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DateFri, 01 Feb 2008 16:16:06 +1030
FromDavid Newall <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: add a crc32 checksum to the kernel image.
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> David Newall wrote:
>> Isn't a crc32 calculation already defined?  Yes; in lib/crc32.c.  One is
>> surely enough.
>
> As long as it can be included in user-space code we should use that one. 

You're right.  I misread the patch.  I thought the calculation was being
added to kernel code.
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