Re: [PATCH v2 10/10] tpm-buf: Add TPM buffer support header for standalone reuse

From: Jarkko Sakkinen

Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 04:53:23 EST


On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 09:31:23AM +0300, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2026, at 04:53, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 04:20:27AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> >> On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 03:50:42PM +0300, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, 11 Jul 2026, at 21:18, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> >> > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 09:01:10AM -0700, Ross Philipson wrote:
> >> > >> Extract all the functions and definitions for TPM buffer handling
> >> > >> and separate them into their own header.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Signed-off-by: Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >> ---
> >> > >> drivers/char/tpm/tpm-buf.c | 3 +-
> >> > >> include/linux/tpm.h | 34 +--------------------
> >> > >> include/linux/tpm_buf.h | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> > >> 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> >> > >> create mode 100644 include/linux/tpm_buf.h
> >> > >>
> >> > ...
> >> > >
> >> > > I would probably ack them all as I've seen these many times and
> >> > > there's not much anything new. Just waiting for additional
> >> > > feedback before applying them.
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Will these be going into v7.3 then?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> I can piggyback them with to my PR and see what Linus thinks.
> >
> > Added:
> >
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jarkko/linux-tpmdd.git/log/?h=for-next-tpm
> >
> > I'll send v7.3 PR once these show up in -next.
> >
>
> Thanks Jarkko

Seriously: thank you. Had a blank spot and I would have failed
this with 100% certainty otherwise.

BR, Jarkko