tpm_buf_read_u16(9)

✨ NAME ✨

tpm_buf_read_u16 — read a 16-bit word from a TPM buffer 💖

hey bestie, welcome to the tpm_buf_read_u16(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — this is the lil helper that reads a 16-bit word from a TPM buffer, no cap ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

the signature, exactly as it is, periodt:

u16 tpm_buf_read_u16 (struct tpm_buf *buf , off_t *offset );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• buf — a tpm_buf instance 🫶 like, the buffer we're reading from.
• offset — offset within the buffer 👀 the exact spot inside it.

🌸 RETURN 🌸

the next 16-bit word 💅 that's the whole vibe.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/char/tpm/tpm-buf.c
• 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(9)
• tpm_buf_read_u8(9)
• tpm_buf_read_u32(9)

later bestie 💅 — this page lives under ./drivers/char/tpm and is dated October 2026 🎀