From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267691AbUGWMur (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:50:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267692AbUGWMuq (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:50:46 -0400 Received: from 34.69-93-140.reverse.theplanet.com ([69.93.140.34]:18090 "EHLO andromeda.hostvector.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267691AbUGWMuo (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:50:44 -0400 From: "mattia" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Delete cryptoloop X-Mailer: NeoMail 1.26 X-IPAddress: 127.0.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Message-Id: Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:50:45 -0400 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - andromeda.hostvector.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [32089 32090] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - andromeda.hostvector.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org What ? :) I use cryptoloop for all my DVD archives and local partitions! When dm-crypt will be stable, well tested and compatible with cryptoloop it could make sense to move to it, otherwise not. Please do not remove cryptoloop from the stable kernel. > You wrote on linux.kernel: > > dpf-lkml@fountainbay.com wrote: > >> > >> Hopefully someone else will follow up, but I hope I'm somewhat convincing: > > > > Not really ;) > > > > Your points can be simplified to "I don't use cryptoloop, but someone else > > might" and "we shouldn't do this in a stable kernel". > > > > Well, I want to hear from "someone else". If removing cryptoloop will > > irritate five people, well, sorry. If it's 5,000 people, well maybe not. > > I use cryptoloop and I would be really annoyed if it disappeared in > the stable kernel series. Besides, I read in another mail in this thread > that dm-crypt will not work with file-based storage (I'm using > cryptoloop on a file), and that it is new and potentially buggy. > > I'm really surprised that people here argue that dm-crypt doesn't get > enough testing so cryptoloop has to go to force people to test dm-crypt > with their valuable data. This is all upside-down. First dm-crypt has to > be stable, safe and feature-complete, then people can convert their data > to dm-crypt and only then can cryptoloop be deleted. > > Walter > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > --