Re: [PATCH] crypto: af_alg - Document the deprecation of AF_ALG
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2026-06-23 18:56:29
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On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 at 09:51, Eric Biggers [off-list ref] wrote:
We're aware of that and are taking it into account in the allowlist:
Note that if we can just unconditionally make it depend on
CAP_NET_ADMIN, that would be good - independently of any allowlist.
Because if iwd and abluetoothd are the main two users, and both of
those already require CAP_NET_ADMIN anyway...
Linus