linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 01/14] HP BIOSCFG driver

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:36:34 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Jorge Lopez <jorgealtxwork@...il.com>
Cc:     hdegoede@...hat.com, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thomas@...ch.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 01/14] HP BIOSCFG driver - Documentation

Hi!

> HP BIOS Configuration driver purpose is to provide a driver supporting
> the latest sysfs class firmware attributes framework allowing the user
> to change BIOS settings and security solutions on HP Inc.’s commercial
> notebooks.

> +What:		/sys/class/firmware-attributes/*/authentication/SPM/status
> +Date:		March 29
> +KernelVersion:	5.18
> +Contact:	"Jorge Lopez" <jorge.lopez2@...com>
> +Description:	'status' is a read-only file that returns ASCII text in JSON format reporting
> +		the status information.
> +
> +		  "State": "not provisioned | provisioned | provisioning in progress ",
> +		  "Version": " Major. Minor ",
> +		  "Nonce": <16-bit unsigned number display in base 10>,
> +		  "FeaturesInUse": <16-bit unsigned number display in base 10>,
> +		  "EndorsementKeyMod": "<256 bytes in base64>",
> +		  "SigningKeyMod": "<256 bytes in base64>"

I don't think JSON is exactly "one value per file". This needs
different interface.

BR,
								Pavel

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