On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 05:42:01PM +0530, Nayna wrote:
On 11/17/2016 11:12 PM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 05:20:36PM +0530, Nayna wrote:
I tested this for capability TPM2_CAP_PCRS. It seems TPM2_CAP_PCRS
capability always returns full PCR allocation, and more_data as 0, So, I
think the idea of looping over based on more_data may not work for this
capability.
You can always request one value at a time until there's no more.
If you request N values, depending on the hardware, the hardware returns
to you anything from 1 to N values. If you implement a function that
requests N values in the command, you *must* handle the case where
moreData is 1 even if the hardware you are testing that never happens.
That's the reason why I would start with a function that you request one
property of one capability and optimize it in future if it doesn't scale
for some workload.
Do you have a workload where it doesn't scale?
Thanks Jarkko for explaining in detail.
If I understood correctly, the idea is to request for one property at a
time, and if we need multiple properties, then to request for each of them
in a loop. In case of TPM2_CAP_PCRS, property is always zero. This is how I
am calling getcap_cmd for TPM2_CAP_PCRS.
tpm2_getcap_cmd(chip, TPM2_CAP_PCRS, 0, &cap_data, "get active pcr banks");
Output :
[ 17.081665] tpm: cap id to receive value is 2
[ 17.081666] tpm: TPM2_CAP_COMMANDS: more data 1
[ 17.081667] tpm: 2
[ 17.081668] tpm: tpm2_get_active_banks -------> cap is TPM2_CAP_PCRS
[ 17.171665] tpm: cap id to receive value is 5
[ 17.171666] tpm: TPM2_CAP_PCRS: more data 0 ---> more data is zero.
[ 17.171666] tpm: TPM2_CAP_PCRS: more data 0
[ 17.171667] tpm: count pcr banks is 2 ------> count of active pcr banks
information returned
more_data is always zero here, so am not sure how to handle more_data in
this case ?
Since property_id is always zero, I am not able to request for one property
at a time.
and response_buffer returns the details for both active banks.
This is the expected behavior defined in TCG 2.0 Part 3 Commands
Specification (Section 30.2.1):
"TPM_CAP_PCRS â Returns the current allocation of PCR in a
TPML_PCR_SELECTION. The property parameter shall be zero. The TPM will
always respond to this command with the full PCR allocation and moreData
will be NO."
Please let me know, if I am missing something.
Thanks for pointing that. I think you got it right and I had some wrong
assumptions about 'moreData'.
Here's what I propose. Do a non-generic function just for getting CAP_PCRS.
You could call it tpm2_get_pcr_allocation() as you don't want or rather
need to handle all the bells and whistles in that TPM command.
It makes a lot more sense now than having one-size-for-all function.
/Jarkko