linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 3/7] sign-file: move file signing logic to its own function

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Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:50:16 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Shreenidhi Shedi <yesshedi@...il.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, dwmw2@...radead.org, masahiroy@...nel.org,
        nathan@...nel.org, ndesaulniers@...gle.com, nicolas@...sle.eu,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sshedi@...are.com,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 3/7] sign-file: move file signing logic to its own
 function

On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 10:52:06PM +0530, Shreenidhi Shedi wrote:
> Keep the main function bare minimal and do less in main function.

"do less" means exactly what?

> This patch is pre-work for bulk module signing support.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shreenidhi Shedi <yesshedi@...il.com>
> ---
>  scripts/sign-file.c | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/sign-file.c b/scripts/sign-file.c
> index b0f340ea629b..64d5e00f08e2 100644
> --- a/scripts/sign-file.c
> +++ b/scripts/sign-file.c
> @@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char **argv, struct cmd_opts *opts)
>  	} while (opt != -1);
>  }
>  
> -int main(int argc, char **argv)
> +static int sign_single_file(struct cmd_opts *opts)
>  {
>  	struct module_signature sig_info = { .id_type = PKEY_ID_PKCS7 };
> -	unsigned char buf[4096];
> +	unsigned char buf[4096] = {};

Why make this change?  What requires it to now be zero initialized?

thanks,

greg k-h