linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] crypto: Add IV generation algorithms

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Message-ID: <20161129072824.GA5240@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:28:25 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Binoy Jayan <binoy.jayan@...aro.org>
Cc:     Oded <oded.golombek@....com>, Ofir <Ofir.Drang@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] crypto: Add IV generation algorithms

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:15:40AM +0530, Binoy Jayan wrote:
>
> Thank you for the reply. The dm-crypt changes are also included as
> part of this patchset. It has been tested for functionality as well.
> More information can be found in the cover letter including the test
> procedure etc.
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/11/21/168

Sorry, I don't know how I missed that :)

But that begs the question, who is supposed to use crypto_geniv_set_ctx?
I thought it was dm-crypt but your patch doesn't contain any uses
of it at all.

Thanks,
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