From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758023Ab2ARUAK (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:10 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:48920 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757901Ab2ARUAH (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:07 -0500 Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 From: David Howells In-Reply-To: References: <20111202184229.21874.25782.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <20111202184406.21874.65285.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <26123.1326889583@redhat.com> <29789.1326899624@redhat.com> To: "Kasatkin, Dmitry" Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, keyrings@linux-nfs.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com, arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com, alan.cox@intel.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/21] KEYS: Add signature verification facility [ver #3] Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:38 +0000 Message-ID: <31888.1326916778@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Kasatkin, Dmitry wrote: > I thought about export/import. > But I think export/Import is hash driver implementation specific... > Cannot use ahash state for shash... Yeah... I'll have to consult Herbert Xu about that. > As you said in repose to later patch, you could provide some function to > build a final metadata buffer out of signature to finalize the hash... That might be the only way to do it. David