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diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-crypt.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-crypt.txt index 524de926290d..59293ac4a5d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-crypt.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-crypt.txt | |||
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Parameters: <cipher> <key> <iv_offset> <device path> <offset> | |||
8 | 8 | ||
9 | <cipher> | 9 | <cipher> |
10 | Encryption cipher and an optional IV generation mode. | 10 | Encryption cipher and an optional IV generation mode. |
11 | (In format cipher-chainmode-ivopts:ivmode). | 11 | (In format cipher[:keycount]-chainmode-ivopts:ivmode). |
12 | Examples: | 12 | Examples: |
13 | des | 13 | des |
14 | aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 | 14 | aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 |
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Parameters: <cipher> <key> <iv_offset> <device path> <offset> | |||
20 | Key used for encryption. It is encoded as a hexadecimal number. | 20 | Key used for encryption. It is encoded as a hexadecimal number. |
21 | You can only use key sizes that are valid for the selected cipher. | 21 | You can only use key sizes that are valid for the selected cipher. |
22 | 22 | ||
23 | <keycount> | ||
24 | Multi-key compatibility mode. You can define <keycount> keys and | ||
25 | then sectors are encrypted according to their offsets (sector 0 uses key0; | ||
26 | sector 1 uses key1 etc.). <keycount> must be a power of two. | ||
27 | |||
23 | <iv_offset> | 28 | <iv_offset> |
24 | The IV offset is a sector count that is added to the sector number | 29 | The IV offset is a sector count that is added to the sector number |
25 | before creating the IV. | 30 | before creating the IV. |