linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] ixgbe: Use memset_explicit directly in crypto cases

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Date:   Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:45:10 +0800
From:   zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
To:     <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <anna.schumaker@...app.com>, <trond.myklebust@...merspace.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] ixgbe: Use memset_explicit directly in crypto cases

It's better to use memset_explicit() to replace memset() in crypto cases.

Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index 31629fc..7e4f32f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -960,10 +960,10 @@ int ixgbe_ipsec_vf_add_sa(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 	return 0;
 
 err_aead:
-	memset(xs->aead, 0, sizeof(*xs->aead));
+	memzero_explicit(xs->aead, sizeof(*xs->aead));
 	kfree(xs->aead);
 err_xs:
-	memset(xs, 0, sizeof(*xs));
+	memzero_explicit(xs, sizeof(*xs));
 	kfree(xs);
 err_out:
 	msgbuf[1] = err;
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ int ixgbe_ipsec_vf_del_sa(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 	ixgbe_ipsec_del_sa(xs);
 
 	/* remove the xs that was made-up in the add request */
-	memset(xs, 0, sizeof(*xs));
+	memzero_explicit(xs, sizeof(*xs));
 	kfree(xs);
 
 	return 0;
-- 
1.7.12.4