Re: [PATCH RESEND] docs: update trusted-encrypted.rst

From: Coly Li
Date: Sun Aug 16 2020 - 12:58:23 EST


On 2020/8/17 00:36, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Sun, 2020-08-16 at 12:06 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> [...]
>> A note in this file states this:
>>
>> Note: When using a TPM 2.0 with a persistent key with handle
>> 0x81000001, append 'keyhandle=0x81000001' to statements between
>> quotes, such as "new 32 keyhandle=0x81000001".
>>
>> Now if someone was (still) interested in TPM 1.2 then the below
>> changes you are proposing wouldn't work for them. Maybe you should
>> adapt the note to state that these keyhandle=... should be removed
>> for the TPM 1.2 case.
>
> Actually, I also have a plan to match what userspace does and simply
> assume a keyhandle of 40000001 (generate an EC Storage Primary Key on
> the fly) if it's not specified, which will make the TPM1.2 and 2.0
> versions of this the same. Unfortunately the necessary precursor
> patches are taking an age to get upstream.

Hi James,

Do you have a plan to push such patches into upstream soon? If yes than
I may wait for your patch and withdraw this one.

Thanks.

Coly Li