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From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Cc: Kamlesh Gurudasani <kamlesh@ti.com>,
	kristo@kernel.org, will@kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	davem@davemloft.net, mcoquelin.stm32@gmail.com,
	alexandre.torgue@foss.st.com, robh@kernel.org,
	krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@linaro.org, conor+dt@kernel.org,
	vigneshr@ti.com, catalin.marinas@arm.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] Add support for MCRC64 engine to calculate 64-bit CRC in Full-CPU mode
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:17:24 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZmfBxLB8RC_KNUlx@gondor.apana.org.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240611031314.GA2557@sol.localdomain>

On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 08:13:14PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
>
> I thought the rule is that there needs to be an in-kernel user to add algorithms
> to the crypto API?  Is there any precedent for adding new algorithms purely so
> that accelerators that implement them can be accessed from userspace via AF_ALG?

I agree.  Perhaps this driver could instead be added as a simple
char device that is then used directly by the intended user without
going through the Crypto API at all.

That would make it a lot simpler.

Cheers,
-- 
Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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  reply	other threads:[~2024-06-11  3:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-05-30 12:24 [PATCH v3 0/6] Add support for MCRC64 engine to calculate 64-bit CRC in Full-CPU mode kamlesh
2024-05-30 12:24 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] lib: add ISO 3309 model crc64 kamlesh
2024-06-11  3:14   ` Eric Biggers
2024-05-30 12:24 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] crypto: crc64 - add crc64-iso3309 framework kamlesh
2024-05-30 12:24 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] dt-bindings: crypto: Add Texas Instruments MCRC64 kamlesh
2024-05-31  9:02   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-05-30 12:24 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] crypto: ti - add driver for MCRC64 engine kamlesh
2024-06-11 12:02   ` Markus Elfring
2024-05-30 12:24 ` [PATCH v3 5/6 DONOTMERGE] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62: Add dt node, cbass_main ranges for MCRC64 kamlesh
2024-05-30 12:24 ` [PATCH v3 6/6 DONOTMERGE] arm64: defconfig: enable TI MCRC64 module kamlesh
2024-06-10 14:33 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] Add support for MCRC64 engine to calculate 64-bit CRC in Full-CPU mode Kamlesh Gurudasani
2024-06-11  2:31   ` Herbert Xu
2024-06-11  3:13     ` Eric Biggers
2024-06-11  3:17       ` Herbert Xu [this message]
2024-09-06 11:14         ` Kamlesh Gurudasani
2024-09-13 10:35           ` Herbert Xu

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