Re: [PATCH 2/6] crypto: xts - drop xts_check_key()

From: Vladis Dronov
Date: Thu Dec 22 2022 - 11:42:12 EST


Hi,

On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 12:33 AM Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:41:07PM +0100, Vladis Dronov wrote:
> ...skip...
> > - /* ensure that the AES and tweak key are not identical */
> > + /* ensure that the AES and tweak key are not identical
> > + * when in FIPS mode or the FORBID_WEAK_KEYS flag is set.
> > + */
> > if ((fips_enabled || (crypto_skcipher_get_flags(tfm) &
> > CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_FORBID_WEAK_KEYS)) &&
> > !crypto_memneq(key, key + (keylen / 2), keylen / 2))
>
> Please use the kernel style for block comments:
>
> /*
> * Ensure that the AES and tweak key are not identical when in FIPS mode
> * or the FORBID_WEAK_KEYS flag is set.
> */

Thanks Eric, I will wait a bit for more review notes and I will resend
the patchset.

Best regards,
Vladis