linux-kernel - Re: Crypto test results unused?

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Date:	Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:44:20 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Crypto test results unused?

> int crypto_register_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
> {
> 	struct crypto_larval *larval;
> 	int err;
>
> 	err = crypto_check_alg(alg);
> 	if (err)
> 		return err;
>
> 	down_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
> 	larval = __crypto_register_alg(alg);
> 	up_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
>
> 	if (IS_ERR(larval))
> 		return PTR_ERR(larval);
>
> 	crypto_wait_for_test(larval);
>
> At this point alg->cra_flags includes CRYPTO_ALG_DEAD (due to failed
> test), but larval->alg.cra_flags has only the original flags (0x85).

Actually it seems all alg->cra_flags are CRYPTO_ALG_DEAD at this point,
not only these which failed tests. Will look at it soon.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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