Re: [cbootimage PATCH V2] crypto: produce consistent hash for zero-length data

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On 08/27/2013 01:48 AM, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 04:12:50PM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
>> From: Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> In real-world use-cases, hashing zero-length data likely never
>> happens. However, it is relevant when testing cbootimage with a
>> dummy zero-length bootloader binary, e.g.:
>> 
>> touch u-boot.bin cbootimage -t30 ../tamonten-ng/tegra30.img.cfg
>> tegra30-tec-ng.img
>> 
>> In this scenario, it's useful to create a consistent hash, so
>> that one can compare the resultant images before and after
>> applying patches, to check for regressions.
>> 
>> Hence, zero out the hash data so it has consistent content if it
>> isn't written to.
...
> Looks good:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Thierry Reding <treding@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks. I've pushed this out.
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