linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/10] crypto: Add support for x86 cpuid auto loading for x86 crypto drivers

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Message-ID: <20111220053059.GA3108@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:30:59 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, trenn@...e.de, kay.sievers@....org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, kay.sievers@...y.org,
	axboe@...nel.dk, ying.huang@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] crypto: Add support for x86 cpuid auto loading
	for x86 crypto drivers

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 08:54:22PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> What is really bad is that it doesn't tell you anywhere what it *is* using.

You can always check /proc/crypto to see what is currently
registered.  The system will always choose the one with the
highest priority out of those as the default.

Cheers,
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