netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] tcp: md5: use kmalloc() backed scratch areas

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Date:	Mon, 27 Jun 2016 23:22:05 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] tcp: md5: use kmalloc() backed scratch areas

On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 10:58 -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:

> Seems reasonable.
> 
> I wonder if it's worth switching from ahash to shash, though.  It
> would probably be simpler and faster.

Well, I have no opinion on this, I will let a crypto guy doing this
change if he cares ;)

Thanks.