On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 16:47 +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 04:28:33PM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> >
> > +   tfm = crypto_alloc_ablkcipher(cryptd_alg_name, type, mask);
> > +   BUG_ON(crypto_ablkcipher_tfm(tfm)->__crt_alg->cra_module !=
> > +          THIS_MODULE);
> 
> You need to check whether tfm is an error before dereferencing it.
> Also it's probably better to free the tfm and return an error rather
> than invoking BUG.

Why do we need this check? Someone else may register cryptd template?
Which error number should be return? -EINVAL?

> > --- a/include/crypto/algapi.h
> > +++ b/include/crypto/algapi.h
> 
> Please create a new file for this, e.g., include/crypto/cryptd.h.

OK. I will do that.

Best Regards,
Huang Ying

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