Re: [PATCH] remove useless highmem bounce from loop/cryptoloop

From: Jari Ruusu
Date: Fri Oct 31 2003 - 07:16:56 EST


Andrew Morton wrote:
> Jari Ruusu <jariruusu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Cryptoapi interface is quite broken. Your change extends that breakage to
> > loop transfer interface. Please don't do that.
>
> Please describe this breakage.

It is broken because it includes kmaps. kmaps may be required evil thing
that is currectly required, but in long term kmaps deserve fate of DOS EMS.
Less interfaces that include that damage, the better. Please don't include
that damage in loop transfer interface.

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