Re: [PATCH RFC 08/11] crypto: caam - improve initalization for context state saves

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On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 04:52:56PM -0700, Victoria Milhoan wrote:
> From: Steve Cornelius <steve.cornelius@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Multiple function in asynchronous hashing use a saved-state block,
> a.k.a. struct caam_hash_state, which holds a stash of information
> between requests (init/update/final). Certain values in this state
> block are loaded for processing using an inline-if, and when this
> is done, the potential for uninitialized data can pose conflicts.
> Therefore, this patch improves initialization of state data to
> prevent false assignments using uninitialized data in the state block.

Applied to crypto with stable CC.
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