linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 16/19] crypto: x86 - print CPU optimized loaded messages

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Message-ID: <Y0deeOOtipkIHAGo@zx2c4.com>
Date:   Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:40:24 -0600
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Robert Elliott <elliott@....com>
Cc:     herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, davem@...emloft.net,
        tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, ap420073@...il.com, ardb@...nel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 16/19] crypto: x86 - print CPU optimized loaded
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On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 04:59:28PM -0500, Robert Elliott wrote:
> Print a positive message at the info level if the CPU-optimized module
> is loaded, for all modules except the sha modules.

Why!? This is just meaningless clutter. If the admin wants to see what
modules are loaded, he uses `lsmod`.

Also, what's special about sha?

Anyway, please don't do this.

Jason