linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 06/10] crypto: add rocksoft 64b crc framework

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Date:   Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:11:30 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
Cc:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, axboe@...nel.dk,
        hch@....de, martin.petersen@...cle.com, colyli@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 06/10] crypto: add rocksoft 64b crc framework

On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 12:09:07PM -0800, Keith Busch wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 11:50:42AM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 08:31:40AM -0800, Keith Busch wrote:
> > > +config CRYPTO_CRC64_ROCKSOFT
> > > +	tristate "Rocksoft Model CRC64 algorithm"
> > > +	depends on CRC64
> > > +	select CRYPTO_HASH
> > > +	help
> > > +	  Rocksoft Model CRC64 computation is being cast as a crypto
> > > +	  transform. This allows for faster crc64 transforms to be used
> > > +	  if they are available.
> > 
> > The first sentence of this help text doesn't make sense.
> 
> Much of the this patch is a copy from the equivalent T10DIF option,
> which says the same as above. I meant to revist these help texts because
> they don't make sense to me either. I'll be sure to do that for the next
> version.

It might make sense to make CRC_T10DIF an invisible option as well
and drop the help text entirely.