Re: [PATCH stable v5.15.y 1/1] crypto: add __init/__exit annotations to init/exit funcs

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Feb 15 2023 - 01:55:11 EST


On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 11:53:00AM -0800, Saeed Mirzamohammadi wrote:
> From: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add missing __init/__exit annotations to init/exit funcs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> (cherry picked from commit 33837be33367172d66d1f2bd6964cc41448e6e7c)
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 5.15+
> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mirzamohammadi <saeed.mirzamohammadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> crypto/async_tx/raid6test.c | 4 ++--
> crypto/curve25519-generic.c | 4 ++--
> crypto/dh.c | 4 ++--
> crypto/ecdh.c | 4 ++--
> crypto/ecdsa.c | 4 ++--
> crypto/rsa.c | 4 ++--
> crypto/sm2.c | 4 ++--
> 7 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

What bug/problem does this resolve? Why is this needed in stable
kernels?