Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: skcipher - Add top-level skcipher interface

2015-08-23 Thread Stephan Mueller
Am Freitag, 21. August 2015, 17:27:54 schrieb Herbert Xu: Hi Herbert, > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:24:08AM +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote: > > If I understand the patch set correctly, a caller uses the skcipher API > > and > > the API sets up the synchronous or asynchronous callbacks depending on t

Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: skcipher - Add top-level skcipher interface

2015-08-21 Thread Herbert Xu
On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:24:08AM +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote: > > If I understand the patch set correctly, a caller uses the skcipher API and > the API sets up the synchronous or asynchronous callbacks depending on the > chosen cipher implementation. > > Now, does a caller always need to cre

Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: skcipher - Add top-level skcipher interface

2015-08-21 Thread Stephan Mueller
Am Donnerstag, 20. August 2015, 15:21:45 schrieb Herbert Xu: Hi Herbert, >This patch introduces the crypto skcipher interface which aims >to replace both blkcipher and ablkcipher. > >It's very similar to the existing ablkcipher interface. The >main difference is the removal of the givcrypt inter

[PATCH 1/2] crypto: skcipher - Add top-level skcipher interface

2015-08-20 Thread Herbert Xu
This patch introduces the crypto skcipher interface which aims to replace both blkcipher and ablkcipher. It's very similar to the existing ablkcipher interface. The main difference is the removal of the givcrypt interface. In order to make the transition easier for blkcipher users, there is a he