linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v7 03/28] zinc: introduce minimal cryptography library

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Message-ID: <20181008232250.GB164708@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:22:51 -0700
From:   Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        Samuel Neves <sneves@....uc.pt>,
        Jean-Philippe Aumasson <jeanphilippe.aumasson@...il.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 03/28] zinc: introduce minimal cryptography
 library

On Sat, Oct 06, 2018 at 04:56:44AM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Zinc stands for "Zinc Is Neat Crypto" or "Zinc as IN Crypto". It's also
> short, easy to type, and plays nicely with the recent trend of naming
> crypto libraries after elements. The guiding principle is "don't overdo
> it". It's less of a library and more of a directory tree for organizing
> well-curated direct implementations of cryptography primitives.
> 

As I've asked before: please Cc linux-crypto on the whole patch series,
including the cover letter.

- Eric