linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] siphash: add cryptographically secure PRF

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Date:   Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:43:40 +0100
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     George Spelvin <linux@...encehorizons.net>
Cc:     Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        "Daniel J . Bernstein" <djb@...yp.to>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>,
        Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
        Jean-Philippe Aumasson <jeanphilippe.aumasson@...il.com>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] siphash: add cryptographically secure PRF

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 9:41 PM, George Spelvin
<linux@...encehorizons.net> wrote:
> What are you testing on?  And what input size?  And does "33% improvement"
> mean 4/3 the rate and 3/4 the time?  Or 2/3 the time and 3/2 the rate?

How that I've published my hsiphash implementation to my tree, it
should be possible to conduct the tests back to back with nearly
identical implementation strategies, to remove a potential source of
error.