linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] tpm: Compare HMAC values in constant time

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Message-ID: <20250809173839.GB3339@quark>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 10:38:39 -0700
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
	Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] tpm: Compare HMAC values in constant time

On Sat, Aug 09, 2025 at 01:36:46PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 05, 2025 at 09:07:40AM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 05, 2025 at 04:50:17PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > 
> > > I think we might want to also backport this to stables.
> > > 
> > 
> > That's what I did originally, but on v1 James complained about it being
> > characterized as a fix.
> 
> Please put out v3 with backporting shenanigans and I can apply these.
> 

v1 had Fixes and Cc stable
(https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250731215255.113897-2-ebiggers@kernel.org/).
Again, I removed them in response to James' complaint about it being
characterized as a fix.  If you want them back, please go ahead and add
them back in when committing.  I'm not going to go around in circles.

- Eric