Re: [PATCH] crypto: x86/aes-gcm-vaes-avx2 - initialize full %rax return register
From: Eric Biggers
Date: Tue Nov 04 2025 - 00:53:44 EST
On Sat, Nov 01, 2025 at 06:52:56PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> Update aes_gcm_dec_final_vaes_avx2() to be consistent with
> aes_gcm_dec_final_aesni() and aes_gcm_dec_final_vaes_avx512() by
> initializing the full %rax return register instead of just %al.
> Technically this is unnecessary, since these functions return bool. But
> I think it's worth being extra careful with the result of the tag
> comparison and also keeping the different implementations consistent.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> This patch is targeting libcrypto-next
Applied to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiggers/linux.git/log/?h=libcrypto-next
- Eric