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From: H McCurdy <hmccurdy@yahoo.com>
To: "dm-crypt@saout.de" <dm-crypt@saout.de>
Subject: [dm-crypt] Can LUKS be used on a tmpfs?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:05:52 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1738110781.2276602.1450897552997.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1738110781.2276602.1450897552997.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com

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Hi,
Is it possible to get crypt_init() to use a tmpfs instead of a block device or a file?
I realize there are sanity issues related to such an inquiry because the key is in RAM and so is the "disk."  Regardless, I have the question.
BTW, an older ramdisk (/dev/ram0) does appear to work.
Hugh

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       reply	other threads:[~2015-12-23 19:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <1738110781.2276602.1450897552997.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
2015-12-23 19:05 ` H McCurdy [this message]
2015-12-23 19:32   ` [dm-crypt] Can LUKS be used on a tmpfs? Michael Kjörling
2015-12-23 19:36   ` Sven Eschenberg
2015-12-23 19:39   ` Milan Broz

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