linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: add infra to skip disallowed algs in fips mode

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Date:	Fri, 8 May 2009 10:12:33 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: add infra to skip disallowed algs in fips
	mode

On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 03:27:59PM -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> Because all fips-allowed algorithms must be self-tested before they
> can be used, they will all have entries in testmgr.c's alg_test_descs[].
> If we add and set an additional flag for the allowed algorithms, we can
> key off of it to prevent use of any algs that aren't allowed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
> 
> ---
>  crypto/testmgr.c |    9 +++++++++
>  1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/crypto/testmgr.c b/crypto/testmgr.c
> index f4cc178..232f043 100644
> --- a/crypto/testmgr.c
> +++ b/crypto/testmgr.c
> @@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct alg_test_desc {
>  	const char *alg;
>  	int (*test)(const struct alg_test_desc *desc, const char *driver,
>  		    u32 type, u32 mask);
> +	int fips_allowed;	/* set if alg is allowed in fips mode */
>  
>  	union {
>  		struct aead_test_suite aead;

Please merge this chunk with the second patch into one and have
it as the first patch.  We want this to be bisectable.

Thanks,
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