Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:04:08 +0000 | From | Marc Mutz <> | Subject | Re: A patch to loop.c for better cryption support |
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Andi Kleen wrote: > <snip> > 2.4 has already broken backwards compatibility to 2.2 (IV changed > from disk absolute to relative). When you change it now (before 2.4.0) > it is relatively painless. I think the change is a good idea. <snip>
You're wrong. All kernels from int-2.2.10.4 onwards can be configured to use relative block numbers as IV's. Both the FAQ in Documentation/crypto and my HOWTO suggest to set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_USE_REL_BLOCK to 'y'.
Marc
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