Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:31:21 +0200 | From | Milan Broz <> | Subject | Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH] dm: verity support data device offset (Linux 3.4.7) |
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On 08/08/2012 08:46 PM, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> The problem with the patch is that it changes interface to the userspace > tool. The userspace tool veritysetup already exists in recent cryptsetup > package, so we can't change the interface - you should change the patch so > that the starting data block is the last argument and the argument is > optional - so that it is compatible with the existing userspace too.
yes. Please never change interface without at least increasing target version.
I have to add userspace support as well to veritysetup and we need a way how to detect that option is supported by running kernel.
Milan
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