On 26 May 2016 at 22:04, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> Comments inlined.
>
> In general the most concerning bit is the need for memory allocation in
> the IO path (see comment/question below near call to sg_alloc_table).
> In DM targets we make heavy use of .ctr preallocated memory and/or
> per-bio-data t
Comments inlined.
In general the most concerning bit is the need for memory allocation in
the IO path (see comment/question below near call to sg_alloc_table).
In DM targets we make heavy use of .ctr preallocated memory and/or
per-bio-data to avoid memory allocations in the IO path.
On Wed, May 2
In now dm-crypt code, it is ineffective to map one segment (always one
sector) of one bio with just only one scatterlist at one time for hardware
crypto engine. Especially for some encryption mode (like ecb or xts mode)
cooperating with the crypto engine, they just need one initial IV or null
IV in
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