linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] tpm: tis-i2c: Add more compatible strings

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Message-ID: <20240112-unrevised-wafer-649c0ebffda5@spud>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:24:38 +0000
From: Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
To: Ninad Palsule <ninad@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: peterhuewe@....de, jarkko@...nel.org, jgg@...pe.ca,
	Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] tpm: tis-i2c: Add more compatible strings

On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:43:08AM -0600, Ninad Palsule wrote:
> Hello Conor,
> 
> On 1/9/24 11:11, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 08:49:53AM -0600, Ninad Palsule wrote:
> > > From: Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
> > > 
> > > The NPCT75x TPM is TIS compatible. It has an I2C and SPI interface.
> > > 
> > > https://www.nuvoton.com/products/cloud-computing/security/trusted-platform-module-tpm/
> > > 
> > > Add a compatible string for it, and the generic compatible.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
> > > Acked-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220928043957.2636877-4-joel@jms.id.au
> > > Signed-off-by: Ninad Palsule <ninad@...ux.ibm.com>
> > I don't understand why you broke this series up and dropped patches.
> > NAK, these compatibles are not documented.
> > 
> The original series has three patches:
> 
> 1) Adding compatibility string which I am adding in this series.
> 
> 2) Adding schema for the TIS I2c devices which is already covered by Lukas's
> patch (already merged in linux-next) https://lore.kernel.org/all/3f56f0a2bb90697a23e83583a21684b75dc7eea2.1701093036.git.lukas@wunner.de/
> 
> 3) Removing "Infineon,slb9673" from trivial-devices.yaml which is not done
> as it is already added in the TPM specific file. I will add it in my patch.
> Good catch!

Dropping this should be a standalone patch (with a Fixes tag I suppose).

Looking at what got merged:
      - description: Generic TPM 2.0 chips conforming to TCG PTP interface
        items:
          - enum:
              - infineon,slb9673
              - nuvoton,npct75x
          - const: tcg,tpm-tis-i2c

There's no need to add "nuvoton,npct75x" to this driver, since a
fallback to tcg,tpm-tis-i2c is required by the binding. Adding the
generic compatible however makes sense.

If there's a good reason to add it (like existing QEMU releases that do
not have the generic compatible, but claim to have the npct75x) then
please note why we should make an exception in your commit message.

You need not carry the NAK, the motivation behind patch is fine.

Thanks,
Conor.

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