Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:18:46 +0200 | From | Andrew Lunn <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2] crypto: add new driver for Marvell CESA |
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On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 04:58:41PM +0200, Boris Brezillon wrote: > Hello, > > This is an attempt to replace the mv_cesa driver by a new one to address > some limitations of the existing driver. > >From a performance and CPU load point of view the most important > limitation is the lack of DMA support, thus preventing us from chaining > crypto operations. > > I know we usually try to adapt existing drivers instead of replacing them > by new ones, but after trying to refactor the mv_cesa driver I realized it > would take longer than writing an new one from scratch.
Hi Boris
What is the situation with backwards compatibility? I see you have kept the old compatibility string, and added lots of new ones, and deprecated some properties. Will an old DT blob still work?
Thanks Andrew
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