Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/9] Introduce support to lazy initializemostly static keys

From: David Miller
Date: Fri Oct 18 2013 - 16:32:14 EST


From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:31:54 +0200

> This series implements support for delaying the initialization of secret
> keys, e.g. used for hashing, for as long as possible. This functionality
> is implemented by a new macro, net_get_random_bytes.
>
> I already used it to protect the socket hashes, the syncookie secret
> (most important) and the tcp_fastopen secrets.

I generally have no problem with this series and like how it improves the
secret being input on the ipv6 side.

Please address the commit message feedback and respin this series.

Thanks.
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