[PATCH 5/8] Replace memset() with memzero_explicit()

From: Sandy Harris
Date: Tue Nov 16 2021 - 06:37:53 EST


Replace memset(address,0,bytes) which may be optimised
away with memzero_explicit(address,bytes) which resists
such optimisation

---
crypto/shash.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/shash.c b/crypto/shash.c
index 0a0a50cb694f..f07d06f5da71 100644
--- a/crypto/shash.c
+++ b/crypto/shash.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int shash_update_unaligned(struct
shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,

memcpy(buf, data, unaligned_len);
err = shash->update(desc, buf, unaligned_len);
- memset(buf, 0, unaligned_len);
+ memzero_explicit(buf, unaligned_len);

return err ?:
shash->update(desc, data + unaligned_len, len - unaligned_len);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int shash_final_unaligned(struct shash_desc
*desc, u8 *out)
memcpy(out, buf, ds);

out:
- memset(buf, 0, ds);
+ memzero_explicit(buf, ds);
return err;
}

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2.25.1