linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/7] crypto: Add GHASH digest algorithm for GCM

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Message-ID: <20090618024349.GA1936@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:43:49 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <linux-crypto@...breakpoint.cc>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/7] crypto: Add GHASH digest algorithm for GCM

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:08:27AM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
>
> > Unless I'm mistaken, this is called once on allocation and this ctx is
> > allocated via kzalloc().
> 
> Yes. it is alloced via kzalloc. Can we just rely on this? Should we add
> that assumption to somewhere such as document of comments.

Yes you can rely on this.

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