linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/12] crypto: add helper function for akcipher

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Date:   Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:08:20 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Iuliana Prodan <iuliana.prodan@....com>
Cc:     Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@....com>,
        Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Gary Hook <gary.hook@....com>, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] crypto: add helper function for akcipher_request

On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 12:30:34AM +0200, Iuliana Prodan wrote:
>
> diff --git a/include/crypto/akcipher.h b/include/crypto/akcipher.h
> index 6924b09..4365edd 100644
> --- a/include/crypto/akcipher.h
> +++ b/include/crypto/akcipher.h
> @@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ static inline struct crypto_akcipher *crypto_akcipher_reqtfm(
>  	return __crypto_akcipher_tfm(req->base.tfm);
>  }
>  
> +static inline struct akcipher_request *akcipher_request_cast(
> +	struct crypto_async_request *req)
> +{
> +	return container_of(req, struct akcipher_request, base);
> +}

This should go into include/crypto/internal/akcipher.h as it's
only used by implementors.

But having reviewed the subsequent patches I think we shouldn't
have this function at all.

Cheers,
-- 
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