Re: 6.17 crashes in ipv6 code when booted fips=1 [was: [GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.17]

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2025 at 04:53, Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm pretty sure the use of SHA-1/HMAC inside IPv6 segment routing counts
> as a "security function" (as it is used for message authentication) and
> thus should be subject to FIPS requirements when booting with fips=1.

I think the other way of writing that is "fips=1 is and will remain
irrelevant in the real world as long as it's that black-and-white".

             Linus