Re: [PATCH v2] lib/mpi: call cond_resched() from mpi_powm() loop

From: David Howells
Date: Wed Nov 08 2017 - 15:17:19 EST


Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This probably should be grouped with my series "crypto: dh - input validation
> fixes", as this is also a fix for Diffie-Hellman. I was actually expecting
> Herbert Xu to take these patches, as Diffie-Hellman is now part of the crypto
> API (crypto/dh.c); none of the patches actually touch security/keys/.

Fine by me.

> If you'd like to maintain the Diffie-Hellman implementation(s) you should
> get yourself added to MAINTAINERS for the relevant files.

It touches the MPI lib, though, so it also potentially affects RSA and stuff,
which is why I introduced it to the kernel originally.

David