linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] padata: separate serial and parallel cpumasks

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Message-ID: <20100705105855.GL10072@secunet.com>
Date:	Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:58:55 +0200
From:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:	Dan Kruchinin <dan.kruchinin@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] padata: separate serial and parallel cpumasks

On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 05:01:28PM +0400, Dan Kruchinin wrote:
> 
> Sounds good. But if I understand linux crypto framework right, it
> calls init_tfm every time it creates new security association. Ideally
> pcrypt should have only two cpumasks one for pencrypt instance and
> another for pdecrypt.
> If we'll initialize these cpumasks in pcrypt_alloc_tfm they'll be
> initialized every time new SA appears.

Yes, you are absolutely right. Placing this to instance context
is the right way to do it.

Thanks,

Steffen


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