if (ret)
                goto out_lock;
 
-       len = tpm_transmit(chip, space, buf, bufsiz, TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED);
+       len = tpm_transmit(chip, buf, bufsiz, TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED);
        if (len < 0)
                ret = len;
 
 
        return chip->ops->go_idle(chip);
 }
 
-static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-                               void *buf, size_t bufsiz, unsigned int flags)
+static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, void *buf, size_t bufsiz,
+                               unsigned int flags)
 {
        struct tpm_header *header = buf;
        int rc;
 /**
  * tpm_transmit - Internal kernel interface to transmit TPM commands.
  * @chip:      a TPM chip to use
- * @space:     a TPM space
  * @buf:       a TPM command buffer
  * @bufsiz:    length of the TPM command buffer
  * @flags:     TPM transmit flags
  * * The response length       - OK
  * * -errno                    - A system error
  */
-ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-                    u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz, unsigned int flags)
+ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz,
+                    unsigned int flags)
 {
        struct tpm_header *header = (struct tpm_header *)buf;
        /* space for header and handles */
        bool has_locality = false;
        u32 rc = 0;
        ssize_t ret;
-       const size_t save_size = min(space ? sizeof(save) : TPM_HEADER_SIZE,
-                                    bufsiz);
+       const size_t save_size = min(sizeof(save), bufsiz);
        /* the command code is where the return code will be */
        u32 cc = be32_to_cpu(header->return_code);
 
                if (ret)
                        goto out_locality;
 
-               ret = tpm_try_transmit(chip, space, buf, bufsiz, flags);
+               ret = tpm_try_transmit(chip, buf, bufsiz, flags);
 
                /* This may fail but do not override ret. */
                tpm_go_idle(chip, flags);
 /**
  * tpm_transmit_cmd - send a tpm command to the device
  * @chip:                      a TPM chip to use
- * @space:                     a TPM space
  * @buf:                       a TPM command buffer
  * @min_rsp_body_length:       minimum expected length of response body
  * @flags:                     TPM transmit flags
  * * -errno    - A system error
  * * TPM_RC    - A TPM error
  */
-ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-                        struct tpm_buf *buf, size_t min_rsp_body_length,
-                        unsigned int flags, const char *desc)
+ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+                        size_t min_rsp_body_length, unsigned int flags,
+                        const char *desc)
 {
        const struct tpm_header *header = (struct tpm_header *)buf->data;
        int err;
        ssize_t len;
 
-       len = tpm_transmit(chip, space, buf->data, PAGE_SIZE, flags);
+       len = tpm_transmit(chip, buf->data, PAGE_SIZE, flags);
        if (len <  0)
                return len;
 
                goto out;
 
        memcpy(buf.data, cmd, buflen);
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0,
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0,
                              "attempting to a send a command");
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 out:
 
 
        tpm_buf_append(&tpm_buf, anti_replay, sizeof(anti_replay));
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &tpm_buf,
-                             READ_PUBEK_RESULT_MIN_BODY_SIZE, 0,
-                             "attempting to read the PUBEK");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &tpm_buf, READ_PUBEK_RESULT_MIN_BODY_SIZE,
+                             0, "attempting to read the PUBEK");
        if (rc) {
                tpm_buf_destroy(&tpm_buf);
                return 0;
 
        TPM_TRANSMIT_NESTED      = BIT(1),
 };
 
-ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-                    u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz, unsigned int flags);
-ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-                        struct tpm_buf *buf, size_t min_rsp_body_length,
-                        unsigned int flags, const char *desc);
+ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz,
+                    unsigned int flags);
+ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+                        size_t min_rsp_body_length, unsigned int flags,
+                        const char *desc);
 int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *);
 int tpm_auto_startup(struct tpm_chip *chip);
 
 
 
        tpm_buf_append_u16(&buf, TPM_ST_CLEAR);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0,
-                             "attempting to start the TPM");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, "attempting to start the TPM");
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
        return rc;
 }
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, pcr_idx);
        tpm_buf_append(&buf, hash, TPM_DIGEST_SIZE);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, TPM_DIGEST_SIZE, 0, log_msg);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, TPM_DIGEST_SIZE, 0, log_msg);
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
        return rc;
 }
                tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, 4);
                tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, subcap_id);
        }
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, min_cap_length, 0, desc);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, min_cap_length, 0, desc);
        if (!rc)
                *cap = *(cap_t *)&buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 4];
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
        do {
                tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, num_bytes);
 
-               rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf,
-                                     sizeof(out->rng_data_len), 0,
+               rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, sizeof(out->rng_data_len), 0,
                                      "attempting get random");
                if (rc)
                        goto out;
 
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, pcr_idx);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, TPM_DIGEST_SIZE, 0,
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, TPM_DIGEST_SIZE, 0,
                              "attempting to read a pcr value");
        if (rc)
                goto out;
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, "continue selftest");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, "continue selftest");
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
        return rc;
 }
                return rc;
        /* now do the actual savestate */
        for (try = 0; try < TPM_RETRY; try++) {
-               rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
+               rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
                /*
                 * If the TPM indicates that it is too busy to respond to
                 * this command then retry before giving up.  It can take
 
        tpm_buf_append(&buf, (const unsigned char *)pcr_select,
                       sizeof(pcr_select));
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, res_buf ?
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, res_buf ?
                              "attempting to read a pcr value" : NULL);
        if (rc == 0 && res_buf) {
                out = (struct tpm2_pcr_read_out *)&buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE];
                }
        }
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0,
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0,
                              "attempting extend a PCR value");
 
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
        do {
                tpm_buf_reset(&buf, TPM2_ST_NO_SESSIONS, TPM2_CC_GET_RANDOM);
                tpm_buf_append_u16(&buf, num_bytes);
-               err = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf,
+               err = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf,
                                       offsetof(struct tpm2_get_random_out,
                                                buffer),
                                       0, "attempting get random");
 
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, handle);
 
-       tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, flags, "flushing context");
+       tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, flags, "flushing context");
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 }
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 4, 0, "sealing data");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 4, 0, "sealing data");
        if (rc)
                goto out;
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 4, flags, "loading blob");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 4, flags, "loading blob");
        if (!rc)
                *blob_handle = be32_to_cpup(
                        (__be32 *) &buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE]);
                             options->blobauth /* hmac */,
                             TPM_DIGEST_SIZE);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 6, flags, "unsealing");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 6, flags, "unsealing");
        if (rc > 0)
                rc = -EPERM;
 
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, TPM2_CAP_TPM_PROPERTIES);
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, property_id);
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, 1);
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
        if (!rc) {
                out = (struct tpm2_get_cap_out *)
                        &buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE];
        if (rc)
                return;
        tpm_buf_append_u16(&buf, shutdown_type);
-       tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, "stopping the TPM");
+       tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, "stopping the TPM");
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 }
 
                        return rc;
 
                tpm_buf_append_u8(&buf, full);
-               rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0,
+               rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0,
                                      "attempting the self test");
                tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, TPM2_CAP_TPM_PROPERTIES);
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, TPM_PT_TOTAL_COMMANDS);
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, 1);
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
        /* We ignore TPM return codes on purpose. */
        if (rc >=  0) {
                out = (struct tpm_header *)buf.data;
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, 0);
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, 1);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 9, 0,
-                             "get tpm pcr allocation");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 9, 0, "get tpm pcr allocation");
        if (rc)
                goto out;
 
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, TPM2_CC_FIRST);
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, nr_commands);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 9 + 4 * nr_commands, 0, NULL);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 9 + 4 * nr_commands, 0, NULL);
        if (rc) {
                tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
                goto out;
                return rc;
 
        tpm_buf_append_u16(&buf, TPM2_SU_CLEAR);
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0,
-                             "attempting to start the TPM");
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, 0, "attempting to start the TPM");
        tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 
        return rc;
 
        body_size = sizeof(*ctx) + be16_to_cpu(ctx->blob_size);
        tpm_buf_append(&tbuf, &buf[*offset], body_size);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &tbuf, 4,
-                             TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED, NULL);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &tbuf, 4, TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED, NULL);
        if (rc < 0) {
                dev_warn(&chip->dev, "%s: failed with a system error %d\n",
                         __func__, rc);
 
        tpm_buf_append_u32(&tbuf, handle);
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &tbuf, 0,
-                             TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED, NULL);
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &tbuf, 0, TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED, NULL);
        if (rc < 0) {
                dev_warn(&chip->dev, "%s: failed with a system error %d\n",
                         __func__, rc);
 
 
        proxy_dev->state |= STATE_DRIVER_COMMAND;
 
-       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, TPM_TRANSMIT_NESTED,
+       rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, TPM_TRANSMIT_NESTED,
                              "attempting to set locality");
 
        proxy_dev->state &= ~STATE_DRIVER_COMMAND;