linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] char: tpm: Make implementation of read16 read32 write32 optional

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Message-ID: <20200212150742.GA13248@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:07:42 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     amirmizi6@...il.com
Cc:     Eyal.Cohen@...oton.com, oshrialkoby85@...il.com,
        alexander.steffen@...ineon.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, peterhuewe@....de, jgg@...pe.ca,
        arnd@...db.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, oshri.alkoby@...oton.com,
        tmaimon77@...il.com, gcwilson@...ibm.com, kgoldman@...ibm.com,
        Dan.Morav@...oton.com, oren.tanami@...oton.com,
        shmulik.hager@...oton.com, amir.mizinski@...oton.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] char: tpm: Make implementation of read16 read32
 write32 optional

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 06:28:32PM +0200, amirmizi6@...il.com wrote:
> From: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@...il.com>
> 
> Only tpm_tis has a faster way to access multiple bytes at once, every other
> driver will just fall back to read_bytes/write_bytes. Therefore, move this

Describe exactly what you mean instead of "faster way" and "multiple
bytes".

> common code out of tpm_tis_spi into tpm_tis_core, so that it is
> automatically used when low-level drivers do not implement the specialized
> methods.
> 
> This commit is based on previous work by Alexander Steffen.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@...il.com>

You are missing commas in the short summary message when you list bunch
of things.

We prefer "tpm:" instead of "char: tpm:" as the tag for this subsystem.
You are also implying that this would be something global for the TPM
driver whereas it is only scoped to tpm_tis:

Rephrase it something like:

  "tpm: tpm_tis: Make 32-bit reads and writes optional"

Please, first, take this away:

"
This commit is based on previous work by Alexander Steffen.

Signed-off-by: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@...il.com>
"

Then, replace it with:

Co-developed-by: Alexander Steffen <Alexander.Steffen@...ineon.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Steffen <Alexander.Steffen@...ineon.com>
Signed-off-by: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@...il.com>

/Jarkko