Re: [PATCH] security/keys: BIG_KEY requires CONFIG_CRYPTO

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Thu Oct 05 2017 - 11:39:22 EST


Quoting Arnd Bergmann (arnd@xxxxxxxx):
> The recent rework introduced a possible randconfig build failure
> when CONFIG_CRYPTO configured to only allow modules:
>
> security/keys/big_key.o: In function `big_key_crypt':
> big_key.c:(.text+0x29f): undefined reference to `crypto_aead_setkey'
> security/keys/big_key.o: In function `big_key_init':
> big_key.c:(.init.text+0x1a): undefined reference to `crypto_alloc_aead'
> big_key.c:(.init.text+0x45): undefined reference to `crypto_aead_setauthsize'
> big_key.c:(.init.text+0x77): undefined reference to `crypto_destroy_tfm'
> crypto/gcm.o: In function `gcm_hash_crypt_remain_continue':
> gcm.c:(.text+0x167): undefined reference to `crypto_ahash_finup'
> crypto/gcm.o: In function `crypto_gcm_exit_tfm':
> gcm.c:(.text+0x847): undefined reference to `crypto_destroy_tfm'
>
> When we 'select CRYPTO' like the other users, we always get a
> configuration that builds.
>
> Fixes: 428490e38b2e ("security/keys: rewrite all of big_key crypto")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

Seems sensible, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> security/keys/Kconfig | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/security/keys/Kconfig b/security/keys/Kconfig
> index 91eafada3164..6462e6654ccf 100644
> --- a/security/keys/Kconfig
> +++ b/security/keys/Kconfig
> @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ config BIG_KEYS
> bool "Large payload keys"
> depends on KEYS
> depends on TMPFS
> + select CRYPTO
> select CRYPTO_AES
> select CRYPTO_GCM
> help
> --
> 2.9.0