Re: [PATCH v2] tpm/eventlog: Don't abort tpm_read_log on faulty ACPI address

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Tue Oct 04 2022 - 18:24:16 EST


On Sun, Oct 02, 2022 at 12:52:24AM +0300, Erkki Eilonen wrote:
> > If this is not something you can buy off-the-shelf, it
> > unfortunately does not cut.
>
> For a N=2, we're having the same issue with a set of OTC machines.
>
> Device: QuantaGrid D53X-1U
> BIOS:
> Vendor: INSYDE Corp.
> Version: 3A16.Q402
> Release_Date: 11/10/2021
>
> ACPI TPM2 table:
> [000h 0000 4] Signature : "TPM2" [Trusted Platform Module hardware interface table]
> [004h 0004 4] Table Length : 0000004C
> [008h 0008 1] Revision : 04
> [009h 0009 1] Checksum : 8C
> [00Ah 0010 6] Oem ID : "INSYDE"
> [010h 0016 8] Oem Table ID : "WHITLEY "
> [018h 0024 4] Oem Revision : 00000002
> [01Ch 0028 4] Asl Compiler ID : "INTL"
> [020h 0032 4] Asl Compiler Revision : 00040000
>
> [024h 0036 2] Platform Class : 0001
> [026h 0038 2] Reserved : 0000
> [028h 0040 8] Control Address : 0000000000000000
> [030h 0048 4] Start Method : 06 [Memory Mapped I/O]
>
> [034h 0052 12] Method Parameters : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> [040h 0064 4] Minimum Log Length : 00010000
> [044h 0068 8] Log Address : 0000000043274000
>
> Fallback to the UEFI eventlog is what we did for a short term fix too. Will try to contact the vendor for a fixed ACPI table long term.
>
> Morten: Did you get in contact with the vendor about this? Looks like a class error across different devices.
>
> Cheers,
> Erkki

Does the bug fix work for you? If you can give tested-by for it, then that
ofc changes everything.

BR, Jarkko