linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 13/14] tpm: Allow locality 2 to be set when initializing the TPM for Secure Launch

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Message-ID: <1c17d8e8-1f34-8f11-4265-ddf5e77e3647@oracle.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 May 2023 12:22:13 -0400
From:   Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@...cle.com>
To:     Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
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        Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 13/14] tpm: Allow locality 2 to be set when
 initializing the TPM for Secure Launch

On 5/12/23 07:43, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Thu, May 04, 2023 at 02:50:22PM +0000, Ross Philipson wrote:
>> The Secure Launch MLE environment uses PCRs that are only accessible from
>> the DRTM locality 2. By default the TPM drivers always initialize the
>> locality to 0. When a Secure Launch is in progress, initialize the
>> locality to 2.
> 
> This looks correct in itself, but looking at the CRB driver code I don't
> think locality support is actually implemented. Are there any SL systems
> using CRB?

We have never seen a system that supports CRB other than some firmware 
TPMs that don't work with TXT in the first place. CRB is unexplored 
territory at this point.

Thanks
Ross