linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] crypto: remove instance when test failed

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Message-ID: <20150410134229.GA21873@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:42:29 +0800
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 v4] crypto: remove instance when test failed

On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 12:09:55PM +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> A cipher instance is added to the list of instances unconditionally
> regardless of whether the associated test failed. However, a failed
> test implies that during another lookup, the cipher instance will
> be added to the list again as it will not be found by the lookup
> code.
> 
> That means that the list can be filled up with instances whose tests
> failed.
> 
> Note: tests only fail in reality in FIPS mode when a cipher is not
> marked as fips_allowed=1. This can be seen with cmac(des3_ede) that does
> not have a fips_allowed=1. When allocating the cipher, the allocation
> fails with -ENOENT due to the missing fips_allowed=1 flag (which
> causes the testmgr to return EINVAL). Yet, the instance of
> cmac(des3_ede) is shown in /proc/crypto. Allocating the cipher again
> fails again, but a 2nd instance is listed in /proc/crypto.
> 
> The patch simply de-registers the instance when the testing failed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>

Patch applied.  Thanks a lot!
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