Re: [PATCH wireless-next 6/6] crypto: Remove michael_mic from crypto_shash API

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 at 07:32, Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Remove the "michael_mic" crypto_shash algorithm, since it's no longer
> used.  Its only users were wireless drivers, which have now been
> converted to use the michael_mic() function instead.
>
> It makes sense that no other users ever appeared: Michael MIC is an
> insecure algorithm that is specific to WPA TKIP, which itself was an
> interim security solution to replace the broken WEP standard.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>

>  arch/m68k/configs/amiga_defconfig           |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/apollo_defconfig          |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/atari_defconfig           |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/bvme6000_defconfig        |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/hp300_defconfig           |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/mac_defconfig             |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/multi_defconfig           |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/mvme147_defconfig         |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/mvme16x_defconfig         |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/q40_defconfig             |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/sun3_defconfig            |   1 -
>  arch/m68k/configs/sun3x_defconfig           |   1 -

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

(although these would be removed during next defconfig refresh anyway)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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