Currently tpm transactions are executed unconditionally in tpm_pm_suspend() function, what may lead to races with other tpm accessors in the system. Add proper locking mechanisms by calling tpm_try_get_ops() which is a wrapper on tpm_chip_start(). Signed-off-by: Jan Dabros <jsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c index 1621ce8187052..d69905233aff2 100644 --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c @@ -401,13 +401,14 @@ int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev) !pm_suspend_via_firmware()) goto suspended; - if (!tpm_chip_start(chip)) { + rc = tpm_try_get_ops(chip); + if (!rc) { if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_STATE); else rc = tpm1_pm_suspend(chip, tpm_suspend_pcr); - tpm_chip_stop(chip); + tpm_put_ops(chip); } suspended: -- 2.38.1.273.g43a17bfeac-goog