From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Stefan Berger" Subject: Re: Is vTPM the right name for the new functionality? Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:26:26 -0500 Message-ID: <201603111522.u2BFM8wc006269@d01av05.pok.ibm.com> References: <20160311104304.GA14787@intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8772502739584882392==" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20160311104304.GA14787-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tpmdd-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Jarkko Sakkinen Cc: tpmdd-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: tpmdd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net --===============8772502739584882392== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 0054D35585257F73_=" --=_alternative 0054D35585257F73_= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Jarkko Sakkinen wrote on 03/11/2016=20 05:43:04 AM: >=20 > Hi Stefan, >=20 > This is something I would like discuss and get other points of views. >=20 > The thing that I would like to rise is the name of this new subsystem. > The keyword 'vTPM' is already heavily referenced in contexts for more > "full stack" solution of virtualization [1]. >=20 > If I look at this new functionality it is essentially a proxy and not > much else, isn't it? You can apply for Linux containers but alone it is > proxy tool. With the current name it is too easy to confuse it with > existing solutions. Fine by me. I can rename it to tpm=5Fproxy.c and reference to it as the=20 virtual TPM proxy driver or TPM emulator proxy driver, which I think=20 describes it well. It's not a 'Proxy TPM'. The title of the cover letter for the patches would then be Multi-instance vTPM proxy driver Stefan >=20 > Maybe we should call it Proxy TPM instead (I'm open for other name > suggestions)? >=20 > [1] http://domino.research.ibm.com/library/cyberdig.nsf/ >=20 1e4115aea78b6e7c85256b360066f0d4/a0163fff5b1a61fe85257178004eee39?OpenDocum= ent >=20 > /Jarkko >=20 --=_alternative 0054D35585257F73_= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org> wrote on 03/11/2016 05:43:04 AM:

>
> Hi Stefan,
> > This is something I would like discuss and get other points of views= .
>
> The thing that I would like to rise is the name of this = new subsystem.
> The keyword 'vTPM' is already heavily referenced in = contexts for more
> "full stack" solution of virtualization= [1].
>
> If I look at this new functionality it is essentiall= y a proxy and not
> much else, isn't it? You can apply for Linux containers but alo= ne it is
> proxy tool. With the current name it is too easy to confuse i= t with
> existing solutions.

Fi= ne by me. I can rename it to tpm=5Fproxy.c and reference to it as the virtual TPM proxy driver or TPM emulator proxy driver, which I think describes it well. It's not a 'Proxy TPM'.
The title of the cover letter for the patches would then be

Multi-inst= ance vTPM proxy driver

  Stefan

>
> Maybe we should call it = Proxy TPM instead (I'm open for other name
> suggestions)?
> > [1] http://domino.research.ibm.com/library/cyberd= ig.nsf/
> 1e4115aea78b6e7c85256b36= 0066f0d4/a0163fff5b1a61fe85257178004eee39?OpenDocument
>
> /Ja= rkko
>

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