Module Name: src Committed By: riastradh Date: Tue Jan 19 05:05:39 UTC 2021
Modified Files: src/share/man/man4: tpm.4 Log Message: Add note about enabling TPM and rnd(4) source. To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -u -r1.6 -r1.7 src/share/man/man4/tpm.4 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files: Index: src/share/man/man4/tpm.4 diff -u src/share/man/man4/tpm.4:1.6 src/share/man/man4/tpm.4:1.7 --- src/share/man/man4/tpm.4:1.6 Sat Jan 16 01:47:23 2021 +++ src/share/man/man4/tpm.4 Tue Jan 19 05:05:39 2021 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: tpm.4,v 1.6 2021/01/16 01:47:23 thorpej Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: tpm.4,v 1.7 2021/01/19 05:05:39 riastradh Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2019 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. .\" All rights reserved. @@ -51,9 +51,19 @@ TPM 1.2 chips over ACPI and ISA .El .Pp Note that the supported interface version is TIS1.2 in each case. +.Pp +The TPM may need to be enabled in the system's firmware or BIOS, which +requires a reboot to take effect. +This is generally beyond the control of +.Nx . +Enabling a TPM does not require using trusted boot \(em it can be +enabled, for example, only for the +.Xr rnd 4 +entropy source. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr config 1 , -.Xr intro 4 +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr rnd 4 .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit The