Re: Announce loop-AES-v1.4d file/swap crypto package

[Hank Leininger <linux-crypto@progressive-comp.com>]

On 2001-09-03, Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi> wrote:

> - Device backed (partition backed) loop is capable of encrypting swap
> on 2.4  kernels.
[snip]
> - On 2.4 kernels, device backed loop maintains private pre-allocated
> pool of  RAM pages that are used when kernel is totally out of free
> RAM. This  change also fixes stock loop.c sin of sleeping in
> make_request_fn(). 
> Kernel 2.4 users who want to encrypt swap partitions should upgrade to
> this version. No need to upgrade if you use older 2.2 or 2.0 kernels.

Yay!  Thank you!

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