linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/zpool: use prefixed module loading

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Message-ID: <CALZtONCRexP81eAAGEDt39g=WS=Dw7UOp0L-ip_SHSpaSE8QzA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:42:10 -0400
From:	Dan Streetman <ddstreet@...e.org>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Seth Jennings <sjennings@...iantweb.net>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/zpool: use prefixed module loading

Ok if the crypto request_module is changed it makes more sense to
change zpool's use of request_module; it looks like there are a couple
other places in the kernel using prefixes/aliases (although it's not
universal).  I still suggest moving the MODULE_ALIAS() into
zbud/zsmalloc's #ifdef CONFIG_ZPOOL, though.


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 05:06:41PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
>>
>> I think we need to fix zswap now before it gets too far, and likely
>> adjust the crypto API to use a module prefix as well. Perhaps we need
>> a "crypto-" prefix?
>
> Yes I think a crypto- prefix would make sense.  Most crypto
> algorithms should be providing an alias already so it's mostly
> just changing the aliases.
>
> Patches are welcome :)
>
> Thanks,
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