Re: [PATCH 8/8] crypto: api - make the algorithm lookup priorize non-larvals

[Nicolai Stange]

Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 10:34:11AM +0200, Nicolai Stange wrote:
>>
>> In order to keep a FIPS certification manageable in terms of scope,
>> we're looking for a way to disable everything under drivers/crypto iff
>> fips_enabled == 1. The most convenient way to achieve this downstream
>> would be to add dummy entries to testmgr.c like so:
>
> How about testing based on the flag CRYPTO_ALG_KERN_DRIVER_ONLY?
> That flag is meant to correspond to pretty much exactly
> drivers/crypto.

Hmm, I checked a couple of crypto/drivers and it seems like not all are
setting this flag: random examples would include cavium/nitrox/,
chelsio/, padlock*.c, vmx/, ...

Many thanks!

Nicolai

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