linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: remove double execution of the same test suite

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Message-ID: <20130801004757.GA24286@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Thu, 1 Aug 2013 10:47:59 +1000
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, horia.geanta@...escale.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: remove double execution of the same test suite

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 06:57:07PM +0300, Cristian Stoica wrote:
> This patch removes redundant execution of the same test suite in cases
> where alg and driver variables are the same (e.g. when alg_test is
> called from tcrypt_test)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com>

Which algorithm (apart from crc* which I know and will fix) uses the
same driver name as its algorithm name? Doing this will cause issues
when an alternative implementation for that algorithm gets added.

Thanks,
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