Re: [tpmdd-devel] [backport v4.9] tpm_tis: use default timeout value if chip reports it as zero

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On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 05:38:07PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 06:29:08PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 09:14:29PM +0200, Paul Menzel wrote:
> > > Dear Greg,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 2017-04-15 22:50, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 06:26:22PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > > From: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > 
> > > > > Since commit 1107d065fdf1 ("tpm_tis: Introduce intermediate layer for
> > > > > TPM access") Atmel 3203 TPM on ThinkPad X61S (TPM firmware version
> > > > > 13.9)
> > > > > no longer works.  The initialization proceeds fine until we get and
> > > > > start using chip-reported timeouts - and the chip reports C and D
> > > > > timeouts of zero.
> > > > > 
> > > > > It turns out that until commit 8e54caf407b98e ("tpm: Provide a generic
> > > > > means to override the chip returned timeouts") we had actually let
> > > > > default timeout values remain in this case, so let's bring back this
> > > > > behavior to make chips like Atmel 3203 work again.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Use a common code that was introduced by that commit so a warning is
> > > > > printed in this case and /sys/class/tpm/tpm*/timeouts correctly says
> > > > > the
> > > > > timeouts aren't chip-original.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Fixes: 1107d065fdf1 ("tpm_tis: Introduce intermediate layer for TPM
> > > > > access")
> > > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > 
> > > > What is the git commit id for this patch in Linus's tree?
> > > 
> > > The git commit hash is 1d70fe9d9c3a4c627f9757cbba5d628687b121c1.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Kind regards,
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > 
> > Do you want me to revise the backport? Thanks.
> 
> I can't take it as-is, so yes, if you want it applied, it needs to be
> fixed :)
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

I will send it asap. Thanks.

/Jarkko



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