Re: [PATCH] crypto: testmgr - reinstate kconfig support for fast tests only

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Thu Jun 12 2025 - 01:55:37 EST


On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 10:55:25AM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
>
> diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
> index e9fee7818e270..8612ebf655647 100644
> --- a/crypto/Kconfig
> +++ b/crypto/Kconfig
> @@ -174,20 +174,30 @@ config CRYPTO_USER
> Userspace configuration for cryptographic instantiations such as
> cbc(aes).
>
> config CRYPTO_SELFTESTS
> bool "Enable cryptographic self-tests"
> - depends on DEBUG_KERNEL

Please restore the dependency on EXPERT. I do not want random
users exposed to this toggle.

> +config CRYPTO_SELFTESTS_FULL
> + bool "Enable the full set of cryptographic self-tests"
> + depends on CRYPTO_SELFTESTS
> + default y
> + help
> + Enable the full set of cryptographic self-tests for each algorithm.
> +
> + For development and pre-release testing, leave this as 'y'.
> +
> + If you're keeping the crypto self-tests enabled in a production
> + kernel, you likely want to set this to 'n' to speed up the boot. This
> + will cause the "slow" tests to be skipped. This may suffice for a
> + quick sanity check of drivers and for FIPS 140-3 pre-operational self-
> + testing, but some issues can be found only by the full set of tests.

Please remove the "default y".

Thanks,
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