Re: [PATCH] crypto: mediatek - Add empty messages check in GCM mode

[Ryder Lee]

Hi,

On Wed, 2017-08-16 at 14:18 +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 16. August 2017, 13:19:48 CEST schrieb Ryder Lee:
> 
> Hi Ryder,
> 
> > Currently, empty messages are not supported in GCM mode, hence add
> > a check to prevent producing incorrect results.
> 
> In case the caller would provide empty messages, would there be just wrong 
> data or a real problem? Note, unprivileged user space can make such requests.
> 
> If there would be a real problem (like crash), this should also go to stable.
> 
> Ciao
> Stephan

This does not cause any problem and it just returns a wrong result. 

Ryder