linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] tpm: ibmvtpm: Rename tpm_process_cmd to tpm

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Message-ID: <20210809042753.lmvqrvcbk6bu5bu6@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 9 Aug 2021 07:27:53 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, peterhuewe@....de,
        jgg@...pe.ca, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>,
        George Wilson <gcwilson@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] tpm: ibmvtpm: Rename tpm_process_cmd to
 tpm_status and define flag

On Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 08:08:27AM -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> 
> On 8/6/21 7:25 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 05:52:55PM -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> > > From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> > > 
> > > Rename the field tpm_processing_cmd to tpm_status in ibmvtpm_dev and set
> > > the TPM_STATUS_BUSY flag while the vTPM is busy processing a command.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 6674ff145eef ("tpm_ibmvtpm: properly handle interrupted packet receptions")
> > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> > > Cc: Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>
> > > Cc: George Wilson <gcwilson@...ux.ibm.com>
> > Please put the bug fix first because otherwise it will be dependent of this
> > patch, which is bad thing when it comes to backporting.
> 
> Yes, and that's why I have this one here also with a Fix tag. I basically
> don't want to logically '&' with the 'true' flag but want this
> TPM_STATUS_BUSY flag first.
> 
>    Stefan

You can then just change the type to 'u8'.

/Jarkko