Re: crypto api stuff

From: Matthew M (matthew.macleod@btinternet.com)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 10:03:31 EST


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On Sunday 16 December 2001 06:22, Jon Peatfield wrote:
> Having spent some time trying to decide which version of the crypto
> api patch is best to apply to recent 2.4.x kernels I wondered if any
> serious thought had been given to including this in the standard
> kernel tree for 2.5 (and maybe some future 2.4 perhaps if it proves
> stable in 2.5)?

AFAIK the crypto api is very broken... problems with block sizes and various
other niggles that make it unlikely to ever become a part of the kernel. Have
a look at:

    http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/2001-07/msg00181.html
    http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/2001-07/msg00189.html

*MatthewM*
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