* [patch 2/5] Apply the PG_sensitive flag to mac80211 WEP key handling
@ 2009-05-20 18:47 Larry H.
2009-05-21 4:52 ` Kalle Valo
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Larry H. @ 2009-05-20 18:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: Linus Torvalds, linux-mm, Ingo Molnar, pageexec, linux-wireless
This patch deploys the use of the PG_sensitive page allocator flag
within the mac80211 driver, more specifically the handling of WEP
RC4 keys during encryption and decryption.
Signed-off-by: Larry H. <research@subreption.com>
---
net/mac80211/wep.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: linux-2.6/net/mac80211/wep.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ linux-2.6/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int ieee80211_wep_encrypt(struct ieee802
return -1;
klen = 3 + key->conf.keylen;
- rc4key = kmalloc(klen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ rc4key = kmalloc(klen, GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_SENSITIVE);
if (!rc4key)
return -1;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int ieee80211_wep_decrypt(struct ieee802
klen = 3 + key->conf.keylen;
- rc4key = kmalloc(klen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ rc4key = kmalloc(klen, GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_SENSITIVE);
if (!rc4key)
return -1;
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* Re: [patch 2/5] Apply the PG_sensitive flag to mac80211 WEP key handling
2009-05-20 18:47 [patch 2/5] Apply the PG_sensitive flag to mac80211 WEP key handling Larry H.
@ 2009-05-21 4:52 ` Kalle Valo
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Kalle Valo @ 2009-05-21 4:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Larry H.
Cc: linux-kernel, Linus Torvalds, linux-mm, Ingo Molnar, pageexec,
linux-wireless
"Larry H." <research@subreption.com> writes:
> This patch deploys the use of the PG_sensitive page allocator flag
> within the mac80211 driver, more specifically the handling of WEP
> RC4 keys during encryption and decryption.
Why? Always explain the reason for the change in commit log. For
example, I have no idea why you want to change this.
> Signed-off-by: Larry H. <research@subreption.com>
Please add your last name.
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