eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.  It is derived from
Erez Zadok's Cryptfs, implemented through the FiST framework for generating
stacked filesystems.  eCryptfs extends Cryptfs to provide advanced key
management and policy features.  eCryptfs stores cryptographic metadata in the
header of each file written, so that encrypted files can be copied between
hosts; the file will be decryptable with the proper key, and there is no need
to keep track of any additional information aside from what is already in the
encrypted file itself.

[akpm@osdl.org: updates for ongoing API changes]
[bunk@stusta.de: cleanups]
[akpm@osdl.org: alpha build fix]
[akpm@osdl.org: cleanups]
[tytso@mit.edu: inode-diet updates]
[pbadari@us.ibm.com: generic_file_*_read/write() interface updates]
[rdunlap@xenotime.net: printk format fixes]
[akpm@osdl.org: make slab creation and teardown table-driven]
Signed-off-by: NPhillip Hellewell <phillip@hellewell.homeip.net>
Signed-off-by: NMichael Halcrow <mhalcrow@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: NErez Zadok <ezk@cs.sunysb.edu>
Signed-off-by: NAdrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Signed-off-by: NStephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>
Signed-off-by: N"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: NBadari Pulavarty <pbadari@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: NRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: NAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: NLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>