Re: Re: loop under 2.2.20 - relative block support?

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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:08:26 -0800


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On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 21:47:56 +0200, Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi> wrote:
>mailerror@hushmail.com wrote:
>> What exactly is the status of the loopback device in 2.2.20 with regards
>> to relative block support? Is it *really* supported?
>>
>Kerneli patches use block size dependant IV computation (also called "time
>bomb" IV). Shit hits the fan when you move files to a device with different
>block size. Search linux-crypto archives for more information.

Aha. So if I moved the loopback file onto a partition with the same blocksize
again, it would all be fine?

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