From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com>
Cc: tpmdd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@gmx.de>,
Marcel Selhorst <tpmdd@selhorst.net>,
open list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 4/4] tpm: add the infrastructure for TPM space for TPM 2.0
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 14:45:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170104124513.judaizma744gnqkf@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170103191634.GC26706@obsidianresearch.com>
On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 12:16:34PM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 02:37:30AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 02, 2017 at 02:09:53PM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jan 02, 2017 at 03:22:10PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > Added a ioctl for creating a TPM space. The space is isolated from the
> > > > other users of the TPM. Only a process holding the file with the handle
> > > > can access the objects and only objects that are created through that
> > > > file handle can be accessed.
> > >
> > > I don't understand this comment. /dev/tpmX is forced to be
> > > single-process-open, so how can there ever be more than 1 FD for it?
> > >
> > > Since the space is tied to that single fd these patches just create a
> > > way for the single user-space process to auto-cleanup if it crashes?
> > >
> > > Is that the entire intent of this design? I guess it is OK as a
> > > stepping point..
> >
> > is_open is cleared in tpm_ioc_new_space.
>
> There is also a bug with the uncondtional clear of is_open in
> tpm_release - this cannot happen if the ioctl is done - but I think
> this approach of using an ioctl is not a good idea.
>
> I have pondered using an open flag in the past - what about using
> something like O_EXCL to indicate that the fd is to be used in
> resource sharing mode? Not sure if that would be considered abuse of
> the open flags or not.
I've now leaned toward James' idea of having a separate /dev/tpms0.
> Jason
/Jarkko
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-01-04 12:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-02 13:22 [PATCH RFC 0/4] RFC: in-kernel resource manager Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 13:22 ` [PATCH RFC 1/4] tpm: migrate struct tpm_buf to struct tpm_chip Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 21:01 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-03 0:57 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 19:13 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 12:29 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 13:22 ` [PATCH RFC 2/4] tpm: validate TPM 2.0 commands Jarkko Sakkinen
[not found] ` <OF8D508BD2.EAB22BFD-ON0025809E.0062B40C-8525809E.006356C3@notes.na.collabserv.com>
2017-01-04 18:19 ` [tpmdd-devel] " James Bottomley
2017-01-04 18:44 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-02 13:22 ` [PATCH RFC 3/4] tpm: export tpm2_flush_context_cmd Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 13:22 ` [PATCH RFC 4/4] tpm: add the infrastructure for TPM space for TPM 2.0 Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 21:09 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-03 0:37 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 18:46 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 12:43 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 19:16 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 12:45 ` Jarkko Sakkinen [this message]
[not found] ` <OF9C3EE9AE.65978870-ON0025809E.0061E7AF-8525809E.0061FFDA@notes.na.collabserv.com>
2017-01-09 22:11 ` [tpmdd-devel] " Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 16:36 ` [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH RFC 0/4] RFC: in-kernel resource manager James Bottomley
2017-01-02 19:33 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-02 21:40 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-03 5:26 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-03 13:41 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 16:14 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-03 18:36 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 19:14 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 19:34 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-03 21:54 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 12:58 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-04 16:55 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 5:47 ` Andy Lutomirski
2017-01-04 13:00 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 13:51 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 16:36 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-03 18:40 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 21:47 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-03 22:21 ` Ken Goldman
2017-01-03 23:20 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-03 22:39 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-04 0:17 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 0:29 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-04 0:56 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 12:50 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-04 14:53 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-04 18:31 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 18:57 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-04 19:24 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-04 12:48 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-03 21:32 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-03 22:03 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-05 15:52 ` Fuchs, Andreas
2017-01-05 17:27 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-05 18:06 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-06 8:43 ` Andreas Fuchs
2017-01-05 18:33 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-05 19:20 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-05 19:55 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-05 22:21 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-05 22:58 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-05 23:50 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-06 0:36 ` James Bottomley
2017-01-06 8:59 ` Andreas Fuchs
2017-01-06 19:10 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-06 19:02 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2017-01-10 19:03 ` Ken Goldman
2017-01-09 22:39 ` [tpmdd-devel] " Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-01-11 10:03 ` Andreas Fuchs
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