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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/crypto/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/crypto/Kconfig | 17 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig index 910c715325be..86c99cd333fa 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) @@ -12,8 +12,17 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK operations with supported algorithms. The instructions are used only when the CPU supports them. - Otherwise software encryption is used. If you are unsure, - say Y. + Otherwise software encryption is used. + + Selecting M for this option will compile a helper module + padlock.ko that should autoload all below configured + algorithms. Don't worry if your hardware does not support + some or all of them. In such case padlock.ko will + simply write a single line into the kernel log informing + about its failure but everything will keep working fine. + + If you are unsure, say M. The compiled module will be + called padlock.ko config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK_AES tristate "PadLock driver for AES algorithm" |
