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SubjectRe: [PATCH] crypto: do not free algorithm before using
On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 09:05:55AM +0800, PanBian wrote:
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> Thanks for your explanation! But I find that the function
> crypto_init_spawn just lets spawn->alg point to the algorithm without
> increasing the reference count, i.e., alg->cra_refcnt. So I am confused
> about how this can protect the algorithm from being freed. Maybe I
> missed some key points. Could you please explain it in more details?

Oh you're right! This bug was introduced during the skcipher
conversion. The spawns are not meant to carry a reference count
with them because they are not supposed to stop the underlying
algorithm from being removed. So yes we do need to hold a reference
count on alg until the instance is registered.

Thanks,
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