phc-discussions - Re: [PHC] Reworked KDF available on github for feedback: NOELKDF

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Message-ID: <20140104230534.GA4923@openwall.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 03:05:34 +0400
From: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To: discussions@...sword-hashing.net
Subject: Re: [PHC] Reworked KDF available on github for feedback: NOELKDF

On Sat, Jan 04, 2014 at 05:17:52PM -0500, Bill Cox wrote:
> Manjaro Linux, which is based on Arch.

Do you get transparent hugepages when you run your code on it?  Maybe
check /proc/meminfo with your code running vs. not.  And compare that to
what you observe on the FX:

> I found an AMD FX 8 core CPU at work and benchmarked there.  I almost
> exactly reproduced your data.  The difference has to be the machines.  I'm
> just not sure what the difference is.

It could also be the Linux kernel version/config.  At these allocation
sizes, the kernel does play a role.

Alexander