Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:27:06 -0500 (CDT) | From | "Brent D. Norris" <> | Subject | Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor |
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Thanks to Kip for clarifying why Linux doesn't use this feature, but now I wonder why you beleive this?
--hahn@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca-- wrote:
> > hype it does DES without using the CPU, does linux take advantage of that? > > no, as far as I've heard. and I wouldn't expect it to either. > further, it's highly questionable whether the feature makes sense...
If they release the API for it why would you not expect it to use it, and why would getting a complex computation and encryption off of the CPU to a more specialized hardware not make sense?
Brent Norris
Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux
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