Re: [PATCH] docs: tpm: Clarify omission or removal of active_pcr_banks node

Add a sentence to the active_pcr_banks node documentation that clarifies that when the active_pcr_banks node is removed from the XML or when it is omitted that the set of active PCR banks is not changed anymore. Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039246 Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb(a)linux.ibm.com&gt; --- docs/formatdomain.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.rst b/docs/formatdomain.rst index d4f30bb8af..a84be77c37 100644 --- a/docs/formatdomain.rst +++ b/docs/formatdomain.rst @@ -7640,6 +7640,8 @@ Example: usage of the TPM Emulator of a TPM 2.0 to activate. Valid names are for example sha1, sha256, sha384, and sha512. If this node is provided, the set of PCR banks are activated before every start of a VM and this step is logged in the swtpm's log. + If this node is removed or omitted then libvirt will not modify the + active PCR banks upon VM start but leave them at their last configuration. This attribute requires that swtpm_setup v0.7 or later is installed and may not have any effect otherwise. The selection of PCR banks only works with the ``emulator`` backend. since:`Since 7.10.0`