linux-kernel - Re: [BUGFIX] crypto: Fix ctr(aes) testing by specifying geniv

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Date:	Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:27:00 +0800
From:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUGFIX] crypto: Fix ctr(aes) testing by specifying geniv

On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 10:12 +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 17:45 +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 03:44:43PM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> > > When doing "modeprobe tcrypt mode=10", the following error will show
> > > in dmesg.
> > > 
> > > alg: skcipher: Failed to load transform for ctr(aes): -22
> > > alg: skcipher: Failed to load transform for ctr(aes): -22
> > > tcrypt: one or more tests failed!
> > 
> > I can't reproduce it here:
> > 
> > etch1:~# modprobe tcrypt mode=10
> > FATAL: Error inserting tcrypt (/lib/modules/2.6.30/kernel/crypto/tcrypt.ko): Resource temporarily unavailable
> > etch1:~# dmesg|tail
> > alg: No test for digest_null (digest_null-generic)
> > alg: No test for compress_null (compress_null-generic)
> > padlock: VIA PadLock Hash Engine not detected.
> > padlock: VIA PadLock Hash Engine not detected.
> > eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x05E1
> > Initializing XFRM netlink socket
> > NET: Registered protocol family 17
> > NET: Registered protocol family 10
> > lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> > eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> > etch1:~# 
> > 
> > The tcrypt test shouldn't use geniv at all.
> > 
> > What kernel version was this?
> 
> The version is: v2.6.30-6814-gab30046. Kernel config is attached too.

Any follow-up for this patch? Still can not re-produce?

Best Regards,
Huang Ying


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