linux-kernel - Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH] TPM: Fixup pubek sysfs file

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Message-ID: <4AAFE25E.3040307@cmu.edu>
Date:	Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:52:14 -0400
From:	"Jonathan M. McCune" <jonmccune@....edu>
To:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>,
	Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jbeulich@...ell.com, jmorris@...ei.org,
	tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, m.selhorst@...rix.com,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Roland.Dreier@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [tpmdd-devel] [PATCH] TPM: Fixup pubek sysfs file

>   
>>> Although it may be worth discussing whether this functionality should be  
>>> moved from the driver into IMA.
> 
> Are you really suggesting moving the tpm_pcr_read()/extend() to IMA?
> Why?
> 

I mentioned this since I'm not aware of anything else in the kernel that 
uses this functionality.  But this may also be a case of "it ain't 
broke, so don't fix it."

Cheers,
-Jon
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