netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/tls: Removed redundant variable from 'struct tls_sw_context

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Date:   Thu, 12 Jul 2018 07:31:28 -0700
From:   Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>
To:     Vakul Garg <vakul.garg@....com>
CC:     Boris Pismenny <borisp@...lanox.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "aviadye@...lanox.com" <aviadye@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/tls: Removed redundant variable from
 'struct tls_sw_context_rx'

On 07/12/18 11:14 AM, Vakul Garg wrote:
> Hi Boris
> 
> Thanks for explaining.
> Few questions/observations.
> 
> 1. Isn't ' ctx->decrypted = true' a redundant statement in tls_do_decryption()?
> The same has been repeated in tls_recvmsg() after calling decrypt_skb()?
> 
> 2. Similarly, ctx->saved_data_ready(sk) seems not required in tls_do_decryption().
> This is because tls_do_decryption() is already triggered from tls_recvmsg() i.e. from user space app context.
> 
> 3. In tls_queue(), I think strp->sk->sk_state_change() needs to be replaced with ctx->saved_data_ready().

Yes, I think these 3 can all be changed.  #2 would be required if
do_decryption ever is called not in user context, but that's not the
case currently.