linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: replace private CRC-32 routines with in-kernel ones

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Date:   Mon, 10 May 2021 15:53:38 +0200
From:   Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
Cc:     "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev" <linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: replace private CRC-32
 routines with in-kernel ones

Hello David,

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 01:38:49PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> > replace private CRC-32 routines with in-kernel ones.
> 
> Have you verified that they compute the same CRC?

thank you, I forgot to write in the cover letter that
it is not tested. I don't know how could I test it without
having the hardware...
Maybe is it reliable enough writing a small standalone program
using both procedures and compare the results?

> 
> There are all sorts of subtle reasons why the outputs can differ.
> 
> 	David
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thank you,

fabio