linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/18] asymmetric keys: separate the length checking of octet string from RSA

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Date:	Sun, 25 Aug 2013 18:01:47 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	opensuse-kernel@...nsuse.org, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	James Bottomley <james.bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, JKosina@...e.com,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Gary Lin <GLin@...e.com>, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	"Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/18] asymmetric keys: separate the length checking of
 octet string from RSA_I2OSP

On Thu 2013-08-22 19:01:42, Lee, Chun-Yi wrote:
> Due to RSA_I2OSP is not only used by signature verification path but also used
> in signature generation path. So, separate the length checking of octet string
> because it's not for generate 0x00 0x01 leading string when used in signature
> generation.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@...e.com>

> +static int RSA_I2OSP(MPI x, size_t xLen, u8 **_X)
> +{
> +	unsigned x_size;
> +	unsigned X_size;
> +	u8 *X = NULL;

Is this kernel code or entry into obfuscated C code contest? This is not funny.

									Pavel
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