From: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx> Issue could result when the TPM does not update TPM_STS register after a locality request (TPM_STS Initial value = 0xFF) and a TPM_STS register read occurs (tpm_tis_status(chip)). Checking the next condition("if ((status & TPM_STS_COMMAND_READY) == 0)"), the status will be at 0xFF and will be considered, wrongly, in "Ready" state (by checking only one bit). However, at this moment the TPM is, in fact, in "Idle" state and remains in "Idle" state because "tpm_tis_ready(chip);" was not executed. Suggested-by: Benoit Houyere <benoit.houyere@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c index a38465f..b876db2 100644 --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c @@ -221,8 +221,14 @@ static int request_locality(struct tpm_chip *chip, int l) } else { /* wait for burstcount */ do { - if (check_locality(chip, l)) + if (check_locality(chip, l)) { + if (wait_for_tpm_stat(chip, TPM_STS_GO, 0, + chip->timeout_c, + &priv->int_queue, + false) < 0) + return -ETIME; return l; + } tpm_msleep(TPM_TIMEOUT); } while (time_before(jiffies, stop)); } -- 2.7.4