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Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions optimized SHA1 & SHA256

From David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions optimized SHA1 & SHA256
Date 2015-09-11 21:20 +0200
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From: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:49:32 -0700

> Still, why would some kernel module specifically not want to 
> use the fastest HW implementation, and explicitly ask for
> a slower driver?

Temporary workaround if a bug is found.

There is really no reason to prevent the user from having this
flexibility, and in return anyone can test any implementation
their cpu can support.
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[PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions  optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> - 2015-09-11 00:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2015-09-11 01:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions  optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> - 2015-09-11 02:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2015-09-11 19:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions  optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> - 2015-09-11 20:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2015-09-11 21:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions  optimized SHA1 & SHA256 David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-09-11 21:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions  optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> - 2015-09-11 22:20 +0200
              Re: [PATCH 3/4] crypto: [sha] glue code for Intel SHA extensions  optimized SHA1 & SHA256 Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> - 2015-09-12 10:20 +0200

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