linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/7] tpm: remove definition of TPM2_ACTIVE_PCR

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Date:   Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:45:27 -0800
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
Cc:     zohar@...ux.ibm.com, david.safford@...com, monty.wiseman@...com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, silviu.vlasceanu@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/7] tpm: remove definition of TPM2_ACTIVE_PCR_BANKS

On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 11:41:49AM -0800, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> Even after looking at the spec the last field does not make sense as the
> event after digests and digests are not in union. It is just not right.
> 
> The comment does not fix that.

You should remove the last field and rename the struct as maybe
struct tcg_pcr_event2_head. If we ever need the very last field
we can create struct *_tail.

Not your fault but there is clear bug in the struct definition
that should be fixed in a commit of its own.

No new comments are needed.

/Jarkko