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From: mailerror@hushmail.com
To: Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re: loop under 2.2.20 - relative block support?
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:08:26 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200202251608.g1PG8QH83933@mailserver4.hushmail.com> (raw)


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On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 21:47:56 +0200, Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi> wrote:
>mailerror@hushmail.com wrote:
>> What exactly is the status of the loopback device in 2.2.20 with regards
>> to relative block support? Is it *really* supported?
>>
>Kerneli patches use block size dependant IV computation (also called "time
>bomb" IV). Shit hits the fan when you move files to a device with different
>block size. Search linux-crypto archives for more information.

Aha. So if I moved the loopback file onto a partition with the same blocksize
again, it would all be fine?

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             reply	other threads:[~2002-02-25 16:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-02-25 16:08 mailerror [this message]
2002-02-25 18:41 ` Jari Ruusu
2002-02-25 19:43 mailerror

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