linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: RNGs must return 0 in success case

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Date:	Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:14:03 -0500
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: RNGs must return 0 in success case


>Change the RNGs to always return 0 in success case.

>This patch ensures that seqiv.c works with RNGs other than krng. seqiv
>expects that any return code other than 0 is an error. Without the
>patch, rfc4106(gcm(aes)) will not work when using a DRBG or an ANSI
>X9.31 RNG.

For the X9.31 bits:
Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
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