netdev - Re: RFC: Crypto API User-interface

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Message-ID: <28410754.1087391283871264222.JavaMail.root@zmail07.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:54:24 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Miloslav Trmac <mitr@...hat.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au>,
	Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: Crypto API User-interface


----- "Christoph Hellwig" <hch@...radead.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 10:34:25AM -0400, Miloslav Trmac wrote:
> > - Don't use a FD for associated data that is limited to 16? bytes
> > 
> > - Don't use file descriptors for input data at all, if it makes the
> interface so complex.
> 
> Calling into the kernel for 16 bytes of crypto is a braindead idea to
> start with.  To preve3nt idiots like you
1) It was Herbert who used AEAD as an example
2) That's how AEAD works: One large input stream, one very small.
     Mirek
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