RE: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH v2 3/3] tpm_crb: request and relinquish locality 0

From: Winkler, Tomas
Date: Mon Dec 05 2016 - 16:51:56 EST


>
> CC linux-security-module
>
> On Sat, Dec 03, 2016 at 07:52:13PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > Request and relinquish locality for the driver use in order to be a
> > better citizen in a multi locality environment like TXT. The locality
> > is requested and relinquished as part of going into and waking up from
> > idle.
>
This has nothing to do with power management, please note, that this is run via runtime_pm handlers,
which can be disabled via sysfs and actually on server platforms runtime pm is not relevant,
while you cannot disable locality acquire/relinquish flow.

NACK
> > Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> > 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> > index f986d02..f6e0beb 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
> > @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ enum crb_defaults {
> > CRB_ACPI_START_INDEX = 1,
> > };
> >
> > +enum crb_loc_ctrl {
> > + CRB_LOC_CTRL_REQUEST_ACCESS = BIT(0),
> > + CRB_LOC_CTRL_RELINQUISH = BIT(1),
> > +};
> > +
> > +enum crb_loc_state {
> > + CRB_LOC_STATE_LOC_ASSIGNED = BIT(1),
> > +};
> > +
> > enum crb_ctrl_req {
> > CRB_CTRL_REQ_CMD_READY = BIT(0),
> > CRB_CTRL_REQ_GO_IDLE = BIT(1),
> > @@ -101,12 +110,8 @@ struct crb_priv {
> > * @dev: crb device
> > * @priv: crb private data
> > *
> > - * Write CRB_CTRL_REQ_GO_IDLE to TPM_CRB_CTRL_REQ
> > - * The device should respond within TIMEOUT_C by clearing the bit.
> > - * Anyhow, we do not wait here as a consequent CMD_READY request
> > - * will be handled correctly even if idle was not completed.
> > - *
> > - * The function does nothing for devices with ACPI-start method.
> > + * Put device to the idle state and relinquish locality. The function
> > + does
> > + * nothing for devices with the ACPI-start method.
> > *
> > * Return: 0 always
> > */
> > @@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused crb_go_idle(struct device
> *dev, struct crb_priv *priv)
> > if (priv->flags & CRB_FL_ACPI_START)
> > return 0;
> >
> > + iowrite32(CRB_LOC_CTRL_RELINQUISH, &priv->regs_h->loc_ctrl);
This is misleading this has nothing to do with go idle, what is the
> > iowrite32(CRB_CTRL_REQ_GO_IDLE, &priv->regs_t->ctrl_req);
> > /* we don't really care when this settles */
> >
> > @@ -146,11 +152,8 @@ static bool crb_wait_for_reg_32(u32 __iomem *reg,
> u32 mask, u32 value,
> > * @dev: crb device
> > * @priv: crb private data
> > *
> > - * Write CRB_CTRL_REQ_CMD_READY to TPM_CRB_CTRL_REQ
> > - * and poll till the device acknowledge it by clearing the bit.
> > - * The device should respond within TIMEOUT_C.
> > - *
> > - * The function does nothing for devices with ACPI-start method
> > + * Try to wake up the device and request locality. The function does
> > + nothing
> > + * for devices with the ACPI-start method.
> > *
> > * Return: 0 on success -ETIME on timeout;
> > */
> > @@ -165,7 +168,16 @@ static int __maybe_unused crb_cmd_ready(struct
> device *dev,
> > CRB_CTRL_REQ_CMD_READY /* mask */,
> > 0, /* value */
> > TPM2_TIMEOUT_C)) {
> > - dev_warn(dev, "cmdReady timed out\n");
> > + dev_warn(dev, "TPM_CRB_CTRL_REQ_x.cmdReady timed
> out\n");
We are always in locality 0 here, right?

> > + return -ETIME;
> > + }
> > +
> > + iowrite32(CRB_LOC_CTRL_REQUEST_ACCESS, &priv->regs_h-
> >loc_ctrl);
> > + if (!crb_wait_for_reg_32(&priv->regs_h->loc_state,
> > + CRB_LOC_STATE_LOC_ASSIGNED, /* mask */
> > + CRB_LOC_STATE_LOC_ASSIGNED, /* value */
> > + TPM2_TIMEOUT_C)) {
> > + dev_warn(dev, "TPM_LOC_STATE_x.requestAccess timed
> out\n");


> > return -ETIME;
> > }