linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: hash.h: Prevent use of req->result in ahash update

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Message-ID: <20180316155610.GG7095@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Fri, 16 Mar 2018 23:56:10 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: hash.h: Prevent use of req->result in ahash
 update

On Wed, Mar 07, 2018 at 11:49:33AM +0100, Kamil Konieczny wrote:
> Prevent improper use of req->result field in ahash update, init, export and
> import functions in drivers code. A driver should use ahash request context
> if it needs to save internal state.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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