Re: [PATCH] cryptoloop

Chris Friesen (cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com)
Thu, 03 Jul 2003 13:38:56 -0400


Jari Ruusu wrote:

> Because loop-AES attempts to be compatible with structures in loop.h by not
> modifying loop.h at all. This is what the "no kernel sources patched or
> replaced" means. Breakage in loop.h breaks loop-AES, and I have to clean the
> mess.

We're in a development stream. It is kind of expected that in-kernel
APIs may change if the developers feel it will lead to some improvement.

This sucks for people that are trying to track those APIs with
out-of-kernel patches, but its a fact of life.

Chris

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