake up the device to access @@ -520,7
> > > > > > > > +522,7
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > @@
> > > > > > > > static int crb_map_io(struct acpi_device *device, struct
> > > > > > > > crb_priv *priv,
> > > > > > > >  	 */
> > > > > > > >  	ret = crb_cmd_ready(dev, priv);
> > > > > > > >  	if (ret)
> > > > > > > > -		return ret;
> > > > > > > > +		goto out_relinquish_locality;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  	pa_high = ioread32(&priv->regs_t->ctrl_cmd_pa_high);
> > > > > > > >  	pa_low  = ioread32(&priv->regs_t->ctrl_cmd_pa_low);
> > > > > > > > @@ -565,6 +567,8 @@ static int crb_map_io(struct acpi_device
> > > > > > > > *device, struct crb_priv *priv,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  	crb_go_idle(dev, priv);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > +out_relinquish_locality:
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > >  	__crb_relinquish_locality(dev, priv, 0);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  	return ret;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks, please just call it before returning in the error path.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Can you please elaborate why, isn't the centralized exiting of
> > > > > > functions preferred kernel coding style?
> > > > > > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.11/process/coding-style.html#
> > > > > > cent
> > > > > > ra
> > > > > > lized-ex
> > > > > > iting-of-functions
> > > > >
> > > > > You exit only from one location (not multiple) and not from a
> > > > > nested context. Here you just add more complexity by doing this.
> > > >
> > > > Where is the complexity ? I see it as a standard way of undoing on exit.
> > > > Tomas
> > >
> > > Jarkko, can you please respond.
> > > Thanks
> > > Tomas
> > 
> > I was away for Mon-Wed last week and did not work on TPM for Thu-Fri.
> > 
> > My earlier comment was incorrect as there are two locations to exit (not
> > sure how I managed to overlook the patch that way).
> > 
> > Thus, I have only two very  minor requets:
> > 
> > * Remove the extra newline (the last line addition in the patch).
> Okay
> > * Use just label named out as we have only one exception handler.
> Cannot do that, as the bail out is prior to cmd_ready request so there is no need for go_idle which is under out label.
> > 
> > I'll move on to testing, and if it it passes, I can do those updates myself.
> Thanks,  I prefer to resend myself. 
> 
> Tomas

Add my tested-by as it is cosmectic change, thanks.

/Jarkko