[PATCH v5.2 00/14] crc32c: Add faster algorithm and self-test code · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 02/14] crc32: Move long comment about crc32 fundamentals to Documentation/ · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 01/14] crc32: removed two instances of trailing whitespaces · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 04/14] crc32: Speed up memory table access on powerpc · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 05/14] crc32: Miscellaneous cleanups · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 06/14] crc32: Fix mixing of endian-specific types · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 03/14] crc32: Simplify unit test code · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 07/14] crc32: Make CRC_*_BITS definition correspond to actual bit counts · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 08/14] crc32: Add slice-by-8 algorithm to existing code · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 09/14] crc32: Optimize loop counter for x86 · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 10/14] crc32: Add note about this patchset to crc32.c · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 11/14] crc32: Bolt on crc32c · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 12/14] crypto: crc32c should use library implementation · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 13/14] crc32: Add self-test code for crc32c · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
[PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> · 2011-12-02
Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-03
Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-12
RE: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Bob Pearson <hidden> · 2011-12-12
Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-13
Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Joakim Tjernlund <hidden> · 2011-12-13
Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-13
Re: [PATCH v5.2 00/14] crc32c: Add faster algorithm and self-test code · Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org> · 2011-12-01
Re: [PATCH v5.2 00/14] crc32c: Add faster algorithm and self-test code · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-01
Re: [PATCH v5.2 00/14] crc32c: Add faster algorithm and self-test code · Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> · 2011-12-02
Re: [PATCH v5.2 00/14] crc32c: Add faster algorithm and self-test code · Darrick J. Wong <hidden> · 2011-12-03
Re: [PATCH v5.2 00/14] crc32c: Add faster algorithm and self-test code · Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> · 2011-12-03

Re: [PATCH 14/14] crc32: Select an algorithm via kconfig

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: 2011-12-02 00:25:05
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On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 12:15:17PM -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:

Allow the kernel builder to choose a crc32* algorithm for the kernel.

Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <redacted>

I don't like this at all.  How do you expect distros or indeed
anyone to make this choice? For generic C implementations like
this we should only have one, and not many.

Cheers,
-- 
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