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authorRajiv Andrade <srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2010-03-25 06:55:32 +0300
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2010-03-26 01:30:03 +0300
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TPM: workaround to enforce PCR updates across suspends
Add a workaround for TPM's which fail to flush last written PCR values in a TPM_SaveState, in preparation for suspend. Signed-off-by: David Safford <safford@watson.ibm.com> Acked-by: Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
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@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
SWSUSP Software suspend (hibernation) is enabled.
SUSPEND System suspend states are enabled.
FTRACE Function tracing enabled.
+ TPM TPM drivers are enabled.
TS Appropriate touchscreen support is enabled.
UMS USB Mass Storage support is enabled.
USB USB support is enabled.
@@ -2619,6 +2620,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
tp720= [HW,PS2]
+ tpm_suspend_pcr=[HW,TPM]
+ Format: integer pcr id
+ Specify that at suspend time, the tpm driver
+ should extend the specified pcr with zeros,
+ as a workaround for some chips which fail to
+ flush the last written pcr on TPM_SaveState.
+ This will guarantee that all the other pcrs
+ are saved.
+
trace_buf_size=nn[KMG]
[FTRACE] will set tracing buffer size.