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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] tpm: Implement tpm2_init to call when
 TPM_OPS_AUTO_STARTUP is not set
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
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From:   Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
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Date:   Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:35:17 -0500
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On 2/26/20 10:02 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 01:20:39PM -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:
>> On 2/25/20 12:00 PM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 03:23:28PM -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:
>>>> From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
>>>>
>>>> Implement tpm2_init() that gets the TPM 2 timeouts and command durations
>>>> and command code attributes. This function is to be called in case the
>>>> TPM_OPS_AUTO_STARTUP flag is not set and therefore tpm2_auto_startup()
>>>> is not called.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
>>> The commit makes zero effort trying to explain what the heck tpm_init()
>>> is and when it should be used and why the function name tpm2_init().
>> Are you saying the explanation of when to use tpm2_init above is not enough?
>> 'bviously we are trying to cover the case of using the TPM 2 by a driver
>> that doesn't use the TPM_OPS_AUTO_STARTUP flag and therefore the TPM 2
>> timeouts and command durations and command code attributes are not set as
>> they would be if tpm2_auto_startup() was to be called and tpm2_init() is the
>> alternative to call. I didn't like tpm2_init() either... any suggestions for
>> a better name?
> I'm not getting what this commit is trying to do in the first place.
I sent out v3, maybe the text there is better.
>
> /Jarkko