linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 01/10] crypto: acomp - Define two new interfaces for compress/decompress batching.

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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 02:37:09 +0000
From: "Sridhar, Kanchana P" <kanchana.p.sridhar@...el.com>
To: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 01/10] crypto: acomp - Define two new interfaces for
 compress/decompress batching.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 6:14 PM
> To: Sridhar, Kanchana P <kanchana.p.sridhar@...el.com>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/10] crypto: acomp - Define two new interfaces for
> compress/decompress batching.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 02:13:00AM +0000, Sridhar, Kanchana P wrote:
> >
> > I wanted to make sure I understand your suggestion: Are you suggesting we
> > implement request chaining for "struct acomp_req" similar to how this is
> being
> > done for "struct ahash_request" in your patch?
> >
> > I guess I was a bit confused by your comment about rebasing, which would
> > imply a direct use of the request chaining API you've provided for "crypto
> hash".
> > I would appreciate it if you could clarify.
> 
> Yes I was referring to the generic part of request chaining,
> and not rebasing acomp on top of ahash.

Ok, thanks for the clarification! Would it be simpler if you could submit a
crypto_acomp request chaining patch that I can then use in iaa_crypto?
I would greatly appreciate this.

Thanks,
Kanchana


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