[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/libssh: add support for mbedtls crypto backend

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 23/09/2019 12:22, Mircea Gliga wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> Sorry for the misunderstanding, I re-read your question.
> 
>> My point was: is it really useful to
>> provide an explicit choice vs. simply selecting a preferred crypto
>> provider automatically, with no explicit choice in Config.in.
> 
> Yes it's useful if for some reason you have multiple backends already
> present: for example one package has a hard dependency on openSSL and I
> want mine to use libssh with mbedTLS. In this case you have to manually
> choose your crypto backend as the default is not suitable for your needs.

 Yes, but the real question then is: why would mbedTLS ever be more suitable for
your needs than openssl (when used as a backend for libssh)?

 I remember there was a patch doing something similar for another package at
some point, and there the explanation was that (IIRC) with gnutls you could use
a crypto token but with openssl you couldn't. So, if there is something like
that at play here as well, please explain it in the commit message.

 Regards,
 Arnout