linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] tpm: Implement tpm_default

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Message-ID: <19062c6c3e07dbd24680f9d56c4bb73fd5154608.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:22:53 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:     jgg@...pe.ca, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] tpm: Implement tpm_default_chip() to find a TPM
 chip

On Tue, 2018-06-26 at 07:06 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Implement tpm_default_chip() to find a TPM chip and get a reference to it.
> This function is also suitable for other subsystems to call and hold onto
> the chip.

Please make the commit message a bit more verbose i.e. explain what this
tpm_default_chip() is and what it is used for.

/Jarkko