linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] crypto: engine - find request type with cra

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Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:40:08 +0200
From:   Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] crypto: engine - find request type with cra_type

On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 04:28:37PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 03:17:24PM +0200, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> > The current method for finding request type is based on crypto_tfm_alg_type.
> > 
> > But in case of skcipher, it is the same than ablkcipher.
> > Using cra_type for this work permits to make the distinction between the two.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
> 
> I think you misunderstood my suggestion.  I'm not saying that
> you should use cra_type to distinguish all crypto types, it should
> only be used to distinguish ablkcipher from skcipher.
> 

Will change that in v4

Thanks