Index: qemu-git.pt/backends/Makefile.objs
===================================================================
--- qemu-git.pt.orig/backends/Makefile.objs
+++ qemu-git.pt/backends/Makefile.objs
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += rng-random
 common-obj-y += msmouse.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_BRLAPI) += baum.o
 $(obj)/baum.o: QEMU_CFLAGS += $(SDL_CFLAGS) 
+
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_TPM) += tpm.o
Index: qemu-git.pt/backends/tpm.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ qemu-git.pt/backends/tpm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU TPM Backend
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2013
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Stefan Berger   <stefanb@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ * Based on backends/rng.c by Anthony Liguori
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/tpm.h"
+#include "tpm/tpm_int.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
+
+enum TpmType tpm_backend_get_type(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->type;
+}
+
+const char *tpm_backend_get_desc(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->desc();
+}
+
+void tpm_backend_destroy(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->destroy(s);
+}
+
+int tpm_backend_init(TPMBackend *s, TPMState *state,
+                     TPMRecvDataCB *datacb)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->init(s, state, datacb);
+}
+
+int tpm_backend_startup_tpm(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->startup_tpm(s);
+}
+
+bool tpm_backend_had_startup_error(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->had_startup_error(s);
+}
+
+size_t tpm_backend_realloc_buffer(TPMBackend *s, TPMSizedBuffer *sb)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->realloc_buffer(sb);
+}
+
+void tpm_backend_deliver_request(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    k->ops->deliver_request(s);
+}
+
+void tpm_backend_reset(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    k->ops->reset(s);
+}
+
+void tpm_backend_cancel_cmd(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    k->ops->cancel_cmd(s);
+}
+
+bool tpm_backend_get_tpm_established_flag(TPMBackend *s)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    return k->ops->get_tpm_established_flag(s);
+}
+
+static bool tpm_backend_prop_get_opened(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    TPMBackend *s = TPM_BACKEND(obj);
+
+    return s->opened;
+}
+
+void tpm_backend_open(TPMBackend *s, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(s), true, "opened", errp);
+}
+
+static void tpm_backend_prop_set_opened(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    TPMBackend *s = TPM_BACKEND(obj);
+    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
+
+    if (value == s->opened) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!value && s->opened) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (k->opened) {
+        k->opened(s, errp);
+    }
+
+    if (!error_is_set(errp)) {
+        s->opened = value;
+    }
+}
+
+static void tpm_backend_instance_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    object_property_add_bool(obj, "opened",
+                             tpm_backend_prop_get_opened,
+                             tpm_backend_prop_set_opened,
+                             NULL);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo tpm_backend_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_TPM_BACKEND,
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(TPMBackend),
+    .instance_init = tpm_backend_instance_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(TPMBackendClass),
+    .abstract = true,
+};
+
+static void register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&tpm_backend_info);
+}
+
+type_init(register_types);
Index: qemu-git.pt/include/qemu/tpm.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ qemu-git.pt/include/qemu/tpm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU TPM Backend
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2013
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Stefan Berger  <stefanb@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _QEMU_TPM_H
+#define _QEMU_TPM_H
+
+#include "qom/object.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "qemu/option.h"
+#include "tpm/tpm.h"
+
+#define TYPE_TPM_BACKEND "tpm-backend"
+#define TPM_BACKEND(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(TPMBackend, (obj), TYPE_TPM_BACKEND)
+#define TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(TPMBackendClass, (obj), TYPE_TPM_BACKEND)
+#define TPM_BACKEND_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(TPMBackendClass, (klass), TYPE_TPM_BACKEND)
+
+typedef struct TPMBackendClass TPMBackendClass;
+typedef struct TPMBackend TPMBackend;
+
+typedef struct TPMDriverOps TPMDriverOps;
+
+struct TPMBackendClass {
+    ObjectClass parent_class;
+
+    const TPMDriverOps *ops;
+
+    void (*opened)(TPMBackend *s, Error **errp);
+};
+
+struct TPMBackend {
+    Object parent;
+
+    /*< protected >*/
+    bool opened;
+
+    char *id;
+    enum TpmModel fe_model;
+    char *path;
+    char *cancel_path;
+    const TPMDriverOps *ops;
+
+    QLIST_ENTRY(TPMBackend) list;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_get_type:
+ * @s: the backend
+ *
+ * Returns the TpmType of the backend.
+ */
+enum TpmType tpm_backend_get_type(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_get_desc:
+ * @s: the backend
+ *
+ * Returns a human readable description of the backend.
+ */
+const char *tpm_backend_get_desc(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_destroy:
+ * @s: the backend to destroy
+ */
+void tpm_backend_destroy(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_init:
+ * @s: the backend to initialized
+ * @state: TPMState
+ * @datacb: callback for sending data to frontend
+ *
+ * Initialize the backend with the given variables.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int tpm_backend_init(TPMBackend *s, TPMState *state,
+                     TPMRecvDataCB *datacb);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_startup_tpm:
+ * @s: the backend whose TPM support is to be started
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int tpm_backend_startup_tpm(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_had_startup_error:
+ * @s: the backend to query for a statup error
+ *
+ * Check whether the backend had an error during startup. Returns
+ * false if no error occurred and the backend can be used, true
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+bool tpm_backend_had_startup_error(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_realloc_buffer:
+ * @s: the backend
+ * @sb: the TPMSizedBuffer to re-allocated to the size suitable for the
+ *      backend.
+ *
+ * This function returns the size of the allocated buffer
+ */
+size_t tpm_backend_realloc_buffer(TPMBackend *s, TPMSizedBuffer *sb);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_deliver_request:
+ * @s: the backend to send the request to
+ *
+ * Send a request to the backend. The backend will then send the request
+ * to the TPM implementation.
+ */
+void tpm_backend_deliver_request(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_reset:
+ * @s: the backend to reset
+ *
+ * Reset the backend into a well defined state with all previous errors
+ * reset.
+ */
+void tpm_backend_reset(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_cancel_cmd:
+ * @s: the backend
+ *
+ * Cancel any ongoing command being processed by the TPM implementation
+ * on behalf of the QEMU guest.
+ */
+void tpm_backend_cancel_cmd(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_get_tpm_established_flag:
+ * @s: the backend
+ *
+ * Get the TPM establishment flag. This function may be called very
+ * frequently by the frontend since for example in the TIS implementation
+ * this flag is part of a register.
+ */
+bool tpm_backend_get_tpm_established_flag(TPMBackend *s);
+
+/**
+ * tpm_backend_open:
+ * @s: the backend to open
+ * @errp: a pointer to return the #Error object if an error occurs.
+ *
+ * This function will open the backend if it is not already open.  Calling this
+ * function on an already opened backend will not result in an error.
+ */
+void tpm_backend_open(TPMBackend *s, Error **errp);
+
+#endif
Index: qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm_passthrough.c
===================================================================
--- qemu-git.pt.orig/tpm/tpm_passthrough.c
+++ qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm_passthrough.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
+#include "qemu/tpm.h"
 #include "tpm_int.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/pc.h"
@@ -43,8 +44,11 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-/* data structures */
+#define TYPE_TPM_PASSTHROUGH "tpm-passthrough"
+#define TPM_PASSTHROUGH(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(TPMPassthruState, (obj), TYPE_TPM_PASSTHROUGH)
 
+/* data structures */
 typedef struct TPMPassthruThreadParams {
     TPMState *tpm_state;
 
@@ -53,6 +57,8 @@ typedef struct TPMPassthruThreadParams {
 } TPMPassthruThreadParams;
 
 struct TPMPassthruState {
+    TPMBackend parent;
+
     TPMBackendThread tbt;
 
     TPMPassthruThreadParams tpm_thread_params;
@@ -65,6 +71,8 @@ struct TPMPassthruState {
     bool had_startup_error;
 };
 
+typedef struct TPMPassthruState TPMPassthruState;
+
 #define TPM_PASSTHROUGH_DEFAULT_DEVICE "/dev/tpm0"
 
 /* functions */
@@ -149,7 +157,7 @@ static void tpm_passthrough_worker_threa
                                           gpointer user_data)
 {
     TPMPassthruThreadParams *thr_parms = user_data;
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = thr_parms->tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(thr_parms->tb);
     TPMBackendCmd cmd = (TPMBackendCmd)data;
 
     DPRINTF("tpm_passthrough: processing command type %d\n", cmd);
@@ -176,21 +184,21 @@ static void tpm_passthrough_worker_threa
  */
 static int tpm_passthrough_startup_tpm(TPMBackend *tb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
     /* terminate a running TPM */
     tpm_backend_thread_end(&tpm_pt->tbt);
 
     tpm_backend_thread_create(&tpm_pt->tbt,
                               tpm_passthrough_worker_thread,
-                              &tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_thread_params);
+                              &tpm_pt->tpm_thread_params);
 
     return 0;
 }
 
 static void tpm_passthrough_reset(TPMBackend *tb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
     DPRINTF("tpm_passthrough: CALL TO TPM_RESET!\n");
 
@@ -204,7 +212,7 @@ static void tpm_passthrough_reset(TPMBac
 static int tpm_passthrough_init(TPMBackend *tb, TPMState *s,
                                 TPMRecvDataCB *recv_data_cb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
     tpm_pt->tpm_thread_params.tpm_state = s;
     tpm_pt->tpm_thread_params.recv_data_callback = recv_data_cb;
@@ -220,7 +228,7 @@ static bool tpm_passthrough_get_tpm_esta
 
 static bool tpm_passthrough_get_startup_error(TPMBackend *tb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
     return tpm_pt->had_startup_error;
 }
@@ -238,14 +246,14 @@ static size_t tpm_passthrough_realloc_bu
 
 static void tpm_passthrough_deliver_request(TPMBackend *tb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
     tpm_backend_thread_deliver_request(&tpm_pt->tbt);
 }
 
 static void tpm_passthrough_cancel_cmd(TPMBackend *tb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
     int n;
 
     /*
@@ -412,6 +420,7 @@ static int tpm_passthrough_open_sysfs_ca
 
 static int tpm_passthrough_handle_device_opts(QemuOpts *opts, TPMBackend *tb)
 {
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
     const char *value;
 
     value = qemu_opt_get(opts, "cancel-path");
@@ -424,45 +433,45 @@ static int tpm_passthrough_handle_device
         value = TPM_PASSTHROUGH_DEFAULT_DEVICE;
     }
 
-    tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev = g_strdup(value);
+    tpm_pt->tpm_dev = g_strdup(value);
 
-    tb->path = g_strdup(tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
+    tb->path = g_strdup(tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
 
-    tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_fd = qemu_open(tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev, O_RDWR);
-    if (tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_fd < 0) {
+    tpm_pt->tpm_fd = qemu_open(tpm_pt->tpm_dev, O_RDWR);
+    if (tpm_pt->tpm_fd < 0) {
         error_report("Cannot access TPM device using '%s': %s\n",
-                     tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev, strerror(errno));
+                     tpm_pt->tpm_dev, strerror(errno));
         goto err_free_parameters;
     }
 
-    if (tpm_passthrough_test_tpmdev(tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_fd)) {
+    if (tpm_passthrough_test_tpmdev(tpm_pt->tpm_fd)) {
         error_report("'%s' is not a TPM device.\n",
-                     tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
+                     tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
         goto err_close_tpmdev;
     }
 
     return 0;
 
  err_close_tpmdev:
-    qemu_close(tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_fd);
-    tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_fd = -1;
+    qemu_close(tpm_pt->tpm_fd);
+    tpm_pt->tpm_fd = -1;
 
  err_free_parameters:
     g_free(tb->path);
     tb->path = NULL;
 
-    g_free(tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
-    tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev = NULL;
+    g_free(tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
+    tpm_pt->tpm_dev = NULL;
 
     return 1;
 }
 
 static TPMBackend *tpm_passthrough_create(QemuOpts *opts, const char *id)
 {
-    TPMBackend *tb;
+    Object *obj = object_new(TYPE_TPM_PASSTHROUGH);
+    TPMBackend *tb = TPM_BACKEND(obj);
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
-    tb = g_new0(TPMBackend, 1);
-    tb->s.tpm_pt = g_new0(TPMPassthruState, 1);
     tb->id = g_strdup(id);
     /* let frontend set the fe_model to proper value */
     tb->fe_model = -1;
@@ -473,8 +482,8 @@ static TPMBackend *tpm_passthrough_creat
         goto err_exit;
     }
 
-    tb->s.tpm_pt->cancel_fd = tpm_passthrough_open_sysfs_cancel(tb);
-    if (tb->s.tpm_pt->cancel_fd < 0) {
+    tpm_pt->cancel_fd = tpm_passthrough_open_sysfs_cancel(tb);
+    if (tpm_pt->cancel_fd < 0) {
         goto err_exit;
     }
 
@@ -482,29 +491,25 @@ static TPMBackend *tpm_passthrough_creat
 
 err_exit:
     g_free(tb->id);
-    g_free(tb->s.tpm_pt);
-    g_free(tb);
 
     return NULL;
 }
 
 static void tpm_passthrough_destroy(TPMBackend *tb)
 {
-    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = tb->s.tpm_pt;
+    TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt = TPM_PASSTHROUGH(tb);
 
     tpm_passthrough_cancel_cmd(tb);
 
     tpm_backend_thread_end(&tpm_pt->tbt);
 
     qemu_close(tpm_pt->tpm_fd);
-    qemu_close(tb->s.tpm_pt->cancel_fd);
+    qemu_close(tpm_pt->cancel_fd);
 
     g_free(tb->id);
     g_free(tb->path);
     g_free(tb->cancel_path);
-    g_free(tb->s.tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
-    g_free(tb->s.tpm_pt);
-    g_free(tb);
+    g_free(tpm_pt->tpm_dev);
 }
 
 const TPMDriverOps tpm_passthrough_driver = {
@@ -522,8 +527,33 @@ const TPMDriverOps tpm_passthrough_drive
     .get_tpm_established_flag = tpm_passthrough_get_tpm_established_flag,
 };
 
+static void tpm_passthrough_inst_init(Object *obj)
+{
+}
+
+static void tpm_passthrough_inst_finalize(Object *obj)
+{
+}
+
+static void tpm_passthrough_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    TPMBackendClass *tbc = TPM_BACKEND_CLASS(klass);
+
+    tbc->ops = &tpm_passthrough_driver;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo tpm_passthrough_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_TPM_PASSTHROUGH,
+    .parent = TYPE_TPM_BACKEND,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(TPMPassthruState),
+    .class_init = tpm_passthrough_class_init,
+    .instance_init = tpm_passthrough_inst_init,
+    .instance_finalize = tpm_passthrough_inst_finalize,
+};
+
 static void tpm_passthrough_register(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&tpm_passthrough_info);
     tpm_register_driver(&tpm_passthrough_driver);
 }
 
Index: qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm_tis.c
===================================================================
--- qemu-git.pt.orig/tpm/tpm_tis.c
+++ qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm_tis.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * specification.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/tpm.h"
 #include "tpm_int.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ static void tpm_tis_tpm_send(TPMState *s
      */
     tis->loc[locty].state = TPM_TIS_STATE_EXECUTION;
 
-    s->be_driver->ops->deliver_request(s->be_driver);
+    tpm_backend_deliver_request(s->be_driver);
 }
 
 /* raise an interrupt if allowed */
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ static void tpm_tis_prep_abort(TPMState
              * request the backend to cancel. Some backends may not
              * support it
              */
-            s->be_driver->ops->cancel_cmd(s->be_driver);
+            tpm_backend_cancel_cmd(s->be_driver);
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ static uint64_t tpm_tis_mmio_read(void *
     uint8_t locty = tpm_tis_locality_from_addr(addr);
     uint32_t avail;
 
-    if (s->be_driver->ops->had_startup_error(s->be_driver)) {
+    if (tpm_backend_had_startup_error(s->be_driver)) {
         return val;
     }
 
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ static uint64_t tpm_tis_mmio_read(void *
         if (tpm_tis_check_request_use_except(s, locty)) {
             val |= TPM_TIS_ACCESS_PENDING_REQUEST;
         }
-        val |= !s->be_driver->ops->get_tpm_established_flag(s->be_driver);
+        val |= !tpm_backend_get_tpm_established_flag(s->be_driver);
         break;
     case TPM_TIS_REG_INT_ENABLE:
         val = tis->loc[locty].inte;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ static void tpm_tis_mmio_write_intern(vo
         return;
     }
 
-    if (s->be_driver->ops->had_startup_error(s->be_driver)) {
+    if (tpm_backend_had_startup_error(s->be_driver)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps tpm_tis_mem
 
 static int tpm_tis_do_startup_tpm(TPMState *s)
 {
-    return s->be_driver->ops->startup_tpm(s->be_driver);
+    return tpm_backend_startup_tpm(s->be_driver);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -817,7 +818,7 @@ static void tpm_tis_reset(DeviceState *d
     TPMTISEmuState *tis = &s->s.tis;
     int c;
 
-    s->be_driver->ops->reset(s->be_driver);
+    tpm_backend_reset(s->be_driver);
 
     tis->active_locty = TPM_TIS_NO_LOCALITY;
     tis->next_locty = TPM_TIS_NO_LOCALITY;
@@ -831,9 +832,9 @@ static void tpm_tis_reset(DeviceState *d
         tis->loc[c].state = TPM_TIS_STATE_IDLE;
 
         tis->loc[c].w_offset = 0;
-        s->be_driver->ops->realloc_buffer(&tis->loc[c].w_buffer);
+        tpm_backend_realloc_buffer(s->be_driver, &tis->loc[c].w_buffer);
         tis->loc[c].r_offset = 0;
-        s->be_driver->ops->realloc_buffer(&tis->loc[c].r_buffer);
+        tpm_backend_realloc_buffer(s->be_driver, &tis->loc[c].r_buffer);
     }
 
     tpm_tis_do_startup_tpm(s);
@@ -865,7 +866,7 @@ static void tpm_tis_realizefn(DeviceStat
 
     s->be_driver->fe_model = TPM_MODEL_TPM_TIS;
 
-    if (s->be_driver->ops->init(s->be_driver, s, tpm_tis_receive_cb)) {
+    if (tpm_backend_init(s->be_driver, s, tpm_tis_receive_cb)) {
         error_setg(errp, "tpm_tis: backend driver with id %s could not be "
                    "initialized", s->backend);
         return;
Index: qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm_int.h
===================================================================
--- qemu-git.pt.orig/tpm/tpm_int.h
+++ qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm_int.h
@@ -18,22 +18,6 @@
 struct TPMDriverOps;
 typedef struct TPMDriverOps TPMDriverOps;
 
-typedef struct TPMPassthruState TPMPassthruState;
-
-typedef struct TPMBackend {
-    char *id;
-    enum TpmModel fe_model;
-    char *path;
-    char *cancel_path;
-    const TPMDriverOps *ops;
-
-    union {
-        TPMPassthruState *tpm_pt;
-    } s;
-
-    QLIST_ENTRY(TPMBackend) list;
-} TPMBackend;
-
 /* overall state of the TPM interface */
 typedef struct TPMState {
     ISADevice busdev;
Index: qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm.c
===================================================================
--- qemu-git.pt.orig/tpm/tpm.c
+++ qemu-git.pt/tpm/tpm.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
+#include "qemu/tpm.h"
 #include "tpm_int.h"
 #include "tpm/tpm.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ static int configure_tpm(QemuOpts *opts)
     const char *id;
     const TPMDriverOps *be;
     TPMBackend *drv;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!QLIST_EMPTY(&tpm_backends)) {
         error_report("Only one TPM is allowed.\n");
@@ -177,6 +179,13 @@ static int configure_tpm(QemuOpts *opts)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    tpm_backend_open(drv, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        qerror_report_err(local_err);
+        error_free(local_err);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&tpm_backends, drv, list);
 
     return 0;
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ void tpm_cleanup(void)
 
     QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(drv, &tpm_backends, list, next) {
         QLIST_REMOVE(drv, list);
-        drv->ops->destroy(drv);
+        tpm_backend_destroy(drv);
     }
 }
 
Index: qemu-git.pt/include/tpm/tpm.h
===================================================================
--- qemu-git.pt.orig/include/tpm/tpm.h
+++ qemu-git.pt/include/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 
+typedef struct TPMState TPMState;
+typedef struct TPMSizedBuffer TPMSizedBuffer;
+typedef void (TPMRecvDataCB)(TPMState *, uint8_t locty);
+
 int tpm_config_parse(QemuOptsList *opts_list, const char *optarg);
 int tpm_init(void);
 void tpm_cleanup(void);
