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Re: sha512_process_bytes doesn't like odd sized buffers


From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: Re: sha512_process_bytes doesn't like odd sized buffers
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:36:57 +0100
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Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:

> The bug strikes whenever ctx->buflen|64 != 0.

Btw, ctx->buflen|64 != 0 is always true because it is the same as
ctx->buflen|(64 != 0).

> -       sha256_process_block (ctx->buffer, ctx->buflen & ~63, ctx);
> -
>         ctx->buflen &= 63;
> +       sha256_process_block (ctx->buffer, ctx->buflen, ctx);

I hope you are aware of that a & 63 is different from a & ~63?

Andreas.

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