Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/5] Add TPM 1.2 device interface

[Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On 02/21/2011 12:03 PM, Andreas Niederl wrote:
> On 02/18/2011 09:27 PM, Stefan Berger wrote:
>> On 02/18/2011 12:37 PM, Andreas Niederl wrote:
> [...]
>>> So I'm guessing that this library is not publicly available right now?
>> Not via the fedora repository at least. So yum install does not work, yet.
> Is the source code available in a public version control repository?
> If so, could you please provide a URI to it?
Here's the link to the review request including links to spec and source 
rpm:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668052

>
>>> Is this backend meant for integration into QEMU or does it run as
>>> separate process?
>>>
>> The backend is meant for integration in Qemu. It runs as a thread.
> I see.
> Has there already been an effort to integrate this with the main project?
>
>
No. Since the library is not available yet I haven't posted the code for 
the TIS and backend, yet.
>>> How/Where could I integrate a passthrough backend like the one in this
>>> patch series?
>>>
>> It's possible via similar mechanisms as you have, just the interface is
>> bigger and main code calls into the interface at different times. I'd
>> need to share the code with you.
> I'd like to have a look at it.
>
Ok. I'll either share it here or via the mailing list. It may be later 
this week, though.

    Stefan