On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:26:44 PM EST Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM Julian Braha <julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I have other similar patches that I intend to submit. What should I do, > > going forward? Should I use "depends on CRYPTO" for cases like these? > > Should I resubmit this patch with that change? > > No, we should not mix the two methods, that just leads to circular dependencies. > > How many more patches do you have that need to get merged? > > If it's only a few, I'd suggest merging them first before we consider a > broader change. If the problem is very common, we may want to > think about alternative approaches first, and then change everything > at once. > > Arnd > Sorry, I don't have a specific number, but it's certainly under a dozen patches.