linux-kernel - Re: DM_INTEGRITY Kconfig help (was: Re: dm: add integrity target)

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Date:   Thu, 4 May 2017 09:39:53 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
Cc:     Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-raid@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: DM_INTEGRITY Kconfig help (was: Re: dm: add integrity target)

Hi Milan,

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com> wrote:
> On 05/04/2017 08:03 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>> +config DM_INTEGRITY
>>> +       tristate "Integrity target"
>>> +       depends on BLK_DEV_DM
>>> +       select BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY
>>> +       select DM_BUFIO
>>> +       select CRYPTO
>>> +       select ASYNC_XOR
>>> +       ---help---
>>> +          This is the integrity target.
>>
>> Which is...?
>>
>> Can you please extend the help message for the uneducated?
>
> Yes, sorry, this is our oversight.
>
> Mike already promised that this text will be extended in the next patchset.

Thanks, good to know this is planned.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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