Re: [PATCH v2 04/18] crypto: crc32 - don't unnecessarily register arch algorithms
From: Herbert Xu
Date: Sat Nov 02 2024 - 05:46:13 EST
Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> While testing this patchset I notice that none of the crypto API drivers for
> crc32 or crc32c even need to be loaded on my system anymore, as everything on my
> system that uses those algorithms (such as ext4) just uses the library APIs now.
> That makes the "check /proc/crypto" trick stop working anyway.
What's stopping us from removing them altogether?
Thanks,
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