-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/13/10 17:28, Frank Peters wrote: > Hello, > > I just installed Gentoo on a new Core i7 based machine. After doing a bit > of research on the best compile flags to use for this processor, I came > across the advice to enable the kernel cryptograhic API. It seems that > the kernel can make good use of the SSE 4.2 instruction set on the Core i7 > to do the cryptographic work. > > My system is mainly a desktop workstation that is used for business/home > functions such as word processing, database work, image processing, audio > processing, custom programming etc. There is no networking involved other > than a DHCP link to an ISP. > > I suppose that in my case the cryptographic API would be useless. Are the > kernel crypto routines used by any common software, or are they limited to > IPsec and other similar things? Does openssl or pz7ip use the crytpo API? > > If it is advisable for a desktop workstation to use the crypto API, what > specific routines should be enabled? There are a lot of individual routines > within the crypto API. > > Frank Peters > It is unlikely that you would receive any benefit from the kernel crypto API in the scenario you described.
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