linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] pstore: migrate to crypto acomp interface (take 2)

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:10:31 -0300
From:   "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
To:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pstore: migrate to crypto acomp interface (take 2)

On 17/10/2022 18:01, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> [...]
> 
> In summary, we're better off sticking with the legacy comp interface,
> but unfortunately, due to the way that has been plumbed into the
> scomp/acomp with scatterlists version, that doesn't really help us get
> rid of the memory overhead.
>

Out of curiosity, do you have a number here, like X kilobytes per active
CPU?