Re: [PATCH] mm/zpool: use prefixed module loading

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Aug 12 2014 - 15:07:26 EST


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 8:08 PM, Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 05:06:41PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
>>
>> I think we need to fix zswap now before it gets too far, and likely
>> adjust the crypto API to use a module prefix as well. Perhaps we need
>> a "crypto-" prefix?
>
> Yes I think a crypto- prefix would make sense. Most crypto
> algorithms should be providing an alias already so it's mostly
> just changing the aliases.
>
> Patches are welcome :)

Okay, I'll see the zpool patch again with the aliases moved into the
ZPOOL ifdef, and I'll start working on a crypto patch set to solve the
prefix there too.

Thanks!

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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