linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] Support kdump with LUKS encryption by reusing LUKS volume key

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Date:   Fri, 2 Jun 2023 14:34:52 -0700
From:   Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To:     Coiby Xu <coxu@...hat.com>
Cc:     kexec@...ts.infradead.org, Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>,
        x86@...nel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Kairui Song <ryncsn@...il.com>,
        Jan Pazdziora <jpazdziora@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Staudt <tstaudt@...ibm.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>,
        Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Support kdump with LUKS encryption by reusing LUKS
 volume key

On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 03:24:39PM +0800, Coiby Xu wrote:
> [PATCH 0/5] Support kdump with LUKS encryption by reusing LUKS volume key

The kernel has no concept of LUKS at all.  It provides dm-crypt, which LUKS
happens to use.  But LUKS is a userspace concept.

This is a kernel patchset, so why does it make sense for it to be talking about
LUKS at all?  Perhaps you mean dm-crypt?

- Eric