From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Sender: List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C617D98654E for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:47:18 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:47:08 -0500 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Message-ID: <20220120054600-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <20211210125329.72786-1-helei.sig11@bytedance.com> <20211210125329.72786-2-helei.sig11@bytedance.com> <21FD1647-957D-4841-A54E-7D44EFE638B9@bytedance.com> <20220119100712-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <3bc3a06782b943e8a43b07954ba328fd@huawei.com> <20220120022531-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <46e69803beeb4741a33c89e2351370ab@huawei.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <46e69803beeb4741a33c89e2351370ab@huawei.com> Subject: [virtio-comment] Re: [V3 PATCH 1/1] virtio-crypto: introduce akcipher service Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: "Gonglei (Arei)" Cc: =?utf-8?B?5L2V56OK?= , "virtio-comment@lists.oasis-open.org" , "pizhenwei@bytedance.com" , "xin.zeng@intel.com" List-ID: On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 08:12:49AM +0000, Gonglei (Arei) wrote: >=20 >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael S. Tsirkin [mailto:mst@redhat.com] > > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:27 PM > > To: Gonglei (Arei) > > Cc: =E4=BD=95=E7=A3=8A ; virtio-comment@list= s.oasis-open.org; > > pizhenwei@bytedance.com; xin.zeng@intel.com > > Subject: Re: [V3 PATCH 1/1] virtio-crypto: introduce akcipher service > >=20 > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 05:48:09AM +0000, Gonglei (Arei) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Michael S. Tsirkin [mailto:mst@redhat.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:17 PM > > > > To: =E4=BD=95=E7=A3=8A > > > > Cc: virtio-comment@lists.oasis-open.org; pizhenwei@bytedance.com; > > > > xin.zeng@intel.com; Gonglei (Arei) > > > > Subject: Re: [V3 PATCH 1/1] virtio-crypto: introduce akcipher > > > > service > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 11:14:27AM +0800, =E4=BD=95=E7=A3=8A wrote: > > > > > Hello virtio community, > > > > > > > > > > I=E2=80=99d like to request the TC vote on resolving the = follow issue: > > > > > =09Enhancement: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/1= 29 > > > > > > > > Does not look like we have a lot of response with this, and it seem= s > > > > risky to add this now since spec freeze is imminent. > > > > I think the right way to do it is to submit the supporting patches > > > > to the linux kernel and probably qemu. > > > > A bunch of crypto experts on the linux mailing list. > > > > > > > > In particular I note that virtio crypto already has a ton of > > > > features that don't seem to be supported by the linux driver or > > > > qemu. Kind of reluctant to add more without some review from devel= opers > > implementing this. > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > I can't agree more with you. Eg. the virtio crypto doesn't support > > > stateless mode currently in linux and qemu upstream lthough this > > > virtio crypto spec already supports. If we expand the specification i= n firstly, it > > may make it more difficult to maintain in the future. > > > > > > Regards, > > > -Gonglei > >=20 > >=20 > > So what's the plan with stateless btw? why isn't it used? is it complet= ely useless? > > why do we have it in the spec? > >=20 >=20 > The stateless mode is valuable in short connection encryption scenarios.= =20 > It does not need to create sessions which is proposed by Stefan IIRC.=20 >=20 > Actually, we completed a demo before, but the demo was not pushed to the = community=20 > due to other arrangements in the company projects. When we find a gap, we= 'll push it again. :) >=20 > Regards, > -Gonglei Right. IOW it was added to spec too early. Can you review the akcipher spec proposal meanwhile? --=20 MST This publicly archived list offers a means to provide input to the OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC. In order to verify user consent to the Feedback License terms and to minimize spam in the list archive, subscription is required before posting. Subscribe: virtio-comment-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org Unsubscribe: virtio-comment-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org List help: virtio-comment-help@lists.oasis-open.org List archive: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/ Feedback License: https://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/feedback_license.pdf List Guidelines: https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/mailing-lis= ts Committee: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/ Join OASIS: https://www.oasis-open.org/join/