Re: [PATCH] tpm_tis: Add missing start/stop_tpm_chip calls

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 12:59:09AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 04:46:07PM +0100, Łukasz Majczak wrote:
> > Hi Jarkko, Guenter
> > 
> > Yes, here are the logs when failure occurs -
> > https://gist.github.com/semihalf-majczak-lukasz/1575461f585f1e7fb1e9366b8eceaab9
> > Look for a phrase "TPM returned invalid status"
> > 
> > Guenter - good suggestion - I will try to keep it as tight as possible.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Lukasz
> 
> Is it possible for you try out with linux-next? Thanks. It's a known
> issue, which ought to be fixed by now.
> 
> The log message is harmless, it'a warning not panic, and does not
> endanger system stability. WARN()'s always dump stack trace. No oops
> is happening.

The regression itself originates from 2006. It has just been unmasked
with "improved" logging.

/Jarkko