linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] tpm: Add support for in-kernel resetting of PCRs

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Message-ID: <CAE=gft6RuggyTSJXty5EskUcwLFEv4mrC1AL3HY-UgvXQRxvbA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2022 10:02:14 -0700
From:   Evan Green <evgreen@...omium.org>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@...omium.org>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>,
        Matthew Garrett <mgarrett@...ora.tech>, zohar@...ux.ibm.com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        apronin@...omium.org, Daniil Lunev <dlunev@...gle.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@...gle.com>,
        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>, Hao Wu <hao.wu@...rik.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>, axelj <axelj@...s.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] tpm: Add support for in-kernel resetting of PCRs

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 8:00 PM Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 03:25:17PM -0700, Evan Green wrote:
> > From: Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@...gle.com>
> >
> > Add an internal command for resetting a PCR. This will be used by the
> > encrypted hibernation code to set PCR23 to a known value. The
> > hibernation code will seal the hibernation key with a policy specifying
> > PCR23 be set to this known value as a mechanism to ensure that the
> > hibernation key is genuine. But to do this repeatedly, resetting the PCR
> > is necessary as well.
> >
> > From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>
>
> This is probably here by mistake.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>
> >
>
> No empty line here.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Evan Green <evgreen@...omium.org>
> > ---
> > Matthew's original version of this patch was at:
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/12096487/
> >
> > (no changes since v1)
> >
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h           |  2 ++
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm1-cmd.c      | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c      | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/tpm.h              |  7 +++++++
> >  5 files changed, 107 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > index 1621ce8187052c..17b8643ee109c2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > @@ -342,6 +342,34 @@ int tpm_pcr_extend(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 pcr_idx,
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_pcr_extend);
> >
> > +/**
> > + * tpm_pcr_reset - reset the specified PCR
> > + * @chip:    a &struct tpm_chip instance, %NULL for the default chip
> > + * @pcr_idx: the PCR to be reset
> > + *
> > + * Return: same as with tpm_transmit_cmd()
> > + */
> > +int tpm_pcr_reset(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 pcr_idx)
> > +{
> > +     int rc;
> > +
> > +     chip = tpm_find_get_ops(chip);
> > +     if (!chip)
> > +             return -ENODEV;
> > +
> > +     if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
> > +             rc = tpm2_pcr_reset(chip, pcr_idx);
> > +             goto out;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     rc = tpm1_pcr_reset(chip, pcr_idx, "attempting to reset a PCR");
> > +
> > +out:
> > +     tpm_put_ops(chip);
>
>         if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
>                 rc = tpm2_pcr_reset(chip, pcr_idx);
>         else
>                 rc = tpm1_pcr_reset(chip, pcr_idx, "attempting to reset a PCR");
>
> Where does this asymmetry come with the parameters?

Sorry for the delay, I was out last week. I think it's modeled to
match the tpm1/2_pcr_extend functions, which have this same odd
asymmetry. Should I change it to have both use the tpm2_pcr_reset()
prototype?
-Evan