linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] crypto: testmgr - Add a test case for import()/export()

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Date:	Tue, 2 Feb 2016 22:44:48 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Rui Wang <rui.y.wang@...el.com>
Cc:	tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] crypto: testmgr - Add a test case for
 import()/export()

On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 10:16:34PM +0800, Rui Wang wrote:
>
> I initially made it unconditional, but then I found that it can easily
> hang the machine during boot due to any import/export bug in any of
> the hash drivers. So I used this .partial flag to guard against this
> risk. Only when an author is confident that his driver can do this
> test, should he add this flag. What do you think?

Well if they're buggy they may crash anyway.  Considering that all
the buggy drivers have probably been disabled for the time being I'd
say let's make it unconditional.

Thanks,
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