Message-ID: <20240320085601.40450-1-jarkko@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:56:01 +0200
From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To: linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	"Daniel P . Smith" <dpsmith@...rtussolutions.com>,
	Lino Sanfilippo <l.sanfilippo@...bus.com>,
	Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
	Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Alexander Steffen <Alexander.Steffen@...ineon.com>,
	keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2] Documentation: tpm_tis

Based recent discussions on LKML, provide preliminary bits of tpm_tis_core
dependent drivers. Includes only bare essentials but can be extended later
on case by case. This way some people may even want to read it later on.

Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
CC: Daniel P. Smith <dpsmith@...rtussolutions.com>
Cc: Lino Sanfilippo <l.sanfilippo@...bus.com>
Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
Cc: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Cc: Alexander Steffen <Alexander.Steffen@...ineon.com>
Cc: keyrings@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
---
v2:
- Fixed errors reported by Randy:
  https://lore.kernel.org/all/aed28265-d677-491a-a045-24b351854b24@infradead.org/
- Improved the text a bit to have a better presentation.
---
 Documentation/security/tpm/index.rst   |  1 +
 Documentation/security/tpm/tpm_tis.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/security/tpm/tpm_tis.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/security/tpm/index.rst b/Documentation/security/tpm/index.rst
index fc40e9f23c85..f27a17f60a96 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/tpm/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/tpm/index.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Trusted Platform Module documentation
 .. toctree::
 
    tpm_event_log
+   tpm_tis
    tpm_vtpm_proxy
    xen-tpmfront
    tpm_ftpm_tee
diff --git a/Documentation/security/tpm/tpm_tis.rst b/Documentation/security/tpm/tpm_tis.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b331813b3c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/security/tpm/tpm_tis.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=========================
+TPM FIFO interface Driver
+=========================
+
+FIFO (First-In-First-Out) is the name of the hardware interface used by the
+tpm_tis_core dependent drivers. The prefix "tis" comes from the TPM Interface
+Specification, which is the hardware interface specification for TPM 1.x chips.
+
+Communication is based on a 5 KiB buffer shared by the TPM chip through a
+hardware bus or memory map, depending on the physical wiring. The buffer is
+further split into five equal-size buffers, which provide equivalent sets of
+registers for communication between the CPU and TPM. These communication
+endpoints are called localities in the TCG terminology.
+
+When the kernel wants to send commands to the TPM chip, it first reserves
+locality 0 by setting the requestUse bit in the TPM_ACCESS register. The bit is
+cleared by the chip when the access is granted. Once it completes its
+communication, the kernel writes the TPM_ACCESS.activeLocality bit. This
+informs the chip that the locality has been relinquished.
+
+Pending localities are served in order by the chip in descending order, one at
+a time:
+
+- Locality 0 has the lowest priority.
+- Locality 5 has the highest priority.
+
+Further information on the purpose and meaning of the localities can be found
+in section 3.2 of the TCG PC Client Platform TPM Profile Specification.
-- 
2.44.0

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