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crypto: gf128mul - make unselectable by user

PATCH In review Eric Biggers 2 participants 2 messages May 20, 2019 – May 30, 2019 Crypto API

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PATCH 1/1 crypto: gf128mul - make unselectable by user

From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>

There's no reason for users to select CONFIG_CRYPTO_GF128MUL, since it's just some helper functions, and algorithms that need it select it.

Remove the prompt string so that it's not shown to users.

Signed-off-by Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
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 crypto/Kconfig | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
crypto/Kconfig +1 -7
index 1062e1031f73a..5350aa9368ecd 100644
@@ -159,13 +159,7 @@ config CRYPTO_MANAGER_EXTRA_TESTS
 endif	# if CRYPTO_MANAGER2
 
 config CRYPTO_GF128MUL
-	tristate "GF(2^128) multiplication functions"
-	help
-	  Efficient table driven implementation of multiplications in the
-	  field GF(2^128).  This is needed by some cypher modes. This
-	  option will be selected automatically if you select such a
-	  cipher mode.  Only select this option by hand if you expect to load
-	  an external module that requires these functions.
+	tristate
 
 config CRYPTO_NULL
 	tristate "Null algorithms"
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Quoted 11 lines · Eric Biggers

From: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>

There's no reason for users to select CONFIG_CRYPTO_GF128MUL, since it's just some helper functions, and algorithms that need it select it.

Remove the prompt string so that it's not shown to users.

Signed-off-by Eric Biggers <[email protected]>
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 crypto/Kconfig | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

Patch applied. Thanks.

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