Re: [PATCH 03/10] crypto: Add support for x86 cpuid auto loadingfor x86 crypto drivers

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:38:43 EST


On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 09:35:05PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 12/19/2011 09:30 PM, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 08:54:22PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >>
> >> What is really bad is that it doesn't tell you anywhere what it *is* using.
> >
> > You can always check /proc/crypto to see what is currently
> > registered. The system will always choose the one with the
> > highest priority out of those as the default.
>
> Yes, but it's ridiculous for it to list all the things I'm *not* using,
> but not what I *am* using...

If your system doesn't have the VIA Padlock it won't even show
up in /proc/crypto since it'll fail to register.

Cheers,
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