linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 2/7] tpm: add _head suffix to tcg_efi_specid_event and tcg_pcr

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Message-ID: <20190129193738.GB11615@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:37:38 +0200
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,
        matthewgarrett@...gle.com, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        silviu.vlasceanu@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 2/7] tpm: add _head suffix to tcg_efi_specid_event and
 tcg_pcr_event2

On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 04:49:05PM +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> TCG defines two structures, TCG_EfiSpecIDEventStruct and TCG_PCR_EVENT2,
> which contain variable-sized arrays in the middle of the definition.
> 
> Since these structures are not suitable for type casting, this patch
> removes structure members after the variable-sized arrays and adds the
> _head suffix to the structure name, to indicate that the renamed structures
> do not contain all fields defined by TCG.
> 
> Lastly, given that variable-sized arrays are now in the last position, and
> given that the size of the arrays cannot be determined in advance, this
> patch also sets the size of those arrays to zero and removes the definition
> of TPM2_ACTIVE_PCR_BANKS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
> Tested-by: Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>

OK, I applied this to my tree. Does not make to sense to hold this.

Thank you.

/Jarkko