Re: [PATCH v9 01/11] KEYS: trusted: Use get_random-fallback for TPM

Mimi Zohar <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.keyrings,org.kernel.vger.linux-integrity,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-security-module
Message-ID <[email protected]>
[Cc: Chris Fenner, Jonathan McDowell, Roberto]

On Sun, 2026-01-25 at 21:25 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> 1. tpm2_get_random() is costly when TCG_TPM2_HMAC is enabled and thus its
>    use should be pooled rather than directly used. This both reduces
>    latency and improves its predictability.

If the concern is the latency of encrypting the bus session, please remember
that:

- Not all environments expose the TPM bus to sniffing.
- The current TPM trusted keys design is based on TPM RNG, but already allows it
to be replaced with the kernel RNG via the "trusted_rng=kernel" boot command
line option.
- The proposed patch removes that possibility for no reason.

Mimi & Elaine
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