linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] selftest/trustedkeys: TPM 1.2 trusted keys test

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Date:   Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:15:35 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Petr Vorel <pvorel@...e.cz>,
        shuah <shuah@...nel.org>,
        James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] selftest/trustedkeys: TPM 1.2 trusted keys test

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 04:45:13PM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> On Mon, 2019-10-28 at 22:30 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 03:14:27PM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > > Create, save and load trusted keys test
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
> > > 
> > > Change log v1:
> > > - Replace the directions for using Trousers to take ownership of the TPM
> > > with directions for using the IBM TSS.
> > > - Differentiate between different types of errors.  Recent bug is causing
> > > "add_key: Timer expired".
> > > ---
> > 
> > Is not really usable as a selftest because of 3rd party dependencies.
> 
> As part of diagnosing trusted keys failure, there is some
> hints/directions as to how to take TPM 1.2 ownership, but it does not
> take ownership.  The previous version included directions for using
> Trousers.  This version provides directions for using the IBM TSS.
>  Feel free to include additional hints/directions.

You must write your own minimal user space that can be included
to the kernel. Otherwise, we cannot take it.

/Jarkko