linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] rfc4106, Intel, AES-NI: Don't leak memory in rfc4106_set_hash

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Date:	Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:47:03 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	"Paoloni, Gabriele" <gabriele.paoloni@...el.com>
cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"Struk, Tadeusz" <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>,
	"herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au" <herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
	"O Mahony, Aidan" <aidan.o.mahony@...el.com>,
	"Hoban, Adrian" <adrian.hoban@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] rfc4106, Intel, AES-NI: Don't leak memory in
 rfc4106_set_hash_subkey().

On Fri, 11 Feb 2011, Paoloni, Gabriele wrote:

> Well anyway I think that the return value of "ablkcipher_request_alloc(ctr_tfm, GFP_KERNEL)" has to be changed from -EINVAL to -ENOMEM in case of failure. That is why would stay on the patch that Tadeusz proposed. Otherwise Juhl should send another one....
> 
I'll take a look again later this evening when I get home from work.


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