Fix it by sg_next() on calculation of src/dst scatterlist.
Wording adjustment: … by calling the function “sg_next” …
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+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_algs.c @@ -350,13 +350,18 @@ __virtio_crypto_skcipher_do_req(struct virtio_crypto_sym_request *vc_sym_req,
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src_nents = sg_nents_for_len(req->src, req->cryptlen);
- if (src_nents < 0) {
pr_err("Invalid number of src SG.\n");
return src_nents;
- }
- dst_nents = sg_nents(req->dst);
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I suggest to move the addition of such input parameter validation to a separate update step.
Regards, Markus