Thread (19 messages) 19 messages, 4 authors, 2012-06-20

Re: [PATCH] crypto: serpent - add x86_64/avx assembler implementation

From: Jussi Kivilinna <hidden>
Date: 2012-05-30 07:30:31
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Possibly related (same subject, not in this thread)

Quoting Andi Kleen [off-list ref]:
The driver needs CPUID annotations now (since 3.3), so that it can be
autoloaded.  Something like:
Is it really good idea to autoload crypto modules? Currently loading  
different cipher implementations is handled via module-aliases and  
cipher priorities. With autoloading by CPUID, crypto-modules would be  
loaded and be mostly unused. For example, serpent-sse2 would be  
autoloaded on all x86-64 kernels (well, on those that have it compiled  
as module => probably most of distros).

IMHO these should be loaded only when needed, as is done with generic  
i586/x86-64 assembler cipher implementations.

-Jussi
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