linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] tpm: Implement tpm_default

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Message-ID: <d6ffc33cc0870a097fc261e78b4bb3b4eed47f52.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:36:17 +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 v7 2/5] tpm: Implement tpm_default_chip() to find a TPM
 chip

On Tue, 2018-06-26 at 15:09 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Implement tpm_default_chip() to find the first TPM chip and return it to
> the caller while increasing the reference count on its device. This
> function can be used by other subsystems, such as IMA, to find the system's
> default TPM chip and use it for all subsequent TPM operations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>

/Jarkko