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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:00:10 +0200
Message-Id: <CZNS9K4BJPQ8.2MD4WZS8YMI3W@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] tpm: of: If available Use linux,sml-log to get the
 log and its size
From: "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@kernel.org>
To: "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@kernel.org>, "Stefan Berger"
 <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>, <mpe@ellerman.id.au>,
 <linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org>, <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <rnsastry@linux.ibm.com>,
 <peterhuewe@gmx.de>, <viparash@in.ibm.com>
References: <20240306155511.974517-1-stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
 <20240306155511.974517-3-stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
 <CZNS7FO53BHK.6NO93P0C0VY5@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <CZNS7FO53BHK.6NO93P0C0VY5@kernel.org>

On Thu Mar 7, 2024 at 9:57 PM EET, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> in short summary: s/Use/use/
>
> On Wed Mar 6, 2024 at 5:55 PM EET, Stefan Berger wrote:
> > If linux,sml-log is available use it to get the TPM log rather than the
> > pointer found in linux,sml-base. This resolves an issue on PowerVM and =
KVM
> > on Power where after a kexec the memory pointed to by linux,sml-base ma=
y
> > have been corrupted. Also, linux,sml-log has replaced linux,sml-base an=
d
> > linux,sml-size on these two platforms.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
>
> So shouldn't this have a fixed tag, or not?

In English: do we want this to be backported to stable kernel releases or n=
ot?

BR, Jarkko