linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: chcr - Fix error handling related to 'chcr_alloc

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:15:12 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, harsh@...lsio.com, hariprasad@...lsio.com,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: chcr - Fix error handling related to
 'chcr_alloc_shash'

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 08:25:15PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Up to now, 'crypto_alloc_shash()' may return a valid pointer, an error
> pointer or NULL (in case of invalid parameter)
> Update it to always return an error pointer in case of error. It now
> returns ERR_PTR(-EINVAL) instead of NULL in case of invalid parameter.
> 
> This simplifies error handling.
> 
> Also fix a crash in 'chcr_authenc_setkey()' if 'chcr_alloc_shash()'
> returns an error pointer and the "goto out" path is taken.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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