Re: [PATCH] Using Intel CRC32 instruction to accelerate CRC32c algorithm by new crypto API.

[Herbert Xu]

On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 01:10:25PM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote:
>
> How about making crc32c an inline function then?
> On processors that have this feature, this compiles to that single
> instruction, plus whatever setup it needs. Nice and efficient.
> On other processors, either inline the algorithm or inline
> a call to an out of line function, depending on how bulky this is.

Please read the thread carefully.  Being a single instruction
is nothing special.  The same thing applies for other algorithms
too, e.g., AES is also just a single instruction with the VIA
PadLock (and Intel in future).

The crypto API has handled this just fine.

Cheers,
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