Hi!
> > I'd like to retain ability to read suspend image in any order (so that
> > code can be reused for swap encryption, etc).
>
> This is not possible with cipher block chaining as used right now. One
> would have to use a non-random iv set needs to set for every page. And
> this leads to exactly the same problem why dm-crypt now offers the
> 'essiv' mode. I don't know if a random access feature is worth this
> effort as sequential disk access (sequential write, sequential read) is
> usally the fastest method anyway.
I thought I'd just reuse your code for automagic swap encryption. Oh
well.
> For regular swap encryption I do hope that the initrd feature of swsup2
> will eventually find its way into the mainline kernel. This way you can
> have an external key for dm-crypt to access the encrypted swap
> partition.
Check -mm kernel, swsusp1 can now do resume from initrd.
Pavel
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