linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] crypto: Add Allwinner Security System crypto accelerator

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Date:	Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:20:30 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	Corentin LABBE <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>, robh+dt@...nel.org,
	pawel.moll@....com, mark.rutland@....com,
	ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, galak@...eaurora.org,
	linux@....linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net,
	grant.likely@...aro.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, joe@...ches.com,
	mchehab@....samsung.com, crope@....fi, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] crypto: Add Allwinner Security System crypto
 accelerator

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 06:19:33PM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote:
>
> > With AF_ALG and cryptodev, the SG is in highmem. Verified with some
> > PageHighMem().
> 
> Then fix AF_ALG and cryptodev, because all of the other drivers might
> be affected.

No it's the driver that needs to be fixed.  Of course if there
are enough drivers it may be worthwhile adding either copying or
a software fallback for highmem requests.

Cheers,
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