linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] crypto: x86/crc32c - jump table elimination and other cleanups

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Message-ID: <CAMj1kXFsyPdL_P-y3Qw51GA0aUQQoURLW_5JNc8KAiKwk8nUPQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:55:00 +0200
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] crypto: x86/crc32c - jump table elimination and other cleanups

On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 06:25, Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> This series cleans up the x86_64 assembly implementation of CRC32C to
> reduce code size, improve performance, and eliminate the use of the
> outdated and problematic jump table idiom.
>
> Eric Biggers (3):
>   crypto: x86/crc32c - simplify code for handling fewer than 200 bytes
>   crypto: x86/crc32c - access 32-bit arguments as 32-bit
>   crypto: x86/crc32c - eliminate jump table and excessive unrolling
>

Nice cleanup

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>