libgcrypt: t_secmem fails on system with large page size (ppc64)
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	t8m
	Aug 16 2017, 3:06 PM

Description

The t_secmem test_secmem() expects that the default secure memory buffer size is 16k but on ppc64 the actual size is 64k due to large page size and the test fails with "allocation did not fail as expected" error.

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Version: libgcrypt-1.8.0

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rC libgcrypt
	rCda127f7505ff Fix secmem test for machine with larger page.
	rC621f5c4e8373 Fix secmem test for machine with larger page.

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Mentioned In: T4294: Release Libgcrypt 1.9.0

Event Timeline

t8m created this task.Aug 16 2017, 3:06 PM

libgcrypt-1.8.0-build.patch993 BDownload

proposed patch to fix it

marcus triaged this task as Normal priority.Aug 16 2017, 3:24 PM

marcus added a project: libgcrypt.

• gniibe claimed this task.Nov 9 2017, 3:00 AM

• gniibe merged a task: T3375: t-secmem test failure on ppc64le / musl c-library.

• gniibe added subscribers: fabled, • werner, • gniibe.

Fixed both for master and 1.8 branch.

• gniibe added a commit: rC621f5c4e8373: Fix secmem test for machine with larger page..Nov 9 2017, 3:04 AM

• gniibe closed this task as Resolved.Dec 12 2018, 7:27 AM

• werner mentioned this in T4294: Release Libgcrypt 1.9.0.Jan 19 2021, 10:17 AM

• gniibe added a commit: rCda127f7505ff: Fix secmem test for machine with larger page..Jun 3 2021, 7:09 PM