Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 03 Jul 2003 13:38:56 -0400 | From | Chris Friesen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] cryptoloop |
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Jari Ruusu wrote:
> Because loop-AES attempts to be compatible with structures in loop.h by not > modifying loop.h at all. This is what the "no kernel sources patched or > replaced" means. Breakage in loop.h breaks loop-AES, and I have to clean the > mess.
We're in a development stream. It is kind of expected that in-kernel APIs may change if the developers feel it will lead to some improvement.
This sucks for people that are trying to track those APIs with out-of-kernel patches, but its a fact of life.
Chris
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