linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v3 16/18] jbd2: switch to using the crc32c library

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Message-ID: <20241104161740.GB43869@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 11:17:40 -0500
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
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        sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 16/18] jbd2: switch to using the crc32c library

On Sun, Nov 03, 2024 at 02:31:52PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> 
> Now that the crc32c() library function directly takes advantage of
> architecture-specific optimizations, it is unnecessary to go through the
> crypto API.  Just use crc32c().  This is much simpler, and it improves
> performance due to eliminating the crypto API overhead.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>