Re: [PATCH v4 01/29] bluetooth: Switch SMP to crypto_cipher_encrypt_one()

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Mon Jun 27 2016 - 04:54:18 EST



* Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Andy,
>
> > SMP does ECB crypto on stack buffers. This is complicated and
> > fragile, and it will not work if the stack is virtually allocated.
> >
> > Switch to the crypto_cipher interface, which is simpler and safer.
> >
> > Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-bluetooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-and-tested-by: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > net/bluetooth/smp.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------
> > 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
>
> patch has been applied to bluetooth-next tree.

Sadly carrying this separately will delay the virtual kernel stacks feature by a
kernel cycle, because it's a must-have prerequisite.

Thanks,

Ingo