On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:05:45PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 10:54 PM Julian Braha [off-list ref] wrote:

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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:26:44 PM EST Arnd Bergmann wrote:

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On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM Julian Braha [off-list ref] wrote:

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I have other similar patches that I intend to submit. What should I do,
going forward? Should I use "depends on CRYPTO" for cases like these?
Should I resubmit this patch with that change?

No, we should not mix the two methods, that just leads to circular dependencies.

How many more patches do you have that need to get merged?

If it's only a few, I'd suggest merging them first before we consider a
broader change. If the problem is very common, we may want to
think about alternative approaches first, and then change everything
at once.

Sorry, I don't have a specific number, but it's certainly under a dozen patches.

It's probably best to continue pushing those first then.

Arnd,

I'm hearing it over and over for a long time already. People are focused
on micro-solutions instead of one, powerful change, which is not hard to
do.

Thanks

        Arnd