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Date:	Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:05:46 -0500
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
To:	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 2/2] net: sctp: sctp_auth_key_put: use kzfree instead
 of kfree

On 02/07/2013 05:55 AM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> For sensitive data like keying material, it is common practice to zero
> out keys before returning the memory back to the allocator. Thus, use
> kzfree instead of kfree.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>

-vlad

> ---
>   net/sctp/auth.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/sctp/auth.c b/net/sctp/auth.c
> index 55f1b06..69fcd6d 100644
> --- a/net/sctp/auth.c
> +++ b/net/sctp/auth.c
> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void sctp_auth_key_put(struct sctp_auth_bytes *key)
>   		return;
>
>   	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&key->refcnt)) {
> -		kfree(key);
> +		kzfree(key);
>   		SCTP_DBG_OBJCNT_DEC(keys);
>   	}
>   }
>

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