From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
tpm_key_create() doesn't actually load the key into the TPM. Fix the
comment to describe what the function does.
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
crypto/asymmetric_keys/asym_tpm.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asym_tpm.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asym_tpm.c
index 60d20d44c885..2e365a221fbe 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asym_tpm.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asym_tpm.c
@@ -900,7 +900,11 @@ static int extract_key_parameters(struct tpm_key *tk)
return 0;
}
-/* Given the blob, parse it and load it into the TPM */
+/*
+ * Verify that a supported TPM is present, then parse the key blob. We don't
+ * actually load the key into the TPM here; that happens only for the actual
+ * sign and decrypt operations.
+ */
struct tpm_key *tpm_key_create(const void *blob, uint32_t blob_len)
{
int r;
--
2.34.1
