Bug 20573 - RFE: Crypto support for util-linux
Summary: RFE: Crypto support for util-linux
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: util-linux   
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Version: 6.2
Hardware: All Linux
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Assignee: Erik Troan
QA Contact: Dale Lovelace
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Reported: 2000-11-09 13:19 UTC by Albert Strasheim
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:29 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-02-06 18:34:16 UTC
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Description Albert Strasheim 2000-11-09 13:19:53 UTC 
Hello,

The encrypted filesystem over loopback (included with the other
kernel crypto patches) needs modifications to util-linux. There is a
patch for 2.10o included with the latest release of the crypto code
(for 2.2.17).

As far as I know, the only thing that gets modified is losetup.

So, mmm, now what?

Regards,

Albert
Comment 1 Daniel Roesen 2000-11-09 16:18:49 UTC 
I support the request to add that patch to util-linux
Comment 2 Erik Troan 2001-04-17 17:42:56 UTC 
The 7.2 kernel doesn't support this.
Comment 3 Daniel Roesen 2001-04-17 18:29:06 UTC 
[I guess you mean 6.2 and not 7.2]

Where's the problem? mount(8) also supports several features which are not
available in RH 6.x and RH 7.0 kernels (2.2.x), think of mount-options "bind"
etc. If the additional features don't break anything, why not include it and
support people using the international kernel patchset?

[btw... isn't WONTFIX a better "resolution" than NOTABUG?]
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