On 2018-08-22 17:56:12, Antoine Beaupre wrote:
> Since this was discussed, Wireguard was actually proposed for mainline,
> as described here:
>
> https://lwn.net/Articles/761939/
>
> It seems to me more likely that Wireguard will stabilize in a Linux
> kernel release shipped with Buster than outside.
... I'm not so sure anymore. It seems Wireguard implements a bunch of
crypto primitives outside the normal crypto API through a new module
called Zinc, which is controversial:
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/765965/6d509f4af482aa70/
This could delay inclusion of Wireguard in the kernel for a bit.
I still think this bug should be closed and we should let wireguard
migrate in testing. I'm sure the relteam would be mooore than happy to
remove it at a moment's notice before or during the freeze if we need
to.
In other words, I feel this bug was filed prematurely. :)
A.
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