linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] pstore: migrate to crypto acomp interface (take 2)

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Date:   Thu, 6 Oct 2022 16:45:58 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pstore: migrate to crypto acomp interface (take 2)

On Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 04:41:38PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
> 
> The crypto 'compress' interface is deprecated, so before adding new
> features, migrate to the acomp interface. Note that we are only using
> synchronous implementations of acomp, so we don't have to deal with
> asynchronous completion.
> 
> [ Tweaked error paths to avoid memory leak, as pointed out byGuilherme
                                                              ^^
gah, I'll fix this typo locally. :P

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Kees Cook