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Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem

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On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 11:24:13AM +0900, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> Until now, zram uses compression algorithm through direct call
> to core algorithm function, but, it has drawback that we need to add
> compression algorithm manually to zram. If we don't do that, we cannot
> utilize various compression algorithms in the system. To improve this
> situation, zram will be changed to use crypto subsystem in following
> patch. There is one problem with this change. Zram has a interface
> that what compression algorithm it can support. Although crypto subsystem
> has /proc interface to search all of crypto algorithm, but, there is
> no way to get just compression algorithm in cryto subsystem. To implement
> it on zram-side, crypto_alg_list and rwsem should be exported so
> this patch do it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>

Nack.  We already have a netlink interface that can be used to
query algorithms and the type information is present in the report.
The interface is crypto_user and should be used instead of exporting
the raw list.

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[PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Joonsoo Kim <js1304@gmail.com> - 2015-08-13 04:30 +0200
  [PATCH 2/2] zram: use crypto API to compress the page Joonsoo Kim <js1304@gmail.com> - 2015-08-13 04:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 2/2] zram: use crypto API to compress the page Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@gmail.com> - 2015-08-13 06:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 2/2] zram: use crypto API to compress the page Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@gmail.com> - 2015-08-13 07:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 2/2] zram: use crypto API to compress the page Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> - 2015-08-13 09:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 2/2] zram: use crypto API to compress the page Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> - 2015-08-13 09:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 2/2] zram: use crypto API to compress the page Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> - 2015-08-13 09:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> - 2015-08-13 05:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> - 2015-08-13 08:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> - 2015-08-13 08:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> - 2015-08-13 09:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> - 2015-08-13 09:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: export crypto_alg_list and rwsem Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> - 2015-08-13 09:30 +0200

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