Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Crypto: Talitos: Support for Async_tx XOR offload

[Dan Williams]

Kumar Gala wrote:
> > > Changes with respect to v1 as per comments received
> > > o. Rebased to linux-next as of 20091216
> > > o. The selection is based exclusive of fsldma
> > > o. Intoduced a new Kernel Configuration variable
> > >   *. This enables selecting the Cryptographic functionality
> > >      of Talitos along with fsldma.
> > >   *. Disables the XOR parity calculation offload, if fsldma enabled
> > >      either as kernel in-built or as a module
> > >   *. Once the inter-operability with fsldma is resolved, this option
> > >      can be removed
> > wait, why can't the interoperability bug be fixed in the first place?
>
> I agree w/Kim.  We need to better understand what the bug is and how to reproduce it so we can get to the root cause.
>
> Paper taping over it by disabling fsldma is not the right solution.

Hopefully this prompts fsldma authors to get involved because the 
interoperability issue has been out there without comment*, just 
band-aids, since October.

--
Dan

* well one comment from Ira saying the interrupt functionality worked 
for him.
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