linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: Fix divide error in do_xor

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Date:   Fri, 8 Jan 2021 15:41:48 +1100
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
Cc:     Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: Fix divide error in do_xor_speed()

On Tue, Jan 05, 2021 at 01:24:18PM -0800, Doug Anderson wrote:
>
> ...so while I think your fix will avoid the crash and could land as a
> stopgap, it's a sign that we need to run more repetitions on your
> particular setup to get accurate timings.  Your patch will probably
> cause it to just randomly pick one of the implementations.

We can always do a follow-up patch.

Thanks,
-- 
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