Re: [PATCH 3/4] platform/x86: think-lmi: Allow empty admin password

["Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>]

On Mon, 21 Oct 2024, Mark Pearson wrote:

> SVP = BIOS Supervisor/Admin password
> SMP = BIOS System password
> 
> If SMP ACL is enabled in the BIOS then the system allows you to set the
> SMP without a SVP password configured. Change code to allow this.
> BIOS will return permissions error if SVP is required.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@squebb.ca>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
> index 46ab82fb2898..751e351dfc42 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
> @@ -469,7 +469,12 @@ static ssize_t new_password_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>  		if (ret)
>  			goto out;
>  
> -		if (tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->pwd_enabled) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Note admin password not always required if SMPControl enabled in BIOS,

is not always required

> +		 * So only set if it's configured.
> +		 * Let BIOS figure it out - we'll get an error if operation not permitted

operation is not permitted.

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comments to keep their line lengths readable without large eye movement).

> +		 */
> +		if (tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->pwd_enabled && strlen(tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->password)) {
>  			ret = tlmi_opcode_setting("WmiOpcodePasswordAdmin",
>  					tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->password);
>  			if (ret)
> 

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