linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: compress

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] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:26:28 +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] crypto: compress - Add pcomp interface

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 06:32:19PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >
> > Is the below (on top of my last patch series) what you have in mind?
> 
> Looks great to me!

OK.

> > Notes:
> >   - I had to drop the `const' from the `params' pointers of
> >     pcomp_alg.{,de}compress_setup().
> >     Trying to make nla_parse() take const nlattr structures instead seems to
> >     open a big can of worms...
> 
> I don't think that's a big deal.
> 
> >   - I should add a dependency of CONFIG_CRYPTO_ZLIB on CONFIG_NET (due to the
> >     need for nla_parse()). However, I don't like that.
> 
> Dave has OKed it for the attribute stuff to be moved into lib.
> So if you want to tackle that then be my guest :) Otherwise I'll
> look into moving it.

I already have a patch for that. I'll fold the netlink parsing into the
original series and will resubmit.

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect

Sony Techsoft Centre Europe
The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium

Phone:    +32 (0)2 700 8453
Fax:      +32 (0)2 700 8622
E-mail:   Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com
Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/

A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V.
VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels
Fortis · BIC GEBABEBB · IBAN BE41293037680010
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/