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

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

On 02/24/2011 10:30 AM, Andreas Niederl wrote:
> On 02/18/2011 05:37 PM, Stefan Berger wrote:
> [...]
>> I have a tpm_tis.c with major changes in it getting rid of the polling,
>> closer to specs that passes a test suite and a registerable backend as
>> well that has several more interface functions, due to support for
>> snapshotting etc. Unfortunately it doesn't make much sense for me to
>> post it since the backend is based on a library that's currently in the
>> Fedora review process and nobody else could build or test it  -- unless
>> there really was interest in reviewing at least some part of it.
>>
>> It would certainly be desirable if your backend and mine could be
>> accommodate.
> I am looking for a rather soon integration of this functionality (at
> least with my host passthrough backend) into the main project.
>
> We could try to integrate your improved device emulation frontend along
> with the infrastructure for using different backends while your library
> is still being reviewed.
> I would post my (rather simple) direct host passthrough backend along
> with it, so testing can be done.
>
> That way, we would have the better part of the TPM emulation framework
> available in Qemu and you could post your library-based backend as soon
> as it has finished its review.
I will post my patches soon.

    Stefan

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> Andreas
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