The patch below does not apply to the 6.9-stable tree. If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands: git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.9.y git checkout FETCH_HEAD git cherry-pick -x 25ee48a55fd59c72e0bd46dd9160c2d406b5a497 # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.> git commit -s git send-email --to '<stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>' --in-reply-to '2024070848-graveness-probiotic-9eb0@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.9.y' HEAD^.. Possible dependencies: 25ee48a55fd5 ("tpm: Address !chip->auth in tpm2_*_auth_session()") eb24c9788cd9 ("tpm: disable the TPM if NULL name changes") d0a25bb961e6 ("tpm: Add HMAC session name/handle append") 699e3efd6c64 ("tpm: Add HMAC session start and end functions") 033ee84e5f01 ("tpm: Add TCG mandated Key Derivation Functions (KDFs)") d2add27cf2b8 ("tpm: Add NULL primary creation") 17d89b2e2f76 ("tpm: Move buffer handling from static inlines to real functions") cf792e903aff ("tpm: Remove unused tpm_buf_tag()") thanks, greg k-h ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------