linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tpm: don't print error message in tpm_transmit

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Date:   Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:22:10 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm: don't print error message in tpm_transmit_cmd when
 tpm still testing

On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 11:59:11AM -0700, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> Currently tpm_transmit_cmd will print an error message if the tpm
> returns something other than TPM2_RC_SUCCESS. This means that if the
> tpm returns that it is testing an error message will be printed, and
> this can cause confusion for the end user. So avoid printing the error
> message if TPM2_RC_TESTING is the return code.
> 
> Cc: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
> Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
> Signed-off-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>

And applied. Thanks.

/Jarkko