linux-kernel - Re: [md-accel PATCH 03/19] xor: make 'xor_blocks' a library routine for use with async

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:09:55 +0530
From:	"Satyam Sharma" <satyam.sharma@...il.com>
To:	"Dan Williams" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	neilb@...e.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	christopher.leech@...el.com, shannon.nelson@...el.com,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, jeff@...zik.org
Subject: Re: [md-accel PATCH 03/19] xor: make 'xor_blocks' a library routine for use with async_tx

Hi Dan,

[ Minor thing ... ]

On 6/27/07, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com> wrote:
> The async_tx api tries to use a dma engine for an operation, but will fall
> back to an optimized software routine otherwise.  Xor support is
> implemented using the raid5 xor routines.  For organizational purposes this
> routine is moved to a common area.

This isn't quite crypto code and isn't connected to or through the cryptoapi
(at least not in this patchset), so I somehow find it misplaced in the crypto/
directory. If all its users are in drivers/md/ then that would be a
better place.
If it is something kernel-global, lib/ sounds more appropriate?

Satyam
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