On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 08:11:58AM +1100, matthew green wrote:
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> i think it should use 512 byte crypto blocks in all cases, using
> offset in DEV_BSIZE units as part of the IV, at least by default.
>
> that would at least allow data to be recovered, by default, from
> the wrong sized media.
It only helps if you copy data from say a 4k disk to a 512byte disk
and it still needs support and adjustments to the filesystem.
I'm not really convinced that such half-compatibility is useful.
For recovery you always have vnd which can simulate any geometry.
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