Re: [PATCH 3/5] KEYS: encrypted: sanitize all key material

From	David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH 3/5] KEYS: encrypted: sanitize all key material
Date	2017-04-24 16:20 +0200
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Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's not actually needed because it's impossible for the compiler to optimize
> away the memset().  memzero_explicit() is only needed on stack data.

Okay, also reasonable.

David

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[PATCH 3/5] KEYS: encrypted: sanitize all key material Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com> - 2017-04-21 10:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 3/5] KEYS: encrypted: sanitize all key material David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 3/5] KEYS: encrypted: sanitize all key material Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com> - 2017-04-21 20:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 3/5] KEYS: encrypted: sanitize all key material David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2017-04-24 16:20 +0200

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