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

Thomas Huth <[email protected]> Sat, 8 Aug 2026 12:38:57 +0200

Newsgroups	org.kernel.vger.linux-crypto,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev
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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