netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/3] crypto: af_alg

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Message-ID: <20160408025250.GA7596@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:52:50 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] crypto: af_alg - add TLS type encryption

On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 10:56:12AM -0700, Tadeusz Struk wrote:
> 
> The intend is to enable HW acceleration of the TLS protocol.
> The way it will work is that the user space will send a packet of data
> via AF_ALG and HW will authenticate and encrypt it in one go.

There have been suggestions to implement TLS data-path within
the kernel.  So we should decide whether we pursue that or go
with your approach before we start adding algorithms.

Cheers,
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