Update of /cvsroot/gc-linux/linux/drivers/block
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv19469/drivers/block
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Kconfig Makefile
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Merged 2.6.4
Index: Kconfig
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RCS file: /cvsroot/gc-linux/linux/drivers/block/Kconfig,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -d -r1.1 -r1.2
--- Kconfig 2 Mar 2004 10:26:29 -0000 1.1
+++ Kconfig 14 Mar 2004 23:45:44 -0000 1.2
@@ -246,10 +246,13 @@
bits of, say, a sound file). This is also safe if the file resides
on a remote file server.
- There are several ways of doing this. Some of these require kernel
- patches. The vanilla kernel offers the cryptoloop option. If you
- want to use that, say Y to both LOOP and CRYPTOLOOP, and make sure
- you have a recent (version 2.12 or later) version of util-linux.
+ There are several ways of encrypting disks. Some of these require
+ kernel patches. The vanilla kernel offers the cryptoloop option
+ and a Device Mapper target (which is superior, as it supports all
+ file systems). If you want to use the cryptoloop, say Y to both
+ LOOP and CRYPTOLOOP, and make sure you have a recent (version 2.12
+ or later) version of util-linux. Additionally, be aware that
+ the cryptoloop is not safe for storing journaled filesystems.
Note that this loop device has nothing to do with the loopback
device used for network connections from the machine to itself.
@@ -268,6 +271,11 @@
provided by the CryptoAPI as loop transformation. This might be
used as hard disk encryption.
+ WARNING: This device is not safe for journaled file systems like
+ ext3 or Reiserfs. Please use the Device Mapper crypto module
+ instead, which can be configured to be on-disk compatible with the
+ cryptoloop device.
+
config BLK_DEV_NBD
tristate "Network block device support"
depends on NET
@@ -324,6 +332,7 @@
config BLK_DEV_INITRD
bool "Initial RAM disk (initrd) support"
+ depends on BLK_DEV_RAM && BLK_DEV_RAM!=m
help
The initial RAM disk is a RAM disk that is loaded by the boot loader
(loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root before the normal boot
Index: Makefile
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RCS file: /cvsroot/gc-linux/linux/drivers/block/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -d -r1.1 -r1.2
--- Makefile 2 Mar 2004 10:26:29 -0000 1.1
+++ Makefile 14 Mar 2004 23:45:44 -0000 1.2
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@
obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM) += umem.o
obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD) += nbd.o
obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP) += cryptoloop.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIODASD) += viodasd.o
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