Re: [PATCH v4 01/29] bluetooth: Switch SMP to crypto_cipher_encrypt_one()

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> wrote:

> Hi Andy,
> 
> > SMP does ECB crypto on stack buffers.  This is complicated and
> > fragile, and it will not work if the stack is virtually allocated.
> > 
> > Switch to the crypto_cipher interface, which is simpler and safer.
> > 
> > Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
> > Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org>
> > Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> > Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
> > Acked-and-tested-by: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> > ---
> > net/bluetooth/smp.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------
> > 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> 
> patch has been applied to bluetooth-next tree.

Sadly carrying this separately will delay the virtual kernel stacks feature by a 
kernel cycle, because it's a must-have prerequisite.

Thanks,

	Ingo