linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] tpm: Use a threaded interrupt handler

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Date:   Sat, 1 May 2021 11:01:21 +0200
From:   Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc:     peterhuewe@....de, jgg@...pe.ca, stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        jsnitsel@...hat.com, ml.linux@...oe.vision,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] tpm: Use a threaded interrupt handler



Hi,


On 29.04.21 at 08:58, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
>
> This is a sentence that you should delete:
>
> "However over SPI those accesses require a sleepable context, since a
> mutex is used in the concerning functions.  "
>
> It neither explains anything who and why sort of stuff.
>
> Why don't you put intead something like
>
> "Inside tpm_int_handler(), tpm_tis_read32() and tpm_tis_write32() are
> invoked. The SPI subsystem requires mutex for I/O, which means that the
> calls ought not to be used inside interrupt context."
>
> (I did not check typos). Generally speaking, commit message is as, if not
> more important than the code change.
>
> /Jarkko
>

ok, I will rephrase this in the next patch version.

Regards,
Lino