Re: [PATCH v13 5/7] tpm: tpm_tis: verify TPM_STS register is valid after locality request

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Thu Aug 26 2021 - 12:03:17 EST


On Thu, 2021-08-26 at 14:19 +0300, amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Amir Mizinski <amirmizi6@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Issue could result when the TPM does not update TPM_STS register after
> a locality request (TPM_STS Initial value = 0xFF) and a TPM_STS register
> read occurs (tpm_tis_status(chip)).

What does it mean when "issue results"?

I don't understand that part.

/Jarkko