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List:       linux-keyrings
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] crypto: api - Do not load modules until algapi is ready
From:       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley () HansenPartnership ! com>
Date:       2024-05-18 13:07:39
Message-ID: 3A150785-8EE3-4B53-9E71-4DE49C6751B0 () HansenPartnership ! com
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On May 18, 2024 5:32:56 AM PDT, Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> wrote:
> On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 02:04:18PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > 
> > Right does this mean for TPM driver that a crypto API invocation not
> > having everthing needed loaded will block until this is not the case?
> 
> All this does is disable module loading by the Crypto API (because
> there is no point and it may deadlock) until such a point where
> all/most drivers have finished loading.
> 
> So if the algorithm is missing (which shouldn't happen because of
> Kconfig selects), then it will simply fail.

I have a curiosity question: if Eric is right and it's looking for an optional hmac \
accelerator module, why don't I see this?  The only real config difference between \
what I tested and what Nicholas did is he's arm and I'm x86.

James

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