Re: Announce loop-AES-v3.1c file/swap crypto package

[Jari Ruusu <jariruusu@users.sourceforge.net>]

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Either something is missing in the support for external modules in the
> kernel or you are overdoing some stuff. If there is something missing in
> the kernel to support external modules then please say so, so it can be
> fixed.

Missing functionality:
1) "make M=/path/to/dir modules_install" does not run depmod. Pulling
   correct depmod info from kernel Makefile needs ugly hacks.
2) Try building external module A that exports some function, and then build
   another external module B (separate package, only knows function
   prototype) that uses said exported function. And I mean build it cleanly
   without puking error messages on me. 2.4 and older kernel got that right,
   but 2.6 is still FUBAR. Serious regression here.

Both above cases can be (and need to be) worked around using ugly hacks.

Sam,
Please understand that loop-AES needs to work with 2.0, 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6
kernels. Not just latest mainline, but all of them, including ones that you
cannot retroactively change.

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