Re: buggy raid checksumming selection?

From: Dave Jones
Date: Fri Jan 23 2004 - 09:41:16 EST


On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 01:22:33AM +1100, Nick Piggin wrote:

> >> Uhh. correct me if I am wrong, but shouldnt it select the fastest
> >algorithm?
> >
> >No, if it can choose a function which avoids polluting the cache over
> >one that doesn't, it will. Even if that means slightly less raw throughput
> >
> >This comes up time after time, maybe we need a printk in that case ?
>
> How about removing the entire output? Is it really needed?

It's probably on a par with http://www.hadess.net/files/stuff/vpenis.c 8-)
You have a point though, it probably is pointless these days.

Dave

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