On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 01:22:28PM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > * > > * This function generates a SHA1 digest for a single. Be warned, it > ^^^^^^ > Is this a term I don't know, "single" as a noun, or should "512 bit > block" follow, as it does in crypto/sha1 from rc1-bk1 which is what I > have handy?
That'll teach me to add comments. Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: rc2mm1/lib/sha1.c =================================================================== --- rc2mm1.orig/lib/sha1.c 2005-01-27 11:24:23.000000000 -0800 +++ rc2mm1/lib/sha1.c 2005-01-27 11:25:19.000000000 -0800 @@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ * @data: 512 bits of data to hash * @W: 80 words of workspace (see note) * - * This function generates a SHA1 digest for a single. Be warned, it - * does not handle padding and message digest, do not confuse it with - * the full FIPS 180-1 digest algorithm for variable length messages. + * This function generates a SHA1 digest for a single 512-bit block. + * Be warned, it does not handle padding and message digest, do not + * confuse it with the full FIPS 180-1 digest algorithm for variable + * length messages. * * Note: If the hash is security sensitive, the caller should be sure * to clear the workspace. This is left to the caller to avoid -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
