Re: [PATCH/RFC] crypto: compress - Return produced bytes incrypto_{,de}compress_{update,final}() (was: Re: [PATCH/RFC] crypto: compress- Add comp_request.total_out (was: Re: [PATCH 6/6] squashfs: Make SquashFS4 use the new pcomp crypto interface))

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 05:33:01PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Here's an alternative patch, which does exactly that.
> > Phillip, what do you think?
> > 
> > Thanks for your comments!
> > 
> > >From be7d630f96a85d3ce48716b8e328563ba217647b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:19:05 +0100
> > Subject: [PATCH] crypto: compress - Return produced bytes in crypto_{,de}compress_{update,final}()
> > 
> > If crypto_{,de}compress_{update,final}() succeed, return the actual number of
> > bytes produced instead of zero, so their users don't have to calculate that
> > theirselves.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I certainly prefer this version over the other one? Do you want to
> submit crypto API portion of this?

If you think I should submit it now, I can do it. But I'm still waiting for
Phillip's comments.

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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