netdev - Re: [PATCH] mac80211: aead api to reduce redundancy

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Message-ID: <CAMtaSwR4YTgh9N9x8a12R4dEZNuarjwvfOmnO6vnaDffVV-j3w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:21:52 -0400
From:   Xiang Gao <qasdfgtyuiop@...il.com>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: aead api to reduce redundancy

2017-09-24 11:05 GMT-04:00 Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>:
> On Sun, 2017-09-24 at 01:40 -0400, Xiang Gao wrote:
>> Currently, the aes_ccm.c and aes_gcm.c are almost line by line
>> copy of each other. This patch reduce code redundancy by moving
>> the code in these two files to crypto/aead_api.c to make it a
>> higher level aead api. The aes_ccm.c and aes_gcm.c are removed
>> and all the functions are now implemented in their headers using
>> the newly added aead api.
>>
> No objection from me, though I'd ask you to respin with the indentation
> fixed up a bit.

Hi Johannes,

Thank you for you time for the suggestion. I'm not sure if I correctly
understand you point.
Do you mean to put more characters each line in the description? Something like:

> Currently, the aes_ccm.c and aes_gcm.c are almost line by line copy of
> each other. This patch reduce code redundancy by moving the code in these
> two files to crypto/aead_api.c to make it a higher level aead api. The
> file aes_ccm.c and aes_gcm.c are removed and all the functions there are
> now implemented in their headers using the newly added aead api.

instead of

> Currently, the aes_ccm.c and aes_gcm.c are almost line by line
> copy of each other. This patch reduce code redundancy by moving
> the code in these two files to crypto/aead_api.c to make it a
> higher level aead api. The aes_ccm.c and aes_gcm.c are removed
> and all the functions are now implemented in their headers using
> the newly added aead api.

Xiang Gao

>
> johannes