linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC 2/8] crypto: compress

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0812181820100.25762@vixen.sonytel.be>
Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:28:09 +0100 (CET)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 2/8] crypto: compress - Add pcomp interface

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 05:36:37PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
> >  #
> >  
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO) += crypto.o
> > -crypto-objs := api.o cipher.o digest.o compress.o
> > +crypto-objs := api.o cipher.o digest.o compress.o pcompress.o
> 
> Sorry, you modelled it on the wrong type.  These are the original
> and obsolete types.  You should model it on one of the others.  I
> recommend the crypto_shash type which is most recent.

Can you please elaborate a bit more?

You mean pcomp should provide a struct crypto_type?
And the underlying algorithms shouldn't use crypto_alg directly anymore?

Thanks!

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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