linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: use SHA-256 library API instead of crypto

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Message-ID: <2025042935-ethanol-remodeler-bf69@gregkh>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:54:42 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Russ Weight <russ.weight@...ux.dev>,
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Amadeusz Sławiński <amadeuszx.slawinski@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: use SHA-256 library API instead of
 crypto_shash API

On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 12:09:09PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> 
> This user of SHA-256 does not support any other algorithm, so the
> crypto_shash abstraction provides no value.  Just use the SHA-256
> library API instead, which is much simpler and easier to use.
> 
> Also take advantage of printk's built-in hex conversion using %*phN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> ---
> 
> This patch is targeting the firmware_loader tree for 6.16.


Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>