netdev - Re: [EXT] [PATCH net 0/2] macsec: clear encryption keys in h/w drivers

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Date:   Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:54:35 +0100
From:   Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>
To:     Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>, <edumazet@...gle.com>
CC:     <sd@...asysnail.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [EXT] [PATCH net 0/2] macsec: clear encryption keys in h/w
 drivers


> Commit aaab73f8fba4 ("macsec: clear encryption keys from the stack after
> setting up offload") made sure to clean encryption keys from the stack
> after setting up offloading but some h/w drivers did a copy of the key
> which need to be zeroed as well.
> 
> The MSCC PHY driver can actually be converted not to copy the encryption
> key at all, but such patch would be quite difficult to backport. I'll
> send a following up patch doing this in net-next once this series lands.
> 
> Tested on the MSCC PHY but not on the atlantic NIC.

Hi Antoine, reviewed both. Will try to test on atlantic when possible.

Reviewed-by: Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>

Thanks
  Igor