Re: [PATCH] tpm: return false from tpm_amd_is_rng_defective on non-x86 platforms

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Fri Jun 30 2023 - 06:07:37 EST


On Thu Jun 29, 2023 at 11:41 PM EEST, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> tpm_amd_is_rng_defective is for dealing with an issue related to the
> AMD firmware TPM, so on non-x86 architectures just have it inline and
> return false.
>
> Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@xxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Linux regressions mailing list <regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Aneesh Kumar K. V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Sachin Sant <sachinp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/99B81401-DB46-49B9-B321-CF832B50CAC3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Fixes: f1324bbc4011 ("tpm: disable hwrng for fTPM on some AMD designs")
> Signed-off-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c | 7 +++++++
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> index cd48033b804a..cf5499e51999 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> @@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ static int tpm_add_legacy_sysfs(struct tpm_chip *chip)
> * 6.x.y.z series: 6.0.18.6 +
> * 3.x.y.z series: 3.57.y.5 +
> */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> static bool tpm_amd_is_rng_defective(struct tpm_chip *chip)
> {
> u32 val1, val2;
> @@ -566,6 +567,12 @@ static bool tpm_amd_is_rng_defective(struct tpm_chip *chip)
>
> return true;
> }
> +#else
> +static inline bool tpm_amd_is_rng_defective(struct tpm_chip *chip)
> +{
> + return false;
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
>
> static int tpm_hwrng_read(struct hwrng *rng, void *data, size_t max, bool wait)
> {
> --
> 2.38.1

Sanity check, this was the right patch, right?

I'll apply it.

BR, Jarkko