Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] net/tcp-ao: clear the aes_cmac_key when done

From: Thomas Huth

Date: Sat Aug 08 2026 - 06:39:37 EST


On 08/08/2026 00.22, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 14:58:40 +0200 Thomas Huth wrote:
- struct aes_cmac_key k;
+ struct aes_cmac_key k __cleanup(aes_cmac_zeroize_key);

Nak, we don't like the auto-cleanup stuff in networking.

Ok, if you don't like it, then let's drop this patch.

If y'all need a garbage collector there're jobs programming in Java.
No need for derogatory statements, Jakub. That's really inappropriate.

Thomas