Crypto in 2.4
Hello,
I am aware of work being done to create crypto patches for 2.4 however I am wondering what kind of time scale is likely to be involved before a patch for 2.4.0 becomes available and, more importantly, when such a patch will be suitable for daily use (disclaimers withstanding obviously).
Let's just say I'm cautious after a bad experience with one of the previous dud patch releases :P
Thanks,
Jonathan.
P.S. Congrats to everyone involved with 2.4 - I guess the "vapourwareists" finally got what they wanted.
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Quoted 12 lines · Jon Masters
Hello,
I am aware of work being done to create crypto patches for 2.4 however I am wondering what kind of time scale is likely to be involved before a patch for 2.4.0 becomes available and, more importantly, when such a patch will be suitable for daily use (disclaimers withstanding obviously).
Let's just say I'm cautious after a bad experience with one of the previous dud patch releases :P
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A 2.4.0.1 should be on ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/crypto/v2.4/. But it has been heavily re-worked. I haven't got my hands on that one and will keep quiet as to what extend that patch is produiction-ready, but I remember that the loop driver in 2.4.0 still can stall your box. Since the kerneli crypto relies on loop, this would count in favor of "don't do that yet".
BTW: You might want to join [email protected] (majordomo) if you are interested in kerneli.
Marc
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Marc Mutz <[email protected]> http://EncryptionHOWTO.sourceforge.net/ University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics PGP-keyID's: 0xd46ce9ab (RSA), 0x7ae55b9e (DSS/DH) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Quoted 4 lines · Marc Mutz
A 2.4.0.1 should be on ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/crypto/v2.4/. But it has been heavily re-worked. I haven't got my hands on that one and will keep quiet as to what extend that patch is produiction-ready, but I remember that the loop driver in 2.4.0 still can stall your box.
Hmmm, it's magically appeared :P
As far as the stability goes, this is one of my current hang-ups - I've heard about the loopback stuff in 2.4. I want to use 2.4 but I can't use any of my systems without crypto (and hence loopback) since key personal data is stored therein and I don't want to sacrifice stability.
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Since the kerneli crypto relies on loop, this would count in favor of "don't do that yet".
Indeed. I wish I could help improve things - I'm not really in the game yet although I want to be and I am working towards that.
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BTW: You might want to join [email protected] (majordomo) if you are interested in kerneli.
Indeed I am interested - I've been using it for quite some time - I really don't know why I overlooked that list.
jcm mails majordomo...
Jonathan.
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