From: Karel Zak Subject: Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:49:37 +0200 Message-ID: <20161024124937.bxohuapjqns3m2dy@ws.net.home> References: <0bef3877-060e-b722-0354-3a5508219e23@nod.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-fsdevel , "Theodore Ts'o" , Jaegeuk Kim , Eric Biggers , David Gstir , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" To: Richard Weinberger Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0bef3877-060e-b722-0354-3a5508219e23@nod.at> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 01:35:54PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote: > Hi! > > Since file level encryption has more than one user, currently ext4, f2fs and soon ubifs > it would be nice to have a single tool to control fscrypto from userspace. > > For ext4 we have already at least two tools, one as part of e2fsprogs and another > one on github[0]. IMHO the latter one is much more user friendly and intuitive to use. > I as unable to find the userspace tool for f2fs. > > That said, what about implementing such a tool as part of util-linux to control > fscrypto? We (David and I) would volunteer. I have nothing against this plan (add to util-linux) if ext4, f2fs and ubifs guys agree too. Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com