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warning messages requested by the BIOS team
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45 changes: 30 additions & 15 deletions thinklmi-user/thinklmi.c
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#include <string.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

#include "../thinklmi-kernel/think-lmi.h"

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void thinklmi_set(int fd, char * argv2, char* argv3)
{
char setting_string[TLMI_GETSET_MAXLEN];
strncpy(setting_string, argv2, TLMI_SETTINGS_MAXLEN);
strcat(setting_string, ",");
strncat(setting_string, argv3, TLMI_SETTINGS_MAXLEN);
char option;

if(ioctl(fd, THINKLMI_SET_SETTING, &setting_string) == -1) {
perror("Unable to change setting");
} else {
printf("BIOS Setting changed\n");
printf("Setting will not change until reboot\n");
printf("Please check whether the setting name is Valid\n");
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lower case v in Valid

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corrected

printf("please complete authentication if BIOS password is set\n");
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Capital P in please

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Corrected

printf("Do you want to continue (Y/N):");
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So I personally think the first 'warning' is pointless. If they're not using a valid name the call will fail, and they're not going to use an invalid name deliberately.
I would put the authentication warning if the set fails as a possible reason it fails. But it would be much better to probe the interface to confirm if admin password is set and to print this message if it's required. Blindly printing it everytime is just annoying.
Consider adding a flag to skip the continue check - adding this will make scripting thinklmi harder.

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Removed the first warning.
Probing and printing the warning only if the password is set, will take it as an improvement for the next release.
Removed the Y/N check for setting the setting. Retained for the TPM type change

scanf("%c", &option);
if(tolower(option) == 'y' && tolower(option) != 'n') {
strncpy(setting_string, argv2, TLMI_SETTINGS_MAXLEN);
strcat(setting_string, ",");
strncat(setting_string, argv3, TLMI_SETTINGS_MAXLEN);
if(ioctl(fd, THINKLMI_SET_SETTING, &setting_string) == -1) {
perror("Unable to change setting");
} else {
printf("BIOS Setting changed\n");
printf("Setting will not change until reboot\n");
}
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Your indentation in the above looks wonky - check your editor settings.

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My vim editor displays this correctly, however there a tab, which I removed

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}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -132,14 +140,21 @@ void thinklmi_lmiopcode(int fd, char *admin, char *passtype, char *oldpass, char
void thinklmi_tpmtype(int fd, char *tpmtype)
{
char setting_string[TLMI_GETSET_MAXLEN];
snprintf(setting_string, TLMI_GETSET_MAXLEN, "%s;", tpmtype);
if(ioctl(fd, THINKLMI_TPMTYPE, &setting_string) == -1) {
perror("Tpm type change failed");
} else {
printf("Tpm type changed\n");
printf("Setting will not change until reboot\n");
}
char option;

printf("Before switching TPM, please make sure the TPM is not in use and all TPM related applications\n");
printf("must be disabled, otherwise the TPM will be cleared and you may not be able to access your data\n");
printf("\n Do you wish to continue(Y/N):");
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As above - consider adding a nocheck option to bypass the continue check for easier scripting

scanf("%c", &option);
if(tolower(option) == 'y' && tolower(option) != 'n') {
snprintf(setting_string, TLMI_GETSET_MAXLEN, "%s;", tpmtype);
if(ioctl(fd, THINKLMI_TPMTYPE, &setting_string) == -1) {
perror("Tpm type change failed");
} else {
printf("Tpm type changed\n");
printf("Setting will not change until reboot\n");
}
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Tpm in the above perrors should be capitalised (TPM)

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Corrected

}
}

void thinklmi_load_default(int fd)
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