RE: [PATCH 1/1] RFC: Add CryptoAPI User Space Interface Support

["Loc Ho" <lho@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Yes... It is intended not to patch OpenSSL twice. Besides the interface
API, the internal does NOT resemble OCF in anyway.
 
-Loc

-----Original Message-----
From: Herbert Xu [mailto:herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:03 AM
To: Sebastian Siewior
Cc: Loc Ho; Shasi Pulijala; linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] RFC: Add CryptoAPI User Space Interface Support

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:32:24PM +0200, Sebastian Siewior wrote:
>
> >This should add support for OpenSSL. Please note that user of this 
> >patch musts patch OpenSSL. The OpenSSL patch can be found in 
> >OCF-Linux as this interface uses the same I/O control interface.
> So this interface must stay as it in order not to patch openssl twice?

I don't think compatibility with OCF is necessary at all.  We should
create an interface that is suitable for Linux first of all rather than
concentrating on OCF.

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