Bug#371135: [Pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#371135: encrypted swap with variable key fails

[Jonas Meurer]

On 23/06/2006 Florian Weimer wrote:
> > the only cases that are known to me, where data loss may still occur
> > are encrypted devices without an identifying header, like plain dm-crypt
> > devices.
> 
> Logical volumes are in this category, too.

how? if they don't contain any data? i don't talk about partition types
here, but about the data on the device. and logical volumes don't differ
from other devices here.

> > i don't like the idea to check for string 'swap' in the source or target
> > device, as this would enforce even more restrictions to the admin.
> 
> Currently, it does not work at all.  How could soemthing else be more
> restrictive?

the current situation is broken. it was never intended to deny encrypted
swap. the discussion is not about a fix for the current situation but
about a better checksystem implementation in general.

...
 jonas