On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 07:42:02PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Please note that on a related thread that I have begun yesterday,
> > Heikki has suggested some changes in the way we handle the opaque data
> > used by each cryptohash implementation.
> > https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/6ebe7f1f-bf37-2688-2ac1-a081d278367c@iki.fi
> >
> > As the design used on this thread for HMAC is similar to what I did
> > for cryptohashes, it would be good to conclude first on the interface
> > there, and then come back here so as a consistent design is used. As
> > a whole, I don't think that there is any need to rush for this stuff.
> > I would rather wait more and make sure that we agree on an interface
> > people are happy enough with.
>
> Others are waiting to continue working. I am not going to hold up a
> patch over a one function, two-line API issue. I will deal with
> whatever new API you choose, and mine will work fine using the OpenSSL
> API until I do.
I will also point out that my patch is going to be bigger and bigger,
and harder to review, the longer I work on it.
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