linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V8 1/5] crypto: Multi-buffer encryption infrastructure support

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Message-ID: <C440BA31B54DCD4AAC682D2365C8FEE738C61026@ORSMSX111.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 12 May 2018 01:21:32 +0000
From:   "Dey, Megha" <megha.dey@...el.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V8 1/5] crypto: Multi-buffer encryption infrastructure
 support



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Herbert Xu [mailto:herbert@...dor.apana.org.au]
>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 9:46 PM
>To: Dey, Megha <megha.dey@...el.com>
>Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org;
>davem@...emloft.net
>Subject: Re: [PATCH V8 1/5] crypto: Multi-buffer encryption infrastructure
>support
>
>On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 01:24:42AM +0000, Dey, Megha wrote:
>>
>> Are you suggesting that the SIMD wrapper, will do what is currently being
>done by the ' mcryptd_queue_worker ' function (assuming FPU is not disabled)
>i.e dispatching the job to the inner algorithm?
>>
>> I have got rid of the mcryptd layer( have an inner layer, outer SIMD layer,
>handled the pointers and completions accordingly), but still facing some issues
>after removing the per cpu mcryptd_cpu_queue.
>
>Why don't you post what you've got and we can work it out together?

Hi Herbert,

Sure, I will post an RFC patch. (crypto: Remove mcryptd). 

>
>Thanks,
>--
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