linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/18] crypto: crc32 - don't unnecessarily register arch algorithms

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Message-ID: <ZyX0uGHg4Cmsk2oz@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2024 17:45:28 +0800
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc: ardb@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/18] crypto: crc32 - don't unnecessarily register
 arch algorithms

Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> While testing this patchset I notice that none of the crypto API drivers for
> crc32 or crc32c even need to be loaded on my system anymore, as everything on my
> system that uses those algorithms (such as ext4) just uses the library APIs now.
> That makes the "check /proc/crypto" trick stop working anyway.

What's stopping us from removing them altogether?

Thanks,
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