[PATCH 1/2] crypto: Delete Qualcomm crypto engine driver

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 11:59:33AM +0530, Kuldeep Singh wrote:
> > This driver is more than an order of magnitude slower than the CPU for
> > both encryption and hashing.  See:
> > 
> >     https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250704070322.20692-1-ebiggers@kernel.org/
> >     https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250615031807.GA81869@sol/
> > 
> > There are many examples of it having bugs as well, for example see the
> > second link above.
> > 
> > That's why it had to be disabled via the cra_priority system.  This
> > driver was actively making Linux worse.
> > 
> > This isn't particularly unique to drivers/crypto/, of course.  This one
> > we just have data on, so it's a bit clearer.
> > 
> > I've yet to see any real reason to keep this driver.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/c1697372-54ec-4f57-85d9-ad375ff1a44d@oss.qualcomm.com/
> Kindly check my latest reply to the thread. There are numerous usecases
> like DRM(Digital rights management) coming up and qce driver is required
> for secure content.
> 
> > Crypto drivers need to be held to a higher standard than other device
> > drivers, as well.  The onus is on those who want to keep a particular
> > crypto driver to prove that it's worth keeping. 
> Sure, I'll be working on stabilizing self_tests infra for qce.
> Kindly allow sometime to go over failures in crypto selftest and will
> submit fix if applicable.

Why are not selftests a part of your default config? How are you testing
the driver?

> So far, i am observing 2 ciphers failing(xts-aes-qce and ctr-aes-qce )
> with CONFIG_CRYPTO_SELFTESTS enabled.

Please make sure to run the tests on older platforms too, not just the
latest & greatest.

> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250615031807.GA81869@sol/
> May I know how to issue reproduce steps because I didn't observe
> crypto/ahash.c failure with CONFIG_CRYPTO_SELFTESTS?

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With best wishes
Dmitry