Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] tpm: tpm_tis: rewrite "tpm_tis_req_canceled()"

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Tue Mar 31 2020 - 08:14:02 EST


On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 02:32:03PM +0300, amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Using this function while read/write data resulted in aborted operation.
> After investigating according to TCG TPM Profile (PTP) Specifications,
> i found cancel should happen only if TPM_STS.commandReady bit is lit and
> couldn't find a case when the current condition is valid.
> Also only cmdReady bit need to be compared instead of the full lower status
> register byte.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx>

We don't care about spec's. We care about hardware and not all hardware
follows specifications.

Please fix the exact thing you want to fix (and please provide a fixes
tag).

/Jarkko