linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: aes - make assembler implementation default for i386 and x86-64

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Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:49:07 +0300
From:	Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@...et.fi>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: aes - make assembler implementation default
 for i386 and x86-64

Quoting Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>:

> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 09:25:18PM +0300, Jussi Kivilinna wrote:
>>
>> Well, how about letting arch specific assembler implementations
>> replace aes-generic
>> completely.. in this case add "depends on !X86" on
>> CRYPTO_AES_GENERIC. Hardware
>> modules get autoloaded (cpuid/pci/platform/etc) but generic
>> assembler implementation
>> might as well be replacement as it cannot autoload depending on
>> hardware support (or
>> it can, but will be always loaded).
>
> Perhaps we can just force a modprobe of a given algorithm at least
> once for each boot (when requested for the first time).  I think
> that should be easy to implement and should solve your problem
> scenario.
>
> What do you think?

Well, that could work.

-Jussi


>
> Thanks,
> --
> Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/
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>
>



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