Re: [PATCH] Using Intel CRC32 instruction to accelerate CRC32calgorithm by new crypto API.

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:04:35 +0800
Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There only three crc32c users in the kernel tree and the crypto
> interface will serve the perfectly.

isn't it a bit heavy for something as simple as a crc?
(which after all is one instruction now ;0)


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