linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] DRBG: remove check for uninitialized DRBG handle

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Message-ID: <20140905081357.GA13683@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Fri, 5 Sep 2014 16:13:57 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] DRBG: remove check for uninitialized DRBG handle

On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 07:11:20AM +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> The drbg_healthcheck() contained a test to call the DRBG with an
> uninitialized DRBG cipher handle. As this is an inappropriate use of the
> kernel crypto API to try to generate random numbers before
> initialization, checks verifying for an initialized DRBG have been
> removed in previous patches.
> 
> Now, the drbg_healthcheck test must also be removed.
> 
> Changes V2: Added patch marker to email subject line.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>

Patch applied to crypto.  Thanks!
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