Re: Are both DO_STATE_CHECK and NO_STATE_CHECK required?

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On Nov 14, 2014, at 8:49 AM, David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm wondering if I actually need KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK and
> KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_STATE_CHECK as separate flags rather than just states of the
> same flag.
> 
> The most important distinction is in search_nested_keyrings() where I turn on
> DO_STATE_CHECK specifically for potential matches on the root keyring.
> 
> However, NO_STATE_CHECK is only used for two special searches: possession
> determination and cycle detection.  Neither of these use
> keyring_search_iterator() as the iteration function, so neither actually takes
> any notice of DO_STATE_CHECK.
> 
> Everything else currently uses - or should use - DO_STATE_CHECK, including
> key_get_instantiation_authkey().

I replied earlier before reading all my mail. Thanks for posting
these, I’ll give them a try early next week.

--
Chuck Lever
chuck[dot]lever[at]oracle[dot]com



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