netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/1] net/tls: Combined memory allocation for decryption request

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Message-ID: <20180809162532.GB59729@davejwatson-mba.local>
Date:   Thu, 9 Aug 2018 09:25:32 -0700
From:   Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>
To:     Vakul Garg <vakul.garg@....com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <borisp@...lanox.com>,
        <aviadye@...lanox.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/1] net/tls: Combined memory allocation for
 decryption request

On 08/09/18 04:56 AM, Vakul Garg wrote:
> For preparing decryption request, several memory chunks are required
> (aead_req, sgin, sgout, iv, aad). For submitting the decrypt request to
> an accelerator, it is required that the buffers which are read by the
> accelerator must be dma-able and not come from stack. The buffers for
> aad and iv can be separately kmalloced each, but it is inefficient.
> This patch does a combined allocation for preparing decryption request
> and then segments into aead_req || sgin || sgout || iv || aad.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vakul Garg <vakul.garg@....com>

Reviewed-by: Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>

Thanks, looks good to me now.