netdev - Re: [PATCH] [iproute] ipxfrm: simplify algo code a bit

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Message-Id: <201301172300.10300.vapier@gentoo.org>
Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:00:09 -0500
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	stephen.hemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [iproute] ipxfrm: simplify algo code a bit

On Thursday 17 January 2013 22:26:46 David Miller wrote:
> From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:39:06 -0500
> > The current code sets up a structure with xfrm_algo embedded in it, but
> > doesn't use the supplemental key field.  Drop it.
> 
> It's for the storage of the zero length array at the end of
> xfrm_algo.

ok, so we can use alloca instead

> Don't change code you don't understand.

so you're just going to be pointlessly hostile everywhere ?  stop wasting 
time.
-mike

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