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RE: [PATCH] mac80211: port CCMP to cryptoapi's CCM driver

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> Hmm, thanks I guess. I'll need to review this in more detail, but I have
> a question first:
> 
> > +	/* allocate the variable sized aead_request on the stack */
> > +	int l = DIV_ROUND_UP(crypto_aead_reqsize(tfm),
> > +			     sizeof(struct aead_request));
> > +	struct aead_request req[1 + l];
> 
> This looks a bit odd, why round up first and then add one? Why even
> bother using a struct array rather than some local struct like

Is it even a good idea to be allocating variable sized items
on the kernel stack?

There has to be enough stack available for the maximum number
of entries - so there is little point in dynamically sizing it.

	David

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