Compression is used in the kernel a fair bit currently (CVF? ppp, etc),
and the usage of it can only continue (e2compr on the horizon).
Perhaps we can save duplicated code by putting the compression routines in
a common place, maybe linux/drivers/compression
On another note, we could also make a linux/drivers/crypto for a
convenient placeholder for potential future encryption routines. Perhaps
it would be worthwhile maintaining a patch to add encryption routines to
the kernel (CAST-128, etc)., and keeping it on a ftp site off US soil.
Chris