linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 1/8] powerpc: detect the secure boot mode of the system

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Message-ID: <569f401a-4327-4295-677f-48037f2582a0@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:   Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:49:37 -0500
From:   Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>,
        Matthew Garret <matthew.garret@...ula.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Claudio Carvalho <cclaudio@...ux.ibm.com>,
        George Wilson <gcwilson@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Elaine Palmer <erpalmer@...ibm.com>,
        Eric Ricther <erichte@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Oliver O'Halloran" <oohall@...il.com>,
        Prakhar Srivastava <prsriva02@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 1/8] powerpc: detect the secure boot mode of the system


On 10/24/19 12:26 PM, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote:
> On 10/23/2019 8:47 PM, Nayna Jain wrote:
>> This patch defines a function to detect the secure boot state of a
>> PowerNV system.
>
>> +bool is_ppc_secureboot_enabled(void)
>> +{
>> +    struct device_node *node;
>> +    bool enabled = false;
>> +
>> +    node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "ibm,secvar-v1");
>> +    if (!of_device_is_available(node)) {
>> +        pr_err("Cannot find secure variable node in device tree; 
>> failing to secure state\n");
>> +        goto out;
>
> Related to "goto out;" above:
>
> Would of_find_compatible_node return NULL if the given node is not found?
>
> If of_device_is_available returns false (say, because node is NULL or 
> it does not find the specified node) would it be correct to call 
> of_node_put?

of_node_put() handles NULL.

Thanks & Regards,

      - Nayna