Re: [PATCH 7/8] tcrypt: disable 384 bit key XTS test

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On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 09:29:20PM +0200, jang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Jan Glauber <jang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> XTS mode is only defined for 256 and 512 bit key lengths. s390 only
> implements these two modes and running the test with a 384 bit key
> will stop the speed test with an error. Remove the superfluous key
> lenght.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Glauber <jang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

That's a limitation specific to your hardware.  As the existing xts
currently supports 384-bit keys, we can't remove it for compatibility
reasons.  So please add it as a fallback to your implementation.

Thanks,
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