Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Paul Rolland" <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Delete cryptoloop | | Date | Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:58:41 +0200 |
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Hello,
Well, we have an option to be able to select EXPERIMENTAL code when making a configuration, why not adding on option for DEPRECATED code ?
Then, you'd just have to migrate cryptoloop into this DEPRECATED area.
Kconfig should be able to handle that very easily !
Regards, Paul
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> -----Message d'origine----- > De : linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org > [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] De la part de James Morris > Envoyé : jeudi 22 juillet 2004 07:22 > À : dpf-lkml@fountainbay.com > Cc : Andrew Morton; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Objet : Re: [PATCH] Delete cryptoloop > > On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 dpf-lkml@fountainbay.com wrote: > > > Ditching cryptoloop completely in 2.7 after dm-crypt > matures would be a > > better idea. > > Part of the reason for dropping cryptoloop is to help > dm-crypt mature more > quickly. > > I've had some off-list email on the security of dm-crypt, and it seems > that it does need some work. We need to get the security > right more than > we need to worry about these other issues. > > Let's drop the technically inferior of the two (cryptoloop) and > concentrate on fixing the other (dm-crypt). > > There was a thread on redesigning the security a while back (subject: > "dm-crypt, new IV and standards"), but no code came out of > it. Anyone > interested should probably have a look at that. > > > - James > -- > James Morris > <jmorris@redhat.com> > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > >
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