Re: [PATCH 08/21] nvme-auth: common: use crypto library in nvme_auth_transform_key()

From: Hannes Reinecke

Date: Mon Mar 02 2026 - 05:15:59 EST


On 3/2/26 08:59, Eric Biggers wrote:
For the HMAC computation in nvme_auth_transform_key(), use the crypto
library instead of crypto_shash. This is simpler, faster, and more
reliable. Notably, this eliminates the transformation object allocation
for every call, which was very slow.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
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drivers/nvme/common/auth.c | 53 +++++++-------------------------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx>

Cheers,

Hannes
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