Messages in this thread | | | From | Andries.Brouwer@cwi ... | Date | Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:59:35 +0200 (MEST) | Subject | Re: [PATCH] loop.c - part 1 of many |
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>>> IMHO we should replace it with a by-name selection
>> That is what CryptoAPI does
> CryptoAPI did _not_ replace it but add another level of indirection
Right. That is backwards compatibility for you. algorithm 0: no encryption algorithm 1: XOR algorithm 2: DES ... algorithm 16: AES ... algorithm 18: CryptoAPI - select by name
Changing this, while at the same time remaining backwards compatible, would only uglify the kernel, for no reason whatsoever. And I am not breaking user space, if I can avoid it.
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