Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] tpm_tis: Clean up force module parameter

From: Wilck, Martin
Date: Fri Dec 04 2015 - 03:39:23 EST





On Do, 2015-12-03 at 10:00 -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2015 at 09:30:30AM +0100, Wilck, Martin wrote:
> > On Mi, 2015-12-02 at 12:11 -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> >
> > > > What is the address tpm_tis should be using? I see two things, it
> > > > either uses the x86 default address or it expects the ACPI to have a
> > > > MEM resource. AFAIK ACPI should never rely on hard wired addresses, so
> > > > I removed that code in this series. Perhaps tpm_tis should be using
> > > > control_area_pa ? Will ACPI ever present a struct resource? (if yes,
> > > > why isn't tpm_crb using one?)
> > >
> > > Is then still a problem. On Martin's system the MSFT0101 device does
> > > not have a struct resource attached to it. Does any system, or is this
> > > just dead code?
> >
> > ACPI defines a mem resource corresponding to the standard TIS memory
> > area on my system, and it used to be detected fine with Jarkko's patch.
> > Somehow your latest changes broke it, not sure why.
>
> Are you certain? Based on what you sent me, that output is only
> possible if there is no mem resource.

Yes, I am certain. I checked the DSDT, and I put a debug statement right
after the resource detection in tpm_tis.

Martin


> With the prior arrangement no mem resource means the x86 default
> address is used, which is the only way I can see how your system
> works.



>
> Jason