linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] crypto: drbg: DRBG

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Date:   Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:47:58 +1100
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Corentin Labbe <clabbe@...libre.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] crypto: drbg: DRBG_CTR should select CTR

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 09:05:38PM +0000, Corentin Labbe wrote:
>
> Just selecting CTR lead also to a recursive dependency:
> crypto/Kconfig:1800:error: recursive dependency detected!
> crypto/Kconfig:1800:    symbol CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU is selected by
> CRYPTO_RNG_DEFAULT
> crypto/Kconfig:83:      symbol CRYPTO_RNG_DEFAULT is selected by
> CRYPTO_SEQIV
> crypto/Kconfig:330:     symbol CRYPTO_SEQIV is selected by CRYPTO_CTR
> crypto/Kconfig:370:     symbol CRYPTO_CTR is selected by CRYPTO_DRBG_CTR
> crypto/Kconfig:1822:    symbol CRYPTO_DRBG_CTR depends on
> CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU

The SEQIV select from CTR is historical and no longer necessary.
So let's just get rid of that and then DRBG can select CTR without
running into loops.

Thanks,
-- 
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