diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 7ac6ada8428c..5cee969c2e49 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@ unsigned long tpm_calc_ordinal_duration(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 ordinal)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_calc_ordinal_duration);
 
-static int tpm_validate_command(struct tpm_chip *chip,
-				 struct tpm_space *space,
-				 const u8 *cmd,
-				 size_t len)
+static int tpm_validate_command(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
+				const void *cmd, size_t len)
 {
-	const struct tpm_input_header *header = (const void *)cmd;
+	const struct tpm_header *header = cmd;
 	int i;
 	u32 cc;
 	u32 attrs;
@@ -161,12 +159,10 @@ static int tpm_go_idle(struct tpm_chip *chip, unsigned int flags)
 	return chip->ops->go_idle(chip);
 }
 
-static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip,
-				struct tpm_space *space,
-				u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz,
-				unsigned int flags)
+static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
+				void *buf, size_t bufsiz, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct tpm_output_header *header = (void *)buf;
+	struct tpm_header *header = buf;
 	int rc;
 	ssize_t len = 0;
 	u32 count, ordinal;
@@ -316,7 +312,7 @@ static ssize_t tpm_try_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
 		     u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct tpm_output_header *header = (struct tpm_output_header *)buf;
+	struct tpm_header *header = (struct tpm_header *)buf;
 	/* space for header and handles */
 	u8 save[TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 3*sizeof(u32)];
 	unsigned int delay_msec = TPM2_DURATION_SHORT;
@@ -381,8 +377,7 @@ 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)
 {
-	const struct tpm_output_header *header =
-		(struct tpm_output_header *)buf->data;
+	const struct tpm_header *header = (struct tpm_header *)buf->data;
 	int err;
 	ssize_t len;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index 49bca4d1e786..1454ef19d2f4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -273,16 +273,13 @@ struct tpm_chip {
 
 #define to_tpm_chip(d) container_of(d, struct tpm_chip, dev)
 
-struct tpm_input_header {
-	__be16	tag;
-	__be32	length;
-	__be32	ordinal;
-} __packed;
-
-struct tpm_output_header {
-	__be16	tag;
-	__be32	length;
-	__be32	return_code;
+struct tpm_header {
+	__be16 tag;
+	__be32 length;
+	union {
+		__be32 ordinal;
+		__be32 return_code;
+	};
 } __packed;
 
 #define TPM_TAG_RQU_COMMAND 193
@@ -401,8 +398,8 @@ struct tpm_buf {
 
 static inline void tpm_buf_reset(struct tpm_buf *buf, u16 tag, u32 ordinal)
 {
-	struct tpm_input_header *head;
-	head = (struct tpm_input_header *)buf->data;
+	struct tpm_header *head = (struct tpm_header *)buf->data;
+
 	head->tag = cpu_to_be16(tag);
 	head->length = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(*head));
 	head->ordinal = cpu_to_be32(ordinal);
@@ -428,14 +425,14 @@ static inline void tpm_buf_destroy(struct tpm_buf *buf)
 
 static inline u32 tpm_buf_length(struct tpm_buf *buf)
 {
-	struct tpm_input_header *head = (struct tpm_input_header *) buf->data;
+	struct tpm_header *head = (struct tpm_header *)buf->data;
 
 	return be32_to_cpu(head->length);
 }
 
 static inline u16 tpm_buf_tag(struct tpm_buf *buf)
 {
-	struct tpm_input_header *head = (struct tpm_input_header *) buf->data;
+	struct tpm_header *head = (struct tpm_header *)buf->data;
 
 	return be16_to_cpu(head->tag);
 }
@@ -444,7 +441,7 @@ static inline void tpm_buf_append(struct tpm_buf *buf,
 				  const unsigned char *new_data,
 				  unsigned int new_len)
 {
-	struct tpm_input_header *head = (struct tpm_input_header *) buf->data;
+	struct tpm_header *head = (struct tpm_header *)buf->data;
 	u32 len = tpm_buf_length(buf);
 
 	/* Return silently if overflow has already happened. */
@@ -582,7 +579,7 @@ void tpm2_del_space(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space);
 int tpm2_prepare_space(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space, u32 cc,
 		       u8 *cmd);
 int tpm2_commit_space(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-		      u32 cc, u8 *buf, size_t *bufsiz);
+		      u32 cc, void *buf, size_t *bufsiz);
 
 int tpm_bios_log_setup(struct tpm_chip *chip);
 void tpm_bios_log_teardown(struct tpm_chip *chip);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
index 2bcf470c8e5d..ab03f8600f89 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static int tpm2_do_selftest(struct tpm_chip *chip)
  */
 int tpm2_probe(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
-	struct tpm_output_header *out;
+	struct tpm_header *out;
 	struct tpm_buf buf;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ int tpm2_probe(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &buf, 0, 0, NULL);
 	/* We ignore TPM return codes on purpose. */
 	if (rc >=  0) {
-		out = (struct tpm_output_header *)buf.data;
+		out = (struct tpm_header *)buf.data;
 		if (be16_to_cpu(out->tag) == TPM2_ST_NO_SESSIONS)
 			chip->flags |= TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-space.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-space.c
index 5ecc73988f7c..39cb3915771e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-space.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-space.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static int tpm2_map_response_header(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 cc, u8 *rsp,
 				    size_t len)
 {
 	struct tpm_space *space = &chip->work_space;
-	struct tpm_output_header *header = (void *)rsp;
+	struct tpm_header *header = (struct tpm_header *)rsp;
 	u32 phandle;
 	u32 phandle_type;
 	u32 vhandle;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int tpm2_map_response_body(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 cc, u8 *rsp,
 				  size_t len)
 {
 	struct tpm_space *space = &chip->work_space;
-	struct tpm_output_header *header = (void *)rsp;
+	struct tpm_header *header = (struct tpm_header *)rsp;
 	struct tpm2_cap_handles *data;
 	u32 phandle;
 	u32 phandle_type;
@@ -490,9 +490,9 @@ static int tpm2_save_space(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 }
 
 int tpm2_commit_space(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
-		      u32 cc, u8 *buf, size_t *bufsiz)
+		      u32 cc, void *buf, size_t *bufsiz)
 {
-	struct tpm_output_header *header = (void *)buf;
+	struct tpm_header *header = buf;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!space)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
index 95ce2e9ccdc6..4720b2442ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct priv_data {
 	/* This is the amount we read on the first try. 25 was chosen to fit a
 	 * fair number of read responses in the buffer so a 2nd retry can be
 	 * avoided in small message cases. */
-	u8 buffer[sizeof(struct tpm_output_header) + 25];
+	u8 buffer[sizeof(struct tpm_header) + 25];
 };
 
 static int i2c_atmel_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ static int i2c_atmel_recv(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct priv_data *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(chip->dev.parent);
-	struct tpm_output_header *hdr =
-		(struct tpm_output_header *)priv->buffer;
+	struct tpm_header *hdr = (struct tpm_header *)priv->buffer;
 	u32 expected_len;
 	int rc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c
index 5f95fbfb7f6b..28eb5ab15b99 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ static int vtpm_proxy_tpm_op_recv(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 static int vtpm_proxy_is_driver_command(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 					u8 *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	struct tpm_input_header *hdr = (struct tpm_input_header *)buf;
+	struct tpm_header *hdr = (struct tpm_header *)buf;
 
-	if (count < sizeof(struct tpm_input_header))
+	if (count < sizeof(struct tpm_header))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int vtpm_proxy_request_locality(struct tpm_chip *chip, int locality)
 {
 	struct tpm_buf buf;
 	int rc;
-	const struct tpm_output_header *header;
+	const struct tpm_header *header;
 	struct proxy_dev *proxy_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
 
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int vtpm_proxy_request_locality(struct tpm_chip *chip, int locality)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	header = (const struct tpm_output_header *)buf.data;
+	header = (const struct tpm_header *)buf.data;
 	rc = be32_to_cpu(header->return_code);
 	if (rc)
 		locality = -1;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c b/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c
index b150f87f38f5..1259e935fd58 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int vtpm_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 	wmb();
 	notify_remote_via_evtchn(priv->evtchn);
 
-	ordinal = be32_to_cpu(((struct tpm_input_header*)buf)->ordinal);
+	ordinal = be32_to_cpu(((struct tpm_header *)buf)->ordinal);
 	duration = tpm_calc_ordinal_duration(chip, ordinal);
 
 	if (wait_for_tpm_stat(chip, VTPM_STATUS_IDLE, duration,
