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Message-Id: <0e274b29-ac88-4806-a4e1-6f1e38bf42c6@app.fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:45:51 -0400
From: "Mark Pearson" <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
To: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: "Hans de Goede" <hansg@...nel.org>, RenHai <kean0048@...il.com>,
 "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
 LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: think-lmi: Certificate support for ThinkCenter

Hi Ilpo,

On Tue, Aug 19, 2025, at 6:15 AM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2025, Mark Pearson wrote:
>
>> ThinkCenter platforms use a different set of GUIDs along with some
>> differences in implementation details for their support of
>> certificate based authentication.
>> 
>> Update the think-lmi driver to work correctly on these platforms.
>> 
>> Tested on M75q Gen 5
>
> Missing .
Ack
>
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
>> Co-developed by: Kean Ren <kean0048@...il.com>
>
> Missing -.
Oops. Will fix

>
> Also, any change which is developed by multiple people should have the
> signed-off-by for all its developers. Effectively, Co-d-b is always to be 
> paired S-o-b (obviously the other person should be okay with it, don't 
> invent S-o-b just to please the procedure :-) as it has certain legal 
> significance).
>
> You should also put your SoB as last.
Ack. Will update

>
>> ---
>>  drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/think-lmi.c | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++----
>>  drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/think-lmi.h |  1 +
>>  2 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/think-lmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/think-lmi.c
>> index 0992b41b6221..08eac6c18688 100644
>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/think-lmi.c
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/think-lmi.c
>> @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   * You must reboot the computer before the changes will take effect.
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_SET_BIOS_CERT_GUID    "26861C9F-47E9-44C4-BD8B-DFE7FA2610FE"
>> +#define LENOVO_TC_SET_BIOS_CERT_GUID "955aaf7d-8bc4-4f04-90aa-97469512f167"
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * Name: UpdateBiosCert
>> @@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   * You must reboot the computer before the changes will take effect.
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_UPDATE_BIOS_CERT_GUID "9AA3180A-9750-41F7-B9F7-D5D3B1BAC3CE"
>> +#define LENOVO_TC_UPDATE_BIOS_CERT_GUID "5f5bbbb2-c72f-4fb8-8129-228eef4fdbed"
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * Name: ClearBiosCert
>> @@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   * You must reboot the computer before the changes will take effect.
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_CLEAR_BIOS_CERT_GUID  "B2BC39A7-78DD-4D71-B059-A510DEC44890"
>> +#define LENOVO_TC_CLEAR_BIOS_CERT_GUID  "97849cb6-cb44-42d1-a750-26a596a9eec4"
>> +
>>  /*
>>   * Name: CertToPassword
>>   * Description: Switch from certificate to password authentication.
>> @@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   * You must reboot the computer before the changes will take effect.
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_CERT_TO_PASSWORD_GUID "0DE8590D-5510-4044-9621-77C227F5A70D"
>> +#define LENOVO_TC_CERT_TO_PASSWORD_GUID "ef65480d-38c9-420d-b700-ab3d6c8ebaca"
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * Name: SetBiosSettingCert
>> @@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   * Format: "Item,Value,Signature"
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_SET_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID  "34A008CC-D205-4B62-9E67-31DFA8B90003"
>> +#define LENOVO_TC_SET_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID  "19ecba3b-b318-4192-a89b-43d94bc60cea"
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * Name: SaveBiosSettingCert
>> @@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   * Format: "Signature"
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID "C050FB9D-DF5F-4606-B066-9EFC401B2551"
>> +#define LENOVO_TC_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID "0afaf46f-7cca-450a-b455-a826a0bf1af5"
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * Name: CertThumbprint
>> @@ -170,6 +177,14 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>   */
>>  #define LENOVO_CERT_THUMBPRINT_GUID "C59119ED-1C0D-4806-A8E9-59AA318176C4"
>>  
>> +char *cert_thumbprint_guid = LENOVO_CERT_THUMBPRINT_GUID;
>> +char *set_bios_setting_cert_guid = LENOVO_SET_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID;
>> +char *save_bios_setting_cert_guid = LENOVO_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID;
>> +char *cert_to_password_guid = LENOVO_CERT_TO_PASSWORD_GUID;
>> +char *clear_bios_cert_guid = LENOVO_CLEAR_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +char *update_bios_cert_guid = LENOVO_UPDATE_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +char *set_bios_cert_guid = LENOVO_SET_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +
>
> These should be static, no?
Good point. Will update.

>
>>  #define TLMI_POP_PWD  BIT(0) /* Supervisor */
>>  #define TLMI_PAP_PWD  BIT(1) /* Power-on */
>>  #define TLMI_HDD_PWD  BIT(2) /* HDD/NVME */
>> @@ -179,9 +194,20 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_support, "Enable debug command support");
>>  
>>  static const struct tlmi_err_codes tlmi_errs[] = {
>>  	{"Success", 0},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation was successful.", 0},
>>  	{"Not Supported", -EOPNOTSUPP},
>>  	{"Invalid Parameter", -EINVAL},
>>  	{"Access Denied", -EACCES},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Invalid Parameter.", -EINVAL},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Invalid certificate type.", -EINVAL},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Invalid password format.", -EINVAL},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Password retry count exceeded.", -EACCES},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Password Invalid.", -EACCES},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Operation aborted.", -EBUSY},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:No free slots to write.", -ENOSPC},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Certificate not found.", -EEXIST},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Internal error.", -EFAULT},
>> +	{"Set Certificate operation failed with status:Certificate too large.", -EFBIG},
>>  	{"System Busy", -EBUSY},
>>  };
>>  
>> @@ -668,7 +694,10 @@ static ssize_t cert_thumbprint(char *buf, const char *arg, int count)
>>  	const union acpi_object *obj;
>>  	acpi_status status;
>>  
>> -	status = wmi_evaluate_method(LENOVO_CERT_THUMBPRINT_GUID, 0, 0, &input, &output);
>> +	if (!cert_thumbprint_guid)
>> +		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>> +
>> +	status = wmi_evaluate_method(cert_thumbprint_guid, 0, 0, &input, &output);
>>  	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
>>  		kfree(output.pointer);
>>  		return -EIO;
>> @@ -751,7 +780,7 @@ static ssize_t cert_to_password_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>>  		kfree_sensitive(passwd);
>>  		return -ENOMEM;
>>  	}
>> -	ret = tlmi_simple_call(LENOVO_CERT_TO_PASSWORD_GUID, auth_str);
>> +	ret = tlmi_simple_call(cert_to_password_guid, auth_str);
>>  	kfree(auth_str);
>>  	kfree_sensitive(passwd);
>>  
>> @@ -797,7 +826,7 @@ static ssize_t certificate_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>>  		if (!auth_str)
>>  			return -ENOMEM;
>>  
>> -		ret = tlmi_simple_call(LENOVO_CLEAR_BIOS_CERT_GUID, auth_str);
>> +		ret = tlmi_simple_call(clear_bios_cert_guid, auth_str);
>>  		kfree(auth_str);
>>  
>>  		return ret ?: count;
>> @@ -834,7 +863,7 @@ static ssize_t certificate_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>>  			kfree(new_cert);
>>  			return -EACCES;
>>  		}
>> -		guid = LENOVO_UPDATE_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +		guid = update_bios_cert_guid;
>>  		/* Format: 'Certificate,Signature' */
>>  		auth_str = cert_command(setting, new_cert, signature);
>>  	} else {
>> @@ -845,9 +874,17 @@ static ssize_t certificate_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>>  			kfree(new_cert);
>>  			return -EACCES;
>>  		}
>> -		guid = LENOVO_SET_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> -		/* Format: 'Certificate, password' */
>> -		auth_str = cert_command(setting, new_cert, setting->password);
>> +		guid = set_bios_cert_guid;
>> +		if (tlmi_priv.thinkcenter_mode) {
>> +			/* Format: 'Certificate, password, encoding, kbdlang' */
>> +			auth_str = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s,%s,%s,%s", new_cert,
>> +					     setting->password,
>> +					     encoding_options[setting->encoding],
>> +					     setting->kbdlang);
>> +		} else {
>> +			/* Format: 'Certificate, password' */
>> +			auth_str = cert_command(setting, new_cert, setting->password);
>> +		}
>>  	}
>>  	kfree(new_cert);
>>  	if (!auth_str)
>> @@ -1071,13 +1108,13 @@ static ssize_t current_value_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>>  			goto out;
>>  		}
>>  
>> -		ret = tlmi_simple_call(LENOVO_SET_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID, set_str);
>> +		ret = tlmi_simple_call(set_bios_setting_cert_guid, set_str);
>>  		if (ret)
>>  			goto out;
>>  		if (tlmi_priv.save_mode == TLMI_SAVE_BULK)
>>  			tlmi_priv.save_required = true;
>>  		else
>> -			ret = tlmi_simple_call(LENOVO_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID,
>> +			ret = tlmi_simple_call(save_bios_setting_cert_guid,
>
> Could you please these conversions in a preparatory patch. Then add the 
> new stuff in the second patch.

Sure. Will do

>
>>  					       tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->save_signature);
>>  	} else if (tlmi_priv.opcode_support) {
>>  		/*
>> @@ -1282,7 +1319,7 @@ static ssize_t save_settings_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *
>>  				ret = -EINVAL;
>>  				goto out;
>>  			}
>> -			ret = tlmi_simple_call(LENOVO_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID,
>> +			ret = tlmi_simple_call(save_bios_setting_cert_guid,
>>  					       tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->save_signature);
>>  			if (ret)
>>  				goto out;
>> @@ -1583,6 +1620,22 @@ static int tlmi_analyze(struct wmi_device *wdev)
>>  		wmi_has_guid(LENOVO_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID))
>>  		tlmi_priv.certificate_support = true;
>>  
>> +	/* ThinkCenter uses different GUIDs for certificate support */
>> +	if (wmi_has_guid(LENOVO_TC_SET_BIOS_CERT_GUID) &&
>> +	    wmi_has_guid(LENOVO_TC_SET_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID) &&
>> +	    wmi_has_guid(LENOVO_TC_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID)) {
>> +		tlmi_priv.certificate_support = true;
>> +		tlmi_priv.thinkcenter_mode = true;
>> +		cert_thumbprint_guid = 0; /* Not supported */
>> +		set_bios_setting_cert_guid = LENOVO_TC_SET_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID;
>> +		save_bios_setting_cert_guid = LENOVO_TC_SAVE_BIOS_SETTING_CERT_GUID;
>> +		cert_to_password_guid = LENOVO_TC_CERT_TO_PASSWORD_GUID;
>> +		clear_bios_cert_guid = LENOVO_TC_CLEAR_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +		update_bios_cert_guid = LENOVO_TC_UPDATE_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +		set_bios_cert_guid = LENOVO_TC_SET_BIOS_CERT_GUID;
>> +		pr_info("ThinkCenter modified support being used\n");
>
> This looks like you'd want to have a single (const?) struct which holds 
> all this information so you'd not need to assign a gazillion of pointers.

hadn't thought of doing it that way, six pointers didn't seem too bad :)
I'll have a look at that approach.

Thanks for the review
Mark

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