Re: [PATCH] Fix Atmel TPM crash caused by too frequent queries

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> On Jun 29, 2021, at 1:06 PM, Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 10:49:27PM -0700, Hao Wu wrote:
>>> On Jun 23, 2021, at 6:35 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 04:18:09PM -0700, Hao Wu wrote:
>>>> This is a fix for the ATMEL TPM crash bug reported in
>>>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-integrity/patch/20200926223150.109645-1-hao.wu@xxxxxxxxxx/
>>>> 
>>>> According to the discussions in the original thread,
>>>> we don't want to revert the timeout of wait_for_tpm_stat
>>>> for non-ATMEL chips, which brings back the performance cost.
>>>> For investigation and analysis of why wait_for_tpm_stat
>>>> caused the issue, and how the regression was introduced,
>>>> please read the original thread above.
>>>> 
>>>> Thus the proposed fix here is to only revert the timeout
>>>> for ATMEL chips by checking the vendor ID.
>>>> 
>>>> Test Plan:
>>>> - Run fixed kernel with ATMEL TPM chips and see crash
>>>> has been fixed.
>>>> - Run fixed kernel with non-ATMEL TPM chips, and confirm
>>>> the timeout has not been changed.
>>> 
>>> Please move test plan right before diffstat if you wan to include such,
>>> so that it does not go into the commit log.
>> Hi Jarkko, not sure I understood your suggestion or not. I removed
>> the test plan from the commit message in a updated commit
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-integrity/patch/20210624053321.861-1-hao.wu@xxxxxxxxxx/
>> 
>> Let me know if I misunderstood this. I am fine to not include test plan,
>> If this is not something expected by linux community.
>> I personally think it is helpful to understand the confidence of the commit.
>> 
>>> 
>>>> ---
> 
> You can add it right here. Then it won't be included to the actual
> commit log but is still available in the patch.
> 
I see, thanks Jarkko. Updated the patch
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-integrity/patch/20210630042205.30051-1-hao.wu@xxxxxxxxxx/
Hopefull it makes more sense now.

> /Jarkko 

Hao



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