linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] crypto: caam - use devm

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Date:   Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:23:28 +0000
From:   Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@....com>
To:     Andrey Smirnov <andrew.smirnov@...il.com>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Chris Healy <cphealy@...il.com>,
        Lucas Stach <l.stach@...gutronix.de>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Iuliana Prodan <iuliana.prodan@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] crypto: caam - use devm_kzalloc to allocate JR
 data

On 1/27/2020 6:57 PM, Andrey Smirnov wrote:
> Use devm_kzalloc() to allocate JR data in order to make sure that it
> is initialized consistently every time.
> 
The commit message is a bit vague.

I assume this is needed in patch 4/9, which adds a new member (hwrng)
in caam_drv_private_jr structure.

If so, it's probably better to have the change merged into patch 4/9.

Horia