diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1518343bbe22..c7811f32ba28 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6727,6 +6727,11 @@
 	torture.verbose_sleep_duration= [KNL]
 			Duration of each verbose-printk() sleep in jiffies.
 
+	tpm_pcr_extend_hmac_disable [HW,TPM]
+			Disable TPM2 pcr_extend HMAC for better IMA
+			performance. By default is set to true (1).
+			Mainly needed when using a HW TPM2.
+
 	tpm_suspend_pcr=[HW,TPM]
 			Format: integer pcr id
 			Specify that at suspend time, the tpm driver
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
index aba024cbe7c5..bac409520a72 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 #include "tpm.h"
 #include <crypto/hash_info.h>
 
+static int __ro_after_init tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac = 1;
+static int __init tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac_setup(char *str)
+{
+	tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+__setup("tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac_disable", tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac_setup);
+
 static struct tpm2_hash tpm2_hash_map[] = {
 	{HASH_ALGO_SHA1, TPM_ALG_SHA1},
 	{HASH_ALGO_SHA256, TPM_ALG_SHA256},
@@ -232,18 +240,26 @@ int tpm2_pcr_extend(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 pcr_idx,
 	int rc;
 	int i;
 
-	rc = tpm2_start_auth_session(chip);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+	if (tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac) {
+		rc = tpm2_start_auth_session(chip);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = tpm_buf_init(&buf, TPM2_ST_SESSIONS, TPM2_CC_PCR_EXTEND);
 	if (rc) {
-		tpm2_end_auth_session(chip);
+		if (tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac)
+			tpm2_end_auth_session(chip);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	tpm_buf_append_name(chip, &buf, pcr_idx, NULL);
-	tpm_buf_append_hmac_session(chip, &buf, 0, NULL, 0);
+	if (tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac) {
+		tpm_buf_append_name(chip, &buf, pcr_idx, NULL);
+		tpm_buf_append_hmac_session(chip, &buf, 0, NULL, 0);
+	} else {
+		tpm_buf_append_handle(chip, &buf, pcr_idx, NULL);
+		tpm_buf_append_auth(chip, &buf, 0, NULL, 0);
+	}
 
 	tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, chip->nr_allocated_banks);
 
@@ -253,9 +269,16 @@ int tpm2_pcr_extend(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 pcr_idx,
 			       chip->allocated_banks[i].digest_size);
 	}
 
-	tpm_buf_fill_hmac_session(chip, &buf);
-	rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, "attempting extend a PCR value");
-	rc = tpm_buf_check_hmac_response(chip, &buf, rc);
+	if (tpm2_pcr_extend_hmac) {
+		tpm_buf_fill_hmac_session(chip, &buf);
+		rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0,
+				      "attempting extend a PCR value");
+		rc = tpm_buf_check_hmac_response(chip, &buf, rc);
+	} else {
+		rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0,
+				      "attempting extend a PCR value");
+	}
+
 
 	tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-sessions.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-sessions.c
index de860773eead..fae56dfe0d92 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-sessions.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-sessions.c
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ static int tpm2_read_public(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 handle, char *name)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_TCG_TPM2_HMAC */
 
+void tpm_buf_append_handle(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+			   u32 handle, u8 *name)
+{
+	tpm_buf_append_u32(buf, handle);
+	/* count the number of handles in the upper bits of flags */
+	buf->handles++;
+}
+
 /**
  * tpm_buf_append_name() - add a handle area to the buffer
  * @chip: the TPM chip structure
@@ -237,9 +245,7 @@ void tpm_buf_append_name(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
 #endif
 
 	if (!tpm2_chip_auth(chip)) {
-		tpm_buf_append_u32(buf, handle);
-		/* count the number of handles in the upper bits of flags */
-		buf->handles++;
+		tpm_buf_append_handle(chip, buf, handle, name);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -272,6 +278,31 @@ void tpm_buf_append_name(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_buf_append_name);
 
+void tpm_buf_append_auth(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+			 u8 attributes, u8 *passphrase, int passphrase_len)
+{
+	/* offset tells us where the sessions area begins */
+	int offset = buf->handles * 4 + TPM_HEADER_SIZE;
+	u32 len = 9 + passphrase_len;
+
+	if (tpm_buf_length(buf) != offset) {
+		/* not the first session so update the existing length */
+		len += get_unaligned_be32(&buf->data[offset]);
+		put_unaligned_be32(len, &buf->data[offset]);
+	} else {
+		tpm_buf_append_u32(buf, len);
+	}
+	/* auth handle */
+	tpm_buf_append_u32(buf, TPM2_RS_PW);
+	/* nonce */
+	tpm_buf_append_u16(buf, 0);
+	/* attributes */
+	tpm_buf_append_u8(buf, 0);
+	/* passphrase */
+	tpm_buf_append_u16(buf, passphrase_len);
+	tpm_buf_append(buf, passphrase, passphrase_len);
+}
+
 /**
  * tpm_buf_append_hmac_session() - Append a TPM session element
  * @chip: the TPM chip structure
@@ -309,26 +340,8 @@ void tpm_buf_append_hmac_session(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
 #endif
 
 	if (!tpm2_chip_auth(chip)) {
-		/* offset tells us where the sessions area begins */
-		int offset = buf->handles * 4 + TPM_HEADER_SIZE;
-		u32 len = 9 + passphrase_len;
-
-		if (tpm_buf_length(buf) != offset) {
-			/* not the first session so update the existing length */
-			len += get_unaligned_be32(&buf->data[offset]);
-			put_unaligned_be32(len, &buf->data[offset]);
-		} else {
-			tpm_buf_append_u32(buf, len);
-		}
-		/* auth handle */
-		tpm_buf_append_u32(buf, TPM2_RS_PW);
-		/* nonce */
-		tpm_buf_append_u16(buf, 0);
-		/* attributes */
-		tpm_buf_append_u8(buf, 0);
-		/* passphrase */
-		tpm_buf_append_u16(buf, passphrase_len);
-		tpm_buf_append(buf, passphrase, passphrase_len);
+		tpm_buf_append_auth(chip, buf, attributes, passphrase,
+				    passphrase_len);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/tpm.h b/include/linux/tpm.h
index 28a932aa0416..d30bb1c114f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/tpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/tpm.h
@@ -504,9 +504,13 @@ static inline struct tpm2_auth *tpm2_chip_auth(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 
 void tpm_buf_append_name(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
 			 u32 handle, u8 *name);
+void tpm_buf_append_handle(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+			   u32 handle, u8 *name);
 void tpm_buf_append_hmac_session(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
 				 u8 attributes, u8 *passphrase,
 				 int passphraselen);
+void tpm_buf_append_auth(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+			 u8 attributes, u8 *passphrase, int passphraselen);
 static inline void tpm_buf_append_hmac_session_opt(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 						   struct tpm_buf *buf,
 						   u8 attributes,
