Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] x86/sev: register tpm-svsm platform device

[Borislav Petkov]

On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 01:08:36PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> We discussed a bit on v3, but I'm open to change it:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/nrn4ur66lz2ocbkkjl2bgiex3xbp552szerfhalsaefunqxf7p@ki7xf66zrf6u/
> 
>  I tried to keep the logic of whether or not the driver is needed all in
> the tpm_svsm_probe()/snp_svsm_vtpm_probe() (where I check for SVSM).
>  If you prefer to move some pieces here, though, I'm open.

Yes please.

It doesn't make a whole lotta sense right now to register a TPM platform
driver at one place without even knowing you're running with an SVSM inside
the guest blob or not.

The usual approach is to register upon a successful detection.

Thx.

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