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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] crypto: serpent - add x86_64/avx assembler implementation
    On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:55:37PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
    > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 07:44:48AM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
    > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:40:06PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
    > > >
    > > > > What we could do is to use the cpuid-based probing when an algorithm
    > > > > is needed to selectively load the relevant implementations instead
    > > > > of all of them. However, for most algorithms it won't make that
    > > > > big a difference since all the available ones will be loaded anyway.
    > > >
    > > > Yes cpuid probing does that.
    > >
    > > I was under the impression that using cpuid meant that the algorithm
    > > would be loaded regardless of whether it has been requested, as long
    > > as the cpuid matches.
    >
    > It loads it always correct.

    You mean with cpuid it'll always load the algorithm if it is
    available even if noone is using it? Then it's probably not a
    good fit for serpent.

    Cheers,
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    Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
    Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/
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