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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 3/3] crypto: lib - move crypto_simd_disabled_for_test into utils
Hi Eric,

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 11:29:20PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
>
> Move the definition of crypto_simd_disabled_for_test into
> lib/crypto/utils.c so that it can be accessed by library code.
>
> This is needed when code that is shared between a traditional crypto API
> implementation and a library implementation is built-in, but
> CRYPTO_ALGAPI=m. The x86 blake2s previously was an example of this
> (https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/20220517033630.1182-1-gaochao49@huawei.com/T/#u).
> Although that case was resolved by removing the blake2s shash support,
> this problem could easily come back in the future, so let's address it.

I'm not sure I see the reason in general for a utility library rather
than doing these piecemeal like the rest of lib functions. Why is crypto
special here? But in particular to this patch: nothing is actually using
crypto_simd_disabled_for_test in lib/crypto, right? So is this
necessary?

Jason

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