linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tpm: declare tpm2_get_pcr

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Message-ID: <20170215190648.w5i3fkkjvmipzbeb@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:06:48 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>
Cc:     tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>,
        Marcel Selhorst <tpmdd@...horst.net>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm: declare tpm2_get_pcr_allocation() as static

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 11:56:43AM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 08:02:28PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > There's no need to export tpm2_get_pcr_alloation() because it is only
> > a helper function for tpm2_auto_startup(). For the same reason it does
> > not make much sense to maintain documentation for it.
> 
> Please stop moving these functions around, you are just breaking the
> git history and git blame - there cosmetic reason of having a certain
> order is not worth this damage.
> 
> Jason

So you rather want a predeclaration?

Moving code for the right reasons is perfectly justifiable.

/Jarkko