Re: [PATCH (v2)] crypto: Remove pointless padlock module

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On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 09:01:10AM +0100, Simon Arlott wrote:
> When this is compiled in it is run too early to do anything useful:
> [    6.052000] padlock: No VIA PadLock drivers have been loaded.
> [    6.052000] padlock: Using VIA PadLock ACE for AES algorithm.
> [    6.052000] padlock: Using VIA PadLock ACE for SHA1/SHA256 algorithms.
> 
> When it's a module it isn't doing anything special, the same functionality 
> can be provided in userspace by "probeall padlock padlock-aes padlock-sha" 
> in modules.conf if it is required.

BTW, I noticed that this prevented CRYPTO_ALGAPI from being marked as m
since it was selected by CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK.  So I'm turning it into a
tristate again.

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diff --git a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
index e678a33..bb90cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 menu "Hardware crypto devices"
 
 config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK
-	bool "Support for VIA PadLock ACE"
+	tristate "Support for VIA PadLock ACE"
 	depends on X86_32
 	select CRYPTO_ALGAPI
-	default y
+	default m
 	help
 	  Some VIA processors come with an integrated crypto engine
 	  (so called VIA PadLock ACE, Advanced Cryptography Engine)
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