From: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
To: tpmdd-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
"Jarkko Sakkinen"
<jarkko.sakkinen-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>,
"Michal Suchánek" <msuchanek-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-security-module-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 3/3] tpm-chip: Export TPM device to user space even when startup failed
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:41:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4722067A-082C-40E7-90ED-29EFB3228765@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170830101510.rlkh2p3zecfsrhgl-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
Am 30. August 2017 12:15:10 MESZ schrieb Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>:
>On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 03:17:39PM +0200, Michal Suchánek wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> On Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:55:09 +0300
>> Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 05:15:58PM +0000,
>> > Alexander.Steffen@infineon.com wrote:
>> > > But is that just because nobody bothered to implement the
>necessary
>> > > logic or for some other reason?
>> >
>> > We do not want user space to access broken hardware. It's a huge
>risk
>> > for system stability and potentially could be used for evil
>purposes.
>> >
>> > This is not going to mainline as it is not suitable for general
>> > consumption. You must use a patched kernel if you want this.
>> >
>> > /Jarkko
>> >
>>
>> It has been pointed out that userspace applications that use direct
>IO
>> access exist for the purpose. So using a kernel driver is an
>> improvement over that if the interface is otherwise sane.
>>
>> What do you expect is the potential for instability or evil use?
>
>By definition the use of broken hardware can have unpredictable
>effects.
>Use a patched kernel if you want to do it.
If the s.m.a.r.t selftest of your hard disk fails, you can still access it, even though the hw selftest says it is broken.
Same situation.
>
>/Jarkko
>
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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-08-24 8:37 [PATCH RESEND 0/3] Export broken TPMs to user space Alexander Steffen
[not found] ` <20170824083714.10016-1-Alexander.Steffen-d0qZbvYSIPpWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-24 8:37 ` [PATCH RESEND 1/3] tpm-chip: Move idr_replace calls to appropriate places Alexander Steffen
2017-08-25 17:25 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
[not found] ` <20170825172546.f4bl2wh7tgbyjx2n-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-28 17:18 ` Alexander.Steffen-d0qZbvYSIPpWk0Htik3J/w
2017-08-24 8:37 ` [PATCH RESEND 2/3] tpm-chip: Return TPM error codes from auto_startup functions Alexander Steffen
[not found] ` <20170824083714.10016-3-Alexander.Steffen-d0qZbvYSIPpWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-25 17:06 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
[not found] ` <20170825170607.wfnr5y5zres2n42r-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-29 12:11 ` Alexander.Steffen-d0qZbvYSIPpWk0Htik3J/w
2017-08-24 8:37 ` [PATCH RESEND 3/3] tpm-chip: Export TPM device to user space even when startup failed Alexander Steffen
2017-08-25 17:20 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
[not found] ` <20170825172021.lw3ycxqw63ubrcm2-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-28 17:15 ` Alexander.Steffen-d0qZbvYSIPpWk0Htik3J/w
2017-08-29 12:55 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-08-29 13:17 ` [tpmdd-devel] " Michal Suchánek
[not found] ` <20170829151739.315ae581-6hIufAJW0g4CVLCxKZUutA@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-29 13:53 ` Peter Huewe
2017-08-30 10:26 ` [tpmdd-devel] " Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-08-30 10:15 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-08-30 10:20 ` [tpmdd-devel] " Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-08-30 10:34 ` Michal Suchánek
2017-08-30 11:07 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-08-31 16:18 ` Alexander.Steffen
2017-09-02 10:20 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
[not found] ` <20170830101510.rlkh2p3zecfsrhgl-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-30 10:41 ` Peter Huewe [this message]
2017-08-30 11:10 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2017-08-31 16:26 ` Alexander.Steffen
2017-09-02 10:24 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
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