Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] tpm: Fix error handling in async work

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Fri Jan 14 2022 - 16:13:03 EST


On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 11:07:22PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:47:29AM -0800, Tadeusz Struk wrote:
> > On 1/12/22 10:35, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > These look good to me! Thank you. I'm in process of compiling a test
> > > kernel.
> >
> > Thanks Jarkko,
> > You can run the new test before and after applying the change and see
> > how it behaves. Also just noticed a mistake in the comment, sorry but
> > it was quite late when I sent it.
> >
> > + /*
> > + * If ret is > 0 then tpm_dev_transmit returned the size of the
> > + * response. If ret is < 0 then tpm_dev_transmit failed and
> > + * returned a return code.
> > + */
> >
> > In the above could you please replace:
> >
> > s/returned a return code/returned an error code/
> >
> > before applying the patch. I would appreciate that.
>
> Please send new versions, there's also this:
>
> def test_flush_invlid_context()
>
> I'd figure "invlid" should be "invalid"
>
> You can add, as these changes do not change the semantics of the
> patches:
>
> Tested-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> It's always best if you author the final version, as then a clear
> reference on what was accepted exist at lore.kernel.org.

Maybe it is good to mention that the test environment was libvirt hosted
QEMU using swtpm, which I tried for the first time, instead of real hadware
(libvirt has a nice property that it handles the startup/shutdown of
swtpm). I managed to run all tests so I guess swtpm is working properly.

/Jarkko