Re: crypto: user - Allow get request with empty driver name

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Thu Nov 20 2014 - 21:32:32 EST


On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 05:08:42PM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 20. November 2014, 21:40:29 schrieb Herbert Xu:
>
> Hi Herbert,
>
> > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 02:10:00PM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> > > What about the following
> > >
> > > if (p->cru_driver_name[0]
>
> If the driver name is not empty
> > >
> > > alg = crypto_alg_match(p, 1);
>
> Do an exact match using the driver name
> > >
> > > else
> > >
> > > alg = crypto_alg_match(p, 0);
>
> Otherise use the generic name for a fuzzy match.
> >
> > If cru_driver_name is not empty then exact will never be used, no?
>
> If the code suggestion does not follow my words outlined above, I want my
> words to be considered ;-)
>
> Yet, I am unsure where the code deviates from my words.

No I am asking how is this different from my patch?

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