linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/7] block: respect blk_crypto_bio_sectors

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Message-ID: <20210121171303.GB4122715@infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:13:03 +0000
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Satya Tangirala <satyat@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] block: respect blk_crypto_bio_sectors_alignment() in
 bounce.c

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 03:47:19PM +0000, Satya Tangirala wrote:
> Make __blk_queue_bounce respect blk_crypto_bio_sectors_alignment()
> when calling bio_split().

bounce.c is legacy code that no new driver should use and which we
need to phase out ASAP.  It should be entirely exclusive vs use of a
modern feature like inline crypto.