Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 1/3] core functionality

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> > I'd like to retain ability to read suspend image in any order (so that
> > code can be reused for swap encryption, etc).
> 
> This is not possible with cipher block chaining as used right now. One
> would have to use a non-random iv set needs to set for every page. And
> this leads to exactly the same problem why dm-crypt now offers the
> 'essiv' mode. I don't know if a random access feature is worth this
> effort as sequential disk access (sequential write, sequential read) is
> usally the fastest method anyway.

I thought I'd just reuse your code for automagic swap encryption. Oh
well.


> For regular swap encryption I do hope that the initrd feature of swsup2
> will eventually find its way into the mainline kernel. This way you can
> have an external key for dm-crypt to access the encrypted swap
> partition.

Check -mm kernel, swsusp1 can now do resume from initrd.
								Pavel
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