diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index cccd5994a0e1..29c0717437bc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -412,23 +412,24 @@ struct tpm_buf {
 	u8 *data;
 };
 
-static inline int tpm_buf_init(struct tpm_buf *buf, u16 tag, u32 ordinal)
+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;
+	head->tag = cpu_to_be16(tag);
+	head->length = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(*head));
+	head->ordinal = cpu_to_be32(ordinal);
+}
 
+static inline int tpm_buf_init(struct tpm_buf *buf, u16 tag, u32 ordinal)
+{
 	buf->data_page = alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER);
 	if (!buf->data_page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	buf->flags = 0;
 	buf->data = kmap(buf->data_page);
-
-	head = (struct tpm_input_header *) buf->data;
-
-	head->tag = cpu_to_be16(tag);
-	head->length = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(*head));
-	head->ordinal = cpu_to_be32(ordinal);
-
+	tpm_buf_reset(buf, tag, ordinal);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ static inline u32 tpm2_rc_value(u32 rc)
 int tpm2_pcr_read(struct tpm_chip *chip, int pcr_idx, u8 *res_buf);
 int tpm2_pcr_extend(struct tpm_chip *chip, int pcr_idx, u32 count,
 		    struct tpm2_digest *digests);
-int tpm2_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *out, size_t max);
+int tpm2_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *dest, size_t max);
 void tpm2_flush_context_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 handle,
 			    unsigned int flags);
 int tpm2_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
index e02f7d46e9ac..9e687b4a325a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
@@ -27,25 +27,6 @@ enum tpm2_session_attributes {
 	TPM2_SA_CONTINUE_SESSION	= BIT(0),
 };
 
-struct tpm2_get_random_in {
-	__be16	size;
-} __packed;
-
-struct tpm2_get_random_out {
-	__be16	size;
-	u8	buffer[TPM_MAX_RNG_DATA];
-} __packed;
-
-union tpm2_cmd_params {
-	struct	tpm2_get_random_in	getrandom_in;
-	struct	tpm2_get_random_out	getrandom_out;
-};
-
-struct tpm2_cmd {
-	tpm_cmd_header		header;
-	union tpm2_cmd_params	params;
-} __packed;
-
 struct tpm2_hash {
 	unsigned int crypto_id;
 	unsigned int tpm_id;
@@ -298,67 +279,70 @@ int tpm2_pcr_extend(struct tpm_chip *chip, int pcr_idx, u32 count,
 }
 
 
-#define TPM2_GETRANDOM_IN_SIZE \
-	(sizeof(struct tpm_input_header) + \
-	 sizeof(struct tpm2_get_random_in))
-
-static const struct tpm_input_header tpm2_getrandom_header = {
-	.tag = cpu_to_be16(TPM2_ST_NO_SESSIONS),
-	.length = cpu_to_be32(TPM2_GETRANDOM_IN_SIZE),
-	.ordinal = cpu_to_be32(TPM2_CC_GET_RANDOM)
-};
+struct tpm2_get_random_out {
+	__be16 size;
+	u8 buffer[TPM_MAX_RNG_DATA];
+} __packed;
 
 /**
  * tpm2_get_random() - get random bytes from the TPM RNG
  *
  * @chip: TPM chip to use
- * @out: destination buffer for the random bytes
+ * @dest: destination buffer for the random bytes
  * @max: the max number of bytes to write to @out
  *
  * Return:
- *    Size of the output buffer, or -EIO on error.
+ * size of the output buffer when the operation is successful.
+ * A negative number for system errors (errno).
  */
-int tpm2_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *out, size_t max)
+int tpm2_get_random(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *dest, size_t max)
 {
-	struct tpm2_cmd cmd;
-	u32 recd, rlength;
-	u32 num_bytes;
+	struct tpm2_get_random_out *out;
+	struct tpm_buf buf;
+	u32 recd;
+	u32 num_bytes = max;
 	int err;
 	int total = 0;
 	int retries = 5;
-	u8 *dest = out;
-
-	num_bytes = min_t(u32, max, sizeof(cmd.params.getrandom_out.buffer));
+	u8 *dest_ptr = dest;
 
-	if (!out || !num_bytes ||
-	    max > sizeof(cmd.params.getrandom_out.buffer))
+	if (!num_bytes || max > TPM_MAX_RNG_DATA)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	do {
-		cmd.header.in = tpm2_getrandom_header;
-		cmd.params.getrandom_in.size = cpu_to_be16(num_bytes);
+	err = tpm_buf_init(&buf, 0, 0);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-		err = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, NULL, &cmd, sizeof(cmd),
+	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.data, PAGE_SIZE,
 				       offsetof(struct tpm2_get_random_out,
 						buffer),
 				       0, "attempting get random");
 		if (err)
-			break;
+			goto out;
 
-		recd = min_t(u32, be16_to_cpu(cmd.params.getrandom_out.size),
-			     num_bytes);
-		rlength = be32_to_cpu(cmd.header.out.length);
-		if (rlength < offsetof(struct tpm2_get_random_out, buffer) +
-			      recd)
-			return -EFAULT;
-		memcpy(dest, cmd.params.getrandom_out.buffer, recd);
+		out = (struct tpm2_get_random_out *)
+			&buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE];
+		recd = min_t(u32, be16_to_cpu(out->size), num_bytes);
+		if (tpm_buf_length(&buf) <
+		    offsetof(struct tpm2_get_random_out, buffer) + recd) {
+			err = -EFAULT;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		memcpy(dest_ptr, out->buffer, recd);
 
-		dest += recd;
+		dest_ptr += recd;
 		total += recd;
 		num_bytes -= recd;
 	} while (retries-- && total < max);
 
+	tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 	return total ? total : -EIO;
+out:
+	tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -432,7 +416,7 @@ int tpm2_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 {
 	unsigned int blob_len;
 	struct tpm_buf buf;
-	u32 hash, rlength;
+	u32 hash;
 	int i;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -507,8 +491,7 @@ int tpm2_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 		rc = -E2BIG;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rlength = be32_to_cpu(((struct tpm2_cmd *)&buf)->header.out.length);
-	if (rlength < TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 4 + blob_len) {
+	if (tpm_buf_length(&buf) < TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 4 + blob_len) {
 		rc = -EFAULT;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -618,7 +601,6 @@ static int tpm2_unseal_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 	u16 data_len;
 	u8 *data;
 	int rc;
-	u32 rlength;
 
 	rc = tpm_buf_init(&buf, TPM2_ST_SESSIONS, TPM2_CC_UNSEAL);
 	if (rc)
@@ -646,9 +628,7 @@ static int tpm2_unseal_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		rlength = be32_to_cpu(((struct tpm2_cmd *)&buf)
-					->header.out.length);
-		if (rlength < TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 6 + data_len) {
+		if (tpm_buf_length(&buf) < TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 6 + data_len) {
 			rc = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
 		}
