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

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Message-ID: <20150309100751.GB4452@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Mon, 9 Mar 2015 21:07:51 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: RNGs must return 0 in success case

On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 08:26:31AM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> 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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>

Applied.
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