On Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:02:08 +0000 Kai Ji <[email protected]> wrote: > +/** > + * Constant-time memory inequality comparison. > + * > + * This function compares two memory regions in constant time, making it > + * resistant to timing side-channel attacks. The execution time depends only > + * on the length parameter, not on the actual data values being compared. > + * > + * This is particularly important for cryptographic operations where timing > + * differences could leak information about secret keys, passwords, or other > + * sensitive data. > + * > + * @param a > + * Pointer to the first memory region to compare > + * @param b > + * Pointer to the second memory region to compare > + * @param n > + * Number of bytes to compare > + * @return > + * false if the memory regions are identical, true if they differ > + */ > +static inline bool > +rte_consttime_memneq(const void *a, const void *b, size_t n)
prefer FreeBSD naming i.e memeq instead of memneq
