phc-discussions - RE: [PHC] Optimized versions for ARM?

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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 04:06:10 +0000
From: Peter Gutmann <pgut001@...auckland.ac.nz>
To: "discussions@...sword-hashing.net" <discussions@...sword-hashing.net>
Subject: RE: [PHC] Optimized versions for ARM?

Bill Cox <waywardgeek@...il.com> writes:

>Milan is generously benchmarking on PowerPC, but isn't that a mostly dead architecture?

There's a lot of PPC used in embedded devices like automotive control and
related stuff, but that's unlikely to be processing passwords.  Something like
MIPS would be more relevant than PPC due to its use in SOHO routers and
similar gear.

Peter.

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