linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: caam/qi - simplify CGR allocation, freeing

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Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:56:29 +0100
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@....com>
Cc:     Roy Pledge <roy.pledge@....com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>,
        Leo Li <leoyang.li@....com>,
        Madalin-cristian Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: caam/qi - simplify CGR allocation, freeing

On 2018-10-25 14:05:32 [+0000], Horia Geanta wrote:
> > Now, what is the problem with the CPU limitation? Is this a HW
> > limitation that you can access the registers from a certain CPU?
> > 
> Roy confirmed the CPU limitation should actually be removed, there is nothing in
> HW requiring it.
> A clean-up patch will follow.

good. Thank you.

> Thanks,
> Horia

Sebastian