linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: fips - make proc files report fips module name and version

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Date:   Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:19:04 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Vladis Dronov <vdronov@...hat.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Simo Sorce <simo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: fips - make proc files report fips module
 name and version

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 05:08:32PM +0200, Vladis Dronov wrote:
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/fips.h b/include/linux/fips.h
> index c6961e932fef..72d2e0e1d3ac 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fips.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fips.h
> @@ -2,10 +2,19 @@
>  #ifndef _FIPS_H
>  #define _FIPS_H
>  
> +#include <generated/utsrelease.h>
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS
>  extern int fips_enabled;
>  extern struct atomic_notifier_head fips_fail_notif_chain;
>  
> +#define FIPS_MODULE_NAME CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_NAME
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_CUSTOM_VERSION
> +#define FIPS_MODULE_VERSION CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_VERSION
> +#else
> +#define FIPS_MODULE_VERSION UTS_RELEASE
> +#endif

Why does this need to be in fips.h? If it's only used by one file
then it should be moved to the place where it's used.

Thanks,
-- 
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