Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/5] Consolidate FCrypt and PCBC code into net/rxrpc/

[Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 10:05:57PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 10:06:49AM -0300, Marc Dionne wrote:
> > On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:07 AM Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > The FCrypt "block cipher" and the PCBC mode of operation are obsolete
> > > and insecure.  Since their only user is net/rxrpc/, they belong there,
> > > not in the crypto API.
> > >
> > > Therefore, this series removes these algorithms from the crypto API and
> > > replaces them with local implementations in net/rxrpc/.
> > >
> > > The local implementations are simpler too, as they avoid the crypto API
> > > boilerplate.
> > >
> > > I don't know how to test all the code in net/rxrpc/, but everything
> > > should still work.  I added a KUnit test for the crypto functions.
> > >
> > > Changed in v2:
> > >     - Added missing export of fcrypt_preparekey().
> > >     - Write "RxRPC crypto KUnit test" instead of "RxRPC KUnit test".
> > >     - Rebased onto latest net-next where decryption now happens in the
> > >       linear buffer rxrpc_call::rx_dec_buffer, simplifying the code.
> > 
> > Looks good in testing with our kafs test suite, forcing the use of
> > rxkad with encryption.
> > 
> > Feel free to add for the series:
> > Tested-by: Marc Dionne <marc.dionne@auristor.com>
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> If there's no more feedback, could this be applied to net-next?

Any update on this?

- Eric