netdev - Re: [v2 PATCH 5/13] crypto: testmgr - Switch to new AEAD interface

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Date:	Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:10:00 -0700
From:	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
CC:	Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
Subject: Re: [v2 PATCH 5/13] crypto: testmgr - Switch to new AEAD interface

On 06/04/2015 08:57 PM, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Existing AEAD implementations should be completely unaware of
> the new interface because we recreate the old req->assoc in the
> crypto API.

Yes, assuming that one is using req->assoclen not only req->assoc ;)

> 
> However, if you are creating a new AEAD implementation then yes
> you should stop using req->assoc and fetch it from req->src instead.

When do you expect the assoc will be removed?
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