Re: [PATCH 5/6] [CRYPTO] cryptd: Add software async crypto daemon

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On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 02:57:21PM +1000, Herbert Xu (herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > For example HIFH adapter can not perform blowfish encryption, but it
> > will be requested to do so each time new tfm is being requested, if my
> > analysis correct...
> 
> Sorry, I think I've misled you there.  For something like the HIFH
> adapter you wouldn't do a template at all (well, not until we start
> expressing supported key lengths through templates).
> 
> You'd simply register an algorithm of type BLKCIPHER | CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC
> for each algorithm that you support.  You'd set the name of each of these
> according to their algorithm.  So for example AES would just be registered
> as "aes" (of course, you'd set your driver name differently).

I.e. do not use uncommented^Wencrypted cryptd source, but just write a
driver with couple of algorithms with magic CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC bit set in
its flags? That would be much simpler.
I will start from that point, thans Herbert.

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