Re: [PATCH] fscrypt: fix the test_dummy_encryption mount option

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Hi Ted,

On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 07:51:47PM -0500, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> Commit f1c131b45410a: "crypto: xts - Convert to skcipher" now fails
> the setkey operation if the AES key is the same as the tweak key.
> Previously this check was only done if FIPS mode is enabled.  Now this
> check is also done if weak key checking was requested.  This is
> reasonable, but since we were using the dummy key which was a constant
> series of 0x42 bytes, it now caused dummy encrpyption test mode to
> fail.
> 
> Fix this by using 0x42... and 0x24... for the two keys, so they are
> different.
> 

This problem would also be fixed by my patch to make the test_dummy_encryption
encryption keys go through the regular keyring lookup and key derivation paths,
which IMO is a better solution long-term:

	fscrypt / ext4: make test_dummy_encryption require a keyring key

and corresponding xfstests-bld patch:

	xfstests-bld: populate keyring with default key for test_dummy_encryption

Would it make any sense to apply those patches instead?

I'd also be okay with your patch for 4.10 and mine for 4.11 or something like
that.

Eric
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