linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 19/22] crypto: inside-secure - add check for xts input length equal to zero

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Message-ID: <20200810134500.GA22914@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:45:00 +1000
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     "Van Leeuwen, Pascal" <pvanleeuwen@...bus.com>
Cc:     Andrei Botila <andrei.botila@....nxp.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-s390@...r.kernel.org" <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...s.com" <linux-arm-kernel@...s.com>,
        Andrei Botila <andrei.botila@....com>,
        Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/22] crypto: inside-secure - add check for xts input
 length equal to zero

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 10:20:20AM +0000, Van Leeuwen, Pascal wrote:
>
> With all due respect, but this makes no sense.

I agree.  This is a lot of churn for no gain.

Thanks,
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