Re: [PATCH v7 09/12] crypto: qce - remove the BROKEN label

[Demi Marie Obenour <demiobenour@gmail.com>]

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On 9/15/26 05:46, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:35:58 +0200, Demi Marie Obenour
> <demiobenour@gmail.com> said:
>> On 9/11/26 07:14, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>>> On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:31:40 +0200, Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org> said:
>>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 03:00:50PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>>>>> All self-tests now pass.
>>>>
>>>> Have the other bugs that were reported been fixed?  For example:
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/20260723202704.GB110634@quark/
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/20260723183438.GB93534@quark/
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/20260723205342.GC110634@quark/
>>>>
>>>
>>> I will get to these too. For now, the series allows the self-tests to pass,
>>> I assume it it's enough to not keep the BROKEN label.
>>
>> Personally, I think the driver should stay BROKEN until all the
>> known bugs have been fixed.  The self-tests aren't enough for HW
>> crypto drivers.
>>
>>>>>  	help
>>>>>  	  This driver supports Qualcomm crypto engine accelerator
>>>>
>>>> As this patch would make the kconfig option visible again and would
>>>> result in everyone running "make oldconfig" being asked about it, it
>>>
>>> I don't mind changing the symbol if you prefer it to avoid any accidental
>>> `make oldconfig` carry-overs.
>>>
>>>> needs to be fixed to accurately document why anyone would want to enable
>>>> this option.  As you've stated, it's actually just for "testing".  The
>>>> false claim that it's an "accelerator" also needs to go.
>>>>
>>>
>>> "Offloader" for lack of a better word?
>> Could it be called a "decelerator"?  That would give users an idea
>> of what to expect from the driver.  Maybe explicitly mention that
>> you will take at least a 50x performance hit?
>> --
> 
> Yeah, very funny. Jokes aside: "Offloader" says what it both *aims* to do and
> really *does* without claiming it *accelerates* anything.

This wasn't meant as a joke, but I could see how it could be seen as
one.  Sorry about that.  No offense intended.  "Offloader" also works.

As an aside, I trust that you are doing the best you can.  Maintaining
an unpopular driver is not an enviable task.
-- 
Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)

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