[PATCH 5/6] fscrypt: cache the HMAC transform for each master key
Eric Biggers
ebiggers3 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 19 10:37:44 PDT 2017
On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 10:45:51AM -0700, Michael Halcrow wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * Get the fscrypt_master_key identified by the specified v2+ encryption
> > + * context, or create it if not found.
> > + *
> > + * Returns the fscrypt_master_key with a reference taken, or an ERR_PTR().
> > + */
> > +static struct fscrypt_master_key *
> > +find_or_create_master_key(const struct inode *inode,
> > + const struct fscrypt_context *ctx,
> > + unsigned int min_keysize)
> > +{
> > + struct fscrypt_master_key *master_key;
> > +
> > + if (WARN_ON(ctx->version < FSCRYPT_CONTEXT_V2))
> > + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>
> Isn't this a programming error? If so, consider either BUG_ON() or
> omit the check.
>
Yes, but BUG_ON() is discouraged in cases where there is a straightforward way
to recover from the error. checkpatch actually warns about using it these days.
Eric
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