linux-kernel - Re: Driver supporting HW decompression and SW decompression

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Message-ID: <ZfUiwajCAO5tvW14@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:40:33 +0800
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To: Chris Goldsworthy <quic_cgoldswo@...cinc.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Driver supporting HW decompression and SW decompression

On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 05:26:21PM -0700, Chris Goldsworthy wrote:
> Hi There,
> 
> If a compression driver were submitted upstream that used HW LZO decompression
> and SW LZO compression, could it be accepted? It would be geared towards
> decompressing boot images on IOT-type targets with exteremely limited secondary
> storage.

Who is the intended user in the kernel? In general, Crypto API
drivers will be accepted if there is at least one in-kernel user.

Thanks,
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