linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] crypto: Introduce notifier for new crypto algorithms

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Date:   Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:09:19 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     Jeff.Lien@....com, ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org,
        david.darrington@....com, hch@...radead.org, jeff.furlong@....com,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] crypto: Introduce notifier for new crypto algorithms

On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 10:40:03PM -0400, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
>
> diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
> index c0755cf4f53f..87abad3cc322 100644
> --- a/crypto/algapi.c
> +++ b/crypto/algapi.c
> @@ -361,15 +361,12 @@ static void crypto_wait_for_test(struct crypto_larval *larval)
>  	err = crypto_probing_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REGISTER, larval->adult);
>  	if (err != NOTIFY_STOP) {
>  		if (WARN_ON(err != NOTIFY_DONE))
> -			goto out;
> +			return;
>  		crypto_alg_tested(larval->alg.cra_driver_name, 0);
>  	}
>  
>  	err = wait_for_completion_killable(&larval->completion);
>  	WARN_ON(err);
> -
> -out:
> -	crypto_larval_kill(&larval->alg);
>  }
>  
>  int crypto_register_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
> @@ -390,6 +387,8 @@ int crypto_register_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
>  		return PTR_ERR(larval);
>  
>  	crypto_wait_for_test(larval);
> +	crypto_probing_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_LOADED, larval);
> +	crypto_larval_kill(&larval->alg);

I see that you have moved the larval_kill call into the caller.
This is a problem because there are two callers to wait_for_test.

So it's probably best to leave it in wait_for_test and add the
notify there.

Thanks,
-- 
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