From: Matthew M <matthew.macleod@btinternet.com>
To: Jon Peatfield <J.S.Peatfield@damtp.cam.ac.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: crypto api stuff
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 15:03:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m16Fcpv-000DDtC@Wasteland> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vxju1urit0n.fsf@redmires.amtp.cam.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: <vxju1urit0n.fsf@redmires.amtp.cam.ac.uk>
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On Sunday 16 December 2001 06:22, Jon Peatfield wrote:
> Having spent some time trying to decide which version of the crypto
> api patch is best to apply to recent 2.4.x kernels I wondered if any
> serious thought had been given to including this in the standard
> kernel tree for 2.5 (and maybe some future 2.4 perhaps if it proves
> stable in 2.5)?
AFAIK the crypto api is very broken... problems with block sizes and various
other niggles that make it unlikely to ever become a part of the kernel. Have
a look at:
http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/2001-07/msg00181.html
http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/2001-07/msg00189.html
*MatthewM*
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A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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2001-12-16 6:22 crypto api stuff Jon Peatfield
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