linux-kernel - Re: [v2 PATCH] crypto: api - Add __crypto_alloc

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Message-ID: <6aa4521f-e5d2-ed12-ab49-1132409ab358@arista.com>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:19:01 +0100
From:   Dmitry Safonov <dima@...sta.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bob Gilligan <gilligan@...sta.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@...il.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Francesco Ruggeri <fruggeri05@...il.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Salam Noureddine <noureddine@...sta.com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v2 PATCH] crypto: api - Add __crypto_alloc_tfmgfp

On 6/15/23 10:00, Herbert Xu wrote:
[..]
> 
> Good catch.  Though I'd rather add the gfp argument to a separate
> function because I'm in the process of replacing ciphers with
> something that uses the new crypto_types API.
> 
> Once that happens ciphers will switch over to the normal cloning
> call and this can be removed.

LGTM, thanks!

> 
> ---8<---
> Use it straight away in crypto_clone_cipher(), as that is not meant to
> sleep.
> 
> Fixes: 51d8d6d0f4be ("crypto: cipher - Add crypto_clone_cipher")
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <dima@...sta.com>
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> 
> diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
[..]

Thanks,
           Dmitry