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author | Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> | 2009-05-06 14:15:47 +0800 |
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committer | Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> | 2009-06-02 14:04:45 +1000 |
commit | f8b0d4d09dc9d0a73fcdcf6c2724650529ec417d (patch) | |
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crypto: testmgr - Dynamically allocate xbuf and axbuf
We currently allocate temporary memory that is used for testing
statically. This renders the testing engine non-reentrant. As
algorithms may nest, i.e., one may construct another in order to
carry out a part of its operation, this is unacceptable. For
example, it has been reported that an AEAD implementation allocates
a cipher in its setkey function, which causes it to fail during
testing as the temporary memory is overwritten.
This patch replaces the static memory with dynamically allocated
buffers. We need a maximum of 16 pages so this slightly increases
the chances of an algorithm failing due to memory shortage.
However, as testing usually occurs at registration, this shouldn't
be a big problem.
Reported-by: Shasi Pulijala <spulijala@amcc.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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