linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v7 2/3] crypto: rsa: add a new rsa generic implementation

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Date:	Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:46:30 -0700
From:	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
CC:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	keescook@...omium.org, jwboyer@...hat.com, smueller@...onox.de,
	richard@....at, steved@...hat.com, qat-linux@...el.com,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, james.l.morris@...cle.com,
	jkosina@...e.cz, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	vgoyal@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v7 2/3] crypto: rsa: add a new rsa generic implementation

On 06/16/2015 07:36 PM, Herbert Xu wrote:
> The existing crypto/asymmetric_key errno scheme doesn't really
> mesh in with the rest of crypto.  So you'll just have to pick one
> scheme and stick with it.
> 
> I don't really mind either way as long as the error codes are
> unique and meaningful.

So I would use -EINVAL since these are input parameters. Do you agree David?
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