vTPM on KVM does not persist data (ACS 4.20.1.0, Ubuntu 24.04)

problem

after a shutdown, the /var/lib/libvirt/swtpm/ which holds the tpm data is gone. When starting the vm again, the folder is re-created with empty tpm files.

I am using a similar tpm definition in manually configured kvm guests, if those vm are powered off the folder remains.

versions

4.20.1.0
Ubuntu 24.04

The steps to reproduce the bug

root@VM-647bf7bc-bdca-48fa-8329-8b7a103f9ab6:~# echo "Hello, TPM!" > datafile
root@VM-647bf7bc-bdca-48fa-8329-8b7a103f9ab6:~# tpm2_nvwrite -C o -i datafile 0x1500016
root@VM-647bf7bc-bdca-48fa-8329-8b7a103f9ab6:~# tpm2_nvread -C o 0x1500016
WARN: Reading full size of the NV index
Hello, TPM!

Instance power cycle, and tryi to read our value again from the tpm

root@VM-647bf7bc-bdca-48fa-8329-8b7a103f9ab6:~# tpm2_nvread -C o 0x1500016
WARN: Reading full size of the NV index
WARNING:esys:src/tss2-esys/api/Esys_NV_ReadPublic.c:309:Esys_NV_ReadPublic_Finish() Received TPM Error
ERROR:esys:src/tss2-esys/esys_tr.c:243:Esys_TR_FromTPMPublic_Finish() Error NV_ReadPublic ErrorCode (0x0000018b)
ERROR:esys:src/tss2-esys/esys_tr.c:398:Esys_TR_FromTPMPublic() Error TR FromTPMPublic ErrorCode (0x0000018b)
ERROR: Esys_TR_FromTPMPublic(0x18B) - tpm:handle(1):the handle is not correct for the use
ERROR: Unable to run tpm2_nvread
root@VM-647bf7bc-bdca-48fa-8329-8b7a103f9ab6:

What to do about it?

No response

Comece reproduzindo a sequência de power-cycle no Ubuntu 24.04 e inspecione como o diretório /var/lib/libvirt/swtpm/ é tratado quando a VM é desligada. Considera-se concluído quando o valor NV do TPM continua legível após a reinicialização e o diretório não é recriado com arquivos TPM vazios.