netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: mscc: macsec: do not copy encryption keys

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Date:   Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:38:06 +0100
From:   Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To:     Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:     sd@...asysnail.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: mscc: macsec: do not copy encryption
 keys

Hello,

On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 10:20 +0100, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> Instead of calling memzero_explicit on the key when freeing a flow,
> let's simply not copy the key in the first place as it's only used when
> a new flow is set up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>
> ---
> 
> Following
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221108153459.811293-1-atenart@kernel.org/T/
> refactor the MSCC PHY driver not to make a copy the encryption keys.

The patch LGTM, but would you mind including into the commit message a
reference to the -net commit, so that the dependency is there to
simplify eventual backports?

Thanks!

Paolo