Re: [PATCH] vTPM: fix missing error handling for suspend operation

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Fri Mar 04 2016 - 11:55:48 EST


On Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 01:23:47AM -0500, Hon Ching(Vicky) Lo wrote:
> ibmvtpm_send_crq in tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend returns errors in a more
> granular level than what the existing code does. This patch adds
> the missing CRQ transport event code checks to ensure appropriate
> action taken, in the case that ibmvtpm_send_crq returns H_CLOSED.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hon Ching(Vicky) Lo <honclo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.h | 9 ++++++
> 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
> index 3e6a226..5d984af 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
> @@ -335,17 +335,61 @@ static int tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend(struct device *dev)
> struct ibmvtpm_crq crq;
> u64 *buf = (u64 *) &crq;
> int rc = 0;
> + int sig;
>
> - crq.valid = (u8)IBMVTPM_VALID_CMD;
> - crq.msg = (u8)VTPM_PREPARE_TO_SUSPEND;
> + crq_initialized = 0;
> + crq.valid = (u8) IBMVTPM_VALID_CMD;
> + crq.msg = (u8) VTPM_PREPARE_TO_SUSPEND;
>
> rc = ibmvtpm_send_crq(ibmvtpm->vdev, cpu_to_be64(buf[0]),
> cpu_to_be64(buf[1]));
> +
> + if ((rc == H_CLOSED) && (crq.valid == (u8) VALID_TRANSPORT_EVENT)) {

What if rc == H_CLOSED and crq.valid != VALID_TRANSPORT_EVENT?

> + if (crq.msg == (u8) PARTNER_PARTITION_SUSPENDED) {
> + /* The "partner partition suspended" transport
> + * event disables the associated CRQ such that
> + * any H_SEND_CRQ hcall() to the associated CRQ
> + * returns H_Closed until CRQ has been explicitly
> + * enabled using the H_ENABLED_CRQ hcall.
> + */
> + return H_SUCCESS;

I'm having trouble to understand when the suspend happens through this
route and when you just get H_SUCCESS from ibmvtpm_send_crq(). It
seems that there are two ways how suspend can happen.

I don't understand the big picture.

> + } else if (crq.msg == (u8) PARTNER_PARTITION_FAILED) {
> + dev_err(ibmvtpm->dev,
> + "vtpm has terminated fatally; reboot to reinstate a trusted state.\n");
> + } else if (crq.msg == (u8) PARTNER_PARTITION_DEREG_CRQ) {
> + /* The vtpm is in the process of being reloaded by
> + * firmware and has de-registered CRQ. The client
> + * must wait for the CRQ INITIALIZATION message and
> + * respond and must resubmit suspend message.
> + */
> + sig =
> + wait_event_interruptible(ibmvtpm->wq,
> + crq_initialized == 1);
> + if (sig)
> + return -EINTR;
> +
> + if (suspend_again_count < 1) {
> + suspend_again_count++;
> + goto suspendagain;
> + }
> + } else
> + ;
> + }
> +
> if (rc != H_SUCCESS)
> - dev_err(ibmvtpm->dev,
> - "tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend failed rc=%d\n", rc);
> + dev_err(ibmvtpm->dev, "tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend failed rc=%d\n", rc);
>
> return rc;
> +
> +suspendagain:
> + rc = tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend(ibmvtpm->dev);
> + suspend_again_count = 0;
> +
> + if (rc != H_SUCCESS)
> + dev_err(ibmvtpm->dev, "tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend failed rc=%d\n", rc);
> +
> + return rc;
> +

Get rid of this horrible looking tail recursion thing.

What the heck is suspend_again_count and why it can be module scope
variable? You could use a local variable instead if you would iterate
with a loop.

/Jarkko