linux-kernel - Re: crypto: user - Allow get request with empty driver name

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Message-ID: <3188989.JiqkGaskPP@tachyon.chronox.de>
Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:40:15 +0100
From:	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	quentin.gouchet@...il.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, ABI/API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: crypto: user - Allow get request with empty driver name

Am Donnerstag, 20. November 2014, 14:02:21 schrieb Stephan Mueller:

Hi Stephan,

> Am Donnerstag, 20. November 2014, 12:46:50 schrieb Herbert Xu:
> 
> Hi Herbert,
> 
> > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 05:23:23AM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> > > Here is the code:
> > > 
> > > static int crypto_report(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr
> > > *in_nlh,
> > > 
> > > 			 struct nlattr **attrs)
> > > 
> > > {
> > > ...
> > > 
> > > 	if (!p->cru_driver_name[0])
> > > 	
> > > 		return -EINVAL;
> > 
> > OK let's fix this.
> > 
> > crypto: user - Allow get request with empty driver name
> > 
> > Currently all get requests with an empty driver name fail with
> > EINVAL.  Since most users actually want to supply an empty driver
> > name this patch removes this check.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> 
> Acked-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
> 
> > diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user.c b/crypto/crypto_user.c
> > index e2a34fe..0bb30ac 100644
> > --- a/crypto/crypto_user.c
> > +++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c
> > @@ -201,10 +201,7 @@ static int crypto_report(struct sk_buff *in_skb,
> > struct nlmsghdr *in_nlh, if (!null_terminated(p->cru_name) ||
> > !null_terminated(p->cru_driver_name)) return -EINVAL;
> > 
> > -	if (!p->cru_driver_name[0])
> > -		return -EINVAL;
> > -
> > -	alg = crypto_alg_match(p, 1);
> > +	alg = crypto_alg_match(p, 0);

Btw: I tested that patch and it works as expected.

> > 
> >  	if (!alg)
> >  	
> >  		return -ENOENT;
> > 
> > Cheers,


-- 
Ciao
Stephan
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