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

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.00.0902251425570.4063@vixen.sonytel.be>
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
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