# Re: \[PATCH for-5.14\] cryptoloop: add a deprecation warning

- From: Jens Axboe \<axboe@kernel.dk\>
- Date: 2021-08-27 16:57:39 
- List: linux-block
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-block/2021/08/6405082
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-block/2021/08/6405070/t.md

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On 8/27/21 10:55 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 10:52:52AM -0600, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> As I said, I don't really care that much about it, but it would be nice
>> to have some actual justification for WHY it should go out asap. It's
>> not really about risk.
> 
> Because as part of the overall huge loop discussion it has resurfaces
> how broken it is, and how it is in the way of how the loop driver works.
> Milan for example has argued for just removing it ASAP because of that,
> but I guess providing at least a bit of time of deprecation would
> be nice.  Then again given that state I'd be perfectly fine with just
> removing it in 5.16 without much of a warning either.

OK fair enough, I'll queue it for 5.14.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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