linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/3] crypto: Add a zlib crypto module

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Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:39:57 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, squashfs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/3] crypto: Add a zlib crypto module

On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 16:23 +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 01:41:59PM +0000, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > From: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
> > 
> > Add a (de)compression module for the "zlib" format using the crypto API.
> 
> I think we can safely conclude that our current compression
> interface sucks for what you're trying to achieve :)

The main thing that's missing for JFFS2 is 
 "Compress as much of this as you can into X bytes"

-- 
David Woodhouse                            Open Source Technology Centre
David.Woodhouse@...el.com                              Intel Corporation



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