tpm_buf_read(9)

💖 NAME 💖

tpm_buf_read — Read from a TPM buffer

Okay so bestie, this page is tpm_buf_read(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally here to explain reading from a TPM buffer 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void tpm_buf_read (struct tpm_buf *buf , off_t *offset , size_t count ,
       void *output );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• buf — the tpm_buf instance, aka the buffer we're reading from 🫶
• offset — the offset within the buffer, like where the reading starts 👀
• count — the number of bytes to read, no cap, just exactly this many ✨
• output — the output buffer, where the read stuff goes 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/char/tpm/tpm-buf.c
• The related little icons: tpm_buf_init(9), tpm_buf_init_sized(9), tpm_buf_reset(9), tpm_buf_reset_sized(9), tpm_buf_length(9), tpm_buf_append(9), tpm_buf_append_handle(9), tpm_buf_read_u8(9), tpm_buf_read_u16(9), tpm_buf_read_u32(9)

And that's the whole vibe: source ./drivers/char/tpm, dated October 2026, all wrapped up in this tpm_buf_read(9) moment 🌸✨💜