Re: [PATCH 1/3] crypto: sm4 - create SM4 library based on sm4 generic code

From: Eric Biggers
Date: Wed Mar 02 2022 - 17:23:32 EST


On Wed, Mar 02, 2022 at 01:26:13AM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 1:24 AM Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 01, 2022 at 11:34:28AM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> > > > lib/crypto/Kconfig | 3 +
> > > > lib/crypto/Makefile | 3 +
> > > > lib/crypto/sm4.c | 184 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >
> > > If this is only used by the crypto API, it does not belong in
> > > lib/crypto.
> >
> > Nope there is no such rule. lib/crypto is fine if you're adding
> > code that is shared between crypto and arch/*/crypto.
>
> The sprawling madness continues then... Noted.

I think it would make more sense for this code to be in crypto/, for the reason
that Jason gave.

- Eric