linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] tpm: Enable hwrng only for Pluton on AMD CPUs

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Message-ID: <zlywbvfgkkygcpvmj5rd4thuhbdacit2meg2fj6eyua5qpwyoc@beyiattrr7o6>
Date:   Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:03:12 -0700
From:   Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Todd Brandt <todd.e.brandt@...el.com>,
        Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] tpm: Enable hwrng only for Pluton on AMD CPUs

On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 02:15:10AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> The vendor check introduced by commit 554b841d4703 ("tpm: Disable RNG for
> all AMD fTPMs") doesn't work properly on a number of Intel fTPMs.  On the
> reported systems the TPM doesn't reply at bootup and returns back the
> command code. This makes the TPM fail probe.
> 
> Since only Microsoft Pluton is the only known combination of AMD CPU and
> fTPM from other vendor, disable hwrng otherwise. In order to make sysadmin
> aware of this, print also info message to the klog.
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Fixes: 554b841d4703 ("tpm: Disable RNG for all AMD fTPMs")
> Reported-by: Todd Brandt <todd.e.brandt@...el.com>
> Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217804
> Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
> ---
> v3:
> * Forgot to amend config flags.
> v2:
> * CONFIG_X86
> * Removed "Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>"
> * Removed "Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>"
> ---
>  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c | 33 ++++++++-------------------------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>

> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> index 65ff4d2fbe8d..ea085b14ab7c 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> @@ -463,28 +463,6 @@ static bool crb_req_canceled(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 status)
>  	return (cancel & CRB_CANCEL_INVOKE) == CRB_CANCEL_INVOKE;
>  }
>  
> -static int crb_check_flags(struct tpm_chip *chip)
> -{
> -	u32 val;
> -	int ret;
> -
> -	ret = crb_request_locality(chip, 0);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
> -
> -	ret = tpm2_get_tpm_pt(chip, TPM2_PT_MANUFACTURER, &val, NULL);
> -	if (ret)
> -		goto release;
> -
> -	if (val == 0x414D4400U /* AMD */)
> -		chip->flags |= TPM_CHIP_FLAG_HWRNG_DISABLED;
> -
> -release:
> -	crb_relinquish_locality(chip, 0);
> -
> -	return ret;
> -}
> -
>  static const struct tpm_class_ops tpm_crb = {
>  	.flags = TPM_OPS_AUTO_STARTUP,
>  	.status = crb_status,
> @@ -827,9 +805,14 @@ static int crb_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>  	if (rc)
>  		goto out;
>  
> -	rc = crb_check_flags(chip);
> -	if (rc)
> -		goto out;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +	/* A quirk for https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-410 */
> +	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD &&
> +	    priv->sm != ACPI_TPM2_COMMAND_BUFFER_WITH_PLUTON) {
> +		dev_info(dev, "Disabling hwrng\n");
> +		chip->flags |= TPM_CHIP_FLAG_HWRNG_DISABLED;
> +	}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
>  
>  	rc = tpm_chip_register(chip);
>  
> -- 
> 2.39.2
>