[PATCH v3 02/10] tpm: Use -EPERM as fallback error code in tpm_ret_to_err

[Stefano Garzarella]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 10:48:24PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
>From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen at opinsys.com>
>
>Using -EFAULT as the tpm_ret_to_err() fallback error code causes makes it
>incompatible on how trusted keys transmute TPM return codes.
>
>Change the fallback as -EPERM in order to gain compatibility with trusted
>keys. In addition, map TPM_RC_HASH to -EINVAL in order to be compatible
>with tpm2_seal_trusted() return values.
>
>Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen at opinsys.com>
>---
>v3:
>- Removed fixes tag as it hardly categorizes as a bug fix.
>v2:
>- Split trusted_tpm2 change to a separate patch.
>---
> include/linux/tpm.h | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

LGTM now!

Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare at redhat.com>

>
>diff --git a/include/linux/tpm.h b/include/linux/tpm.h
>index fc7df87dfb9a..51846317d662 100644
>--- a/include/linux/tpm.h
>+++ b/include/linux/tpm.h
>@@ -453,8 +453,10 @@ static inline ssize_t tpm_ret_to_err(ssize_t ret)
> 		return 0;
> 	case TPM2_RC_SESSION_MEMORY:
> 		return -ENOMEM;
>+	case TPM2_RC_HASH:
>+		return -EINVAL;
> 	default:
>-		return -EFAULT;
>+		return -EPERM;
> 	}
> }
>
>-- 
>2.39.5
>
>