From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Howells Subject: Re: TPM emulator driver status Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:45:10 +0000 Message-ID: <25224.1452779110@warthog.procyon.org.uk> References: <201601131436.u0DEaIdD015610@d03av02.boulder.ibm.com> <11083.1452692382@warthog.procyon.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <201601131436.u0DEaIdD015610-nNA/7dmquNI+UXBhvPuGgqsjOiXwFzmk@public.gmane.org> Content-ID: <25223.1452779110.1-S6HVgzuS8uM4Awkfq6JHfwNdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tpmdd-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Stefan Berger Cc: dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, tpmdd-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, keyrings-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, dwmw2-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org List-Id: tpmdd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Stefan Berger wrote: > I wrote a driver for support of (v)TPM for containers. It has ioctl's for > creating and deleting of pairs of devices where one device is used by clients > and the other end is used by a TPM emulator to listen for commands. The client > device can be 'moved' in the container, meaning a device node with the same > major/minor numbers is created inside a container. Any number of such device > pairs can be create. Does this driver sound like it would provide more > functionality than yours and would it address your use case as well? Maybe. Is it accessible through the /dev/tpm just like a h/w tpm? And can it be accessed by in-kernel services that use a tpm? David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140