linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib/crypto: blake2s: fix a CFI failure

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:10:22 +0800
From:   Miles Chen <miles.chen@...iatek.com>
To:     <ardb@...nel.org>
CC:     <Jason@...c4.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
        <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org>, <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        <miles.chen@...iatek.com>, <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib/crypto: blake2s: fix a CFI failure

Hi, 

> We should try to understand why CFI thinks the prototypes of the two
> symbols are different. There are still a number of issues with CFI, so
> papering over them by reverting stuff that we want for good reasons is
> not the way to go imo.
> 
> In the short term, you can work around it by avoiding the indirect
> call to blake2s_compress, e.g.,

Thanks for the patch. I tried it and the issue remains.
As Jason said, he cannot reproduce this issue. I will try another version
of clang next.

Miles