Re: [PATCH] crypto: aes - make assembler implementation defaultfor i386 and x86-64

[Jussi Kivilinna]

Quoting Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 09:25:18PM +0300, Jussi Kivilinna wrote:
> > Well, how about letting arch specific assembler implementations
> > replace aes-generic
> > completely.. in this case add "depends on !X86" on
> > CRYPTO_AES_GENERIC. Hardware
> > modules get autoloaded (cpuid/pci/platform/etc) but generic
> > assembler implementation
> > might as well be replacement as it cannot autoload depending on
> > hardware support (or
> > it can, but will be always loaded).
>
> Perhaps we can just force a modprobe of a given algorithm at least
> once for each boot (when requested for the first time).  I think
> that should be easy to implement and should solve your problem
> scenario.
>
> What do you think?

Well, that could work.

-Jussi


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