linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: caam: fix error reporting

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Date:	Wed, 5 Nov 2014 10:43:32 -0600
From:	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...escale.com>
To:	Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com>
CC:	<herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<horia.geanta@...escale.com>, <marex@...x.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: caam: fix error reporting

On Wed, 5 Nov 2014 11:21:24 +0200
Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com> wrote:

> The error code returned by hardware is four bits wide with an expected
> zero MSB. A hardware error condition where the error code can get between
> 0x8 and 0xf will trigger an out of bound array access on the error
> message table.
> This patch fixes the invalid array access following such an error and
> reports the condition.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com>
> ---

no v2 change info?  All I noticed is the additional string for
"queue manager interface", which, without its implementation fn,
intoduces an inconsistency wrt NULL checking, so this comment:

http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org/msg12105.html

still applies.

Thanks,

Kim
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