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

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Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:56:05 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: compress - Add pcomp interface

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!

> 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.

Thanks,
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