Re: [PATCH 3/4] dm crypt: switch to EBOIV crypto API template

Eric Biggers
2020-10-26T17:52:39Z

On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 03:04:46PM +0200, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> Replace the explicit EBOIV handling in the dm-crypt driver with calls
> into the crypto API, which now possesses the capability to perform
> this processing within the crypto subsystem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com>
>
> ---
> drivers/md/Kconfig | 1 +
> drivers/md/dm-crypt.c | 61 ++++++++++++++-----------------------------
> 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> index 30ba3573626c..ca6e56a72281 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> @@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ config DM_CRYPT
> select CRYPTO
> select CRYPTO_CBC
> select CRYPTO_ESSIV
> + select CRYPTO_EBOIV
> help
> This device-mapper target allows you to create a device that
> transparently encrypts the data on it. You'll need to activate

Can CRYPTO_EBOIV please not be selected by default? If someone really wants
Bitlocker compatibility support, they can select this option themselves.

- Eric