Re: 2.6.3-mm1

Bill Davidsen
2004-02-18T16:34:55Z

Andrew Morton wrote:
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.3/2.6.3-mm1/
>
> - Added the dm-crypt driver: a crypto layer for device-mapper.
>
> People need to test and use this please. There is documentation at
> http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/.
>
> We should get this tested and merged up. We can then remove the nasty
> bio remapping code from the loop driver. This will remove the current
> ordering guarantees which the loop driver provides for journalled
> filesystems. ie: ext3 on cryptoloop will no longer be crash-proof.
>
> After that we should remove cryptoloop altogether.
>
> It's a bit late but cyptoloop hasn't been there for long anyway and it
> doesn't even work right with highmem systems (that part is fixed in -mm).

What definition of "stable kernel" do you use which includes removal of
features which were reasons to migrate to 2.6 from 2.4? This change
would mean having to add dm to the kernel which otherwise doesn't use
it, carry dm utilities on the system whcih are otherwise unneeded, and
train people to use and not use dm.

I expect major things to change in a development series, but less major
things than this have been pushed to 2.7, why is this being forced in?

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