linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]crypto: Fix algorithm and driver duplicate registered

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Date:	Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:52:49 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	"Youquan,Song" <youquan.song@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ying.huang@...el.com,
	kent.liu@...el.com, youquan.song@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH]crypto: Fix algorithm and driver duplicate registered

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:21:17PM -0500, Youquan,Song wrote:
>
> Sorry for late. I use the cryptodev-2.6 tree, enable AESNI and PCLMULQDQ NI.
> 
> Step: like this.  
> A. modprobe tcrypt mode=35
> B. modprobe aesni-intel
> C. modprobe tcrypt mode=35
> 
> After I do A. Because it do not load aesni-intel, so I do B, then repeat C.
> 
> cat /proc/crypto.
> 
> there is two identical gcm: 
> 
> name         : gcm(aes)
> driver       : gcm_base(ctr-aes-aesni,ghash-clmulni)
> module       : gcm
> priority     : 400
> refcnt       : 1
> selftest     : unknown

It's creating a second copy because the first one failed the
self-test.

So you should try to identify the reason for the failed self-test.

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