Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem

[Herbert Xu]

On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 11:24:13AM +0900, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> Until now, zram uses compression algorithm through direct call
> to core algorithm function, but, it has drawback that we need to add
> compression algorithm manually to zram. If we don't do that, we cannot
> utilize various compression algorithms in the system. To improve this
> situation, zram will be changed to use crypto subsystem in following
> patch. There is one problem with this change. Zram has a interface
> that what compression algorithm it can support. Although crypto subsystem
> has /proc interface to search all of crypto algorithm, but, there is
> no way to get just compression algorithm in cryto subsystem. To implement
> it on zram-side, crypto_alg_list and rwsem should be exported so
> this patch do it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx>

Nack.  We already have a netlink interface that can be used to
query algorithms and the type information is present in the report.
The interface is crypto_user and should be used instead of exporting
the raw list.

Cheers,
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