Bug#639832: cryptsetup: initramfs hooks vs aesni-intel

2012-02-04 Thread intrigeri
Hi, Simon Mackinlay wrote (31 Aug 2011 09:47:10 GMT) : > So perhaps the right thing to do is to provide a _very_ early hook > to modprobe arch-specific crypto modules (at least, until the crypto > folk implement some kind of runtime patching) ? Is it sufficient to add aesni-intel to /etc/initramf

Bug#639832: cryptsetup: initramfs hooks vs aesni-intel

2011-08-31 Thread Simon Mackinlay
Rebuilding the kernel with CRYPTO_AES_NI_INTEL=y (and for that matter CRYPTO_PCRYPT=y) produces the expected result (ie, hw-encryption) - even in the... FS (say, ext4) stacked on LV stacked on VG stacked on PV stacked on dm-crypt blockdev stacked on partition ... case (which, now that I have a

Bug#639832: cryptsetup: initramfs hooks vs aesni-intel

2011-08-30 Thread Simon Mackinlay
Actually this may be more serious than it first seems. A typical* user might have... FS (say, ext4) stacked on LV stacked on VG stacked on PV stacked on dm-crypt blockdev stacked on partition (a reasonably common/ recommended deployment, TRIM issues notwithstanding). In this case - the arch-s

Bug#639832: cryptsetup: initramfs hooks vs aesni-intel

2011-08-30 Thread Simon Mackinlay
Package: cryptsetup Version: 2:1.3.0-3 Severity: normal It seems as if arch-specific crypto modules (for example - aesni-intel) are loaded _after_ the root and swap devices are luksOpen'd (other devices are open'd later in boot, late enough that the forced modprobe (I have aesni-intel in /etc/mod