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On 09/13/10 17:28, Frank Peters wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> I just installed Gentoo on a new Core i7 based machine. After doing a bit |
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> of research on the best compile flags to use for this processor, I came |
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> across the advice to enable the kernel cryptograhic API. It seems that |
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> the kernel can make good use of the SSE 4.2 instruction set on the Core i7 |
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> to do the cryptographic work. |
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> My system is mainly a desktop workstation that is used for business/home |
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> functions such as word processing, database work, image processing, audio |
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> processing, custom programming etc. There is no networking involved other |
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> than a DHCP link to an ISP. |
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> I suppose that in my case the cryptographic API would be useless. Are the |
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> kernel crypto routines used by any common software, or are they limited to |
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> IPsec and other similar things? Does openssl or pz7ip use the crytpo API? |
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> If it is advisable for a desktop workstation to use the crypto API, what |
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> specific routines should be enabled? There are a lot of individual routines |
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> within the crypto API. |
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> Frank Peters |
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It is unlikely that you would receive any benefit from the kernel crypto |
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API in the scenario you described. |
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Mike Doty kingtaco -at- gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Infrastructure Operations Manager |
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Gentoo/AMD64 Strategic Lead |
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