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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:30:15 +0100
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
 X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>,
 Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
 Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
 "kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
 Jann Horn <jann@...jh.net>,
 Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
 "Gustavo F. Padovan" <gustavo@...ovan.org>,
 Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>,
 linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org,
 Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/32] bluetooth: Switch SMP to crypto_cipher_encrypt_one()

Hi Andy,

>> SMP does ECB crypto on stack buffers.  This is complicated and
>> fragile, and it will not work if the stack is virtually allocated.
>> 
>> Switch to the crypto_cipher interface, which is simpler and safer.
> 
> Hi Dave-
> 
> It looks like we're delaying virtually mapped stacks to 4.9.  That
> means that there's time for this to go in through net-next.  Could you
> queue it up?

it is actually already in net-next since we decided to let git handle any potential merge issue.

Regards

Marcel

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