Re: [PATCH v2] lib/crypto: add prompts back to crypto libraries

[Jason A. Donenfeld]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:42 PM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 15:15, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:13 PM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 15:12, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:08 PM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 15:08, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:06 PM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > > On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 15:05, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > This commit also needs this snippet:
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> > > > > > > Why?
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> > > > > > So that the menu of crypto library options is inside of the library
> > > > > > menu. Otherwise this will appear inside of the _root_ menu, which
> > > > > > isn't what we want.
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> > > > > Why not? I think that's fine.
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> > > > It's really not appropriate there. Look:
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> > > > - Justin vanilla: https://i.imgur.com/14UBpML.png
> > > > - Justin + Jason: https://i.imgur.com/lDfZnma.png
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> > > > We really don't want another top level menu. We're not that important.
> > > > Rather, crypto libraries are but one ordinary subset of ordinary
> > > > libraries, just like how the build system does it too.
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> > > I disagree. The root menu is a jumble of things already, and having
> > > this one at the root is really not a problem.
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> > Should CRC routines also go into a submenu and be put at the root?
> > What about other library functions? Library functions belong in the
> > library submenu. We don't need our own top level submenu for this. The
> > whole point of lib/crypto/ is that they're just boring library
> > functions. Libraries! So, part of the libraries menu.
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> Shouting it doesn't make it true.

I'm not shouting. I respectfully disagree with your perspective. I
think the comparison to CRC routines is an apt one, still unaddressed.

> Nobody cares about what the root menu looks like

I certainly do.

> and given that this
> patch is presumably going to be sent as an early fix on top of your
> rng branch, it is better not to touch anything under crypto/ unless
> you are 100% certain it is not going to conflict with Herbert's tree.

Oh, I was thinking Herbert would take this since he hasn't sent a pull
yet? Otherwise, sure, I can do it.

Jason