linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] crypto: tcrypt - remove CRYPTO

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdX5XKmeVABxeDv4shrUy2yt6WrMV2hxVPZ5OUe0uWUY6w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:49:24 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] crypto: tcrypt - remove CRYPTO_TEST from defconfigs

Hi Eric,

(replaying my response to v1, which I wrote before I noticed there was a v2)

On Tue, 22 Apr 2025 at 17:23, Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
>
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_TEST enables a benchmarking module that is only really
> useful for developers working on the crypto subsystem.  It is in a bunch
> of defconfigs.  But as with most of the other crypto options that tend
> to be randomly set in defconfigs, it is unlikely that much thought was
> put into these, especially when placed in "production" defconfigs.
> Clear it out of the defconfigs for now.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>

Thanks for your patch!

All of these are modular, so I don't think it's a big issue, even on
"production" defconfigs. It just means the test is available when
someone feels the urge to run it.
Hence I try to make all tests available as modules in m68k defconfigs.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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