linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Allocate up to two scatterlists for crypto ops on keys

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Date:	Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:49:58 +0100
From:	"Leon Woestenberg" <leon.woestenberg@...il.com>
To:	"Michael Halcrow" <mhalcrow@...ibm.com>
Cc:	stable@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	pjssilva@....usp.br, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	dustin.kirkland@...il.com, sandeen@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Allocate up to two scatterlists for crypto ops on keys

Hello,

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Michael Halcrow <mhalcrow@...ibm.com> wrote:
>
> -       sg_init_table(&dst_sg, 1);
> -       sg_init_table(&src_sg, 1);

Why did you remove the inits?

With self-checking enabled in the kernel, sg accessor functions will
check on proper initialization and BUGON().

It might be your use-case would not hit this, as it seems not to use
sg_ macro's much.

Regards,
-- 
Leon
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