The attached patch contains the required changes for the crypto Kconfig to enable the usage of the x86_64 AES assembler implementation. -- Andreas Steinmetz SPAMmers use [EMAIL PROTECTED]
diff -rNu linux-2.6.11.2.orig/crypto/Kconfig linux-2.6.11.2/crypto/Kconfig --- linux-2.6.11.2.orig/crypto/Kconfig 2005-03-09 09:12:53.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.11.2/crypto/Kconfig 2005-04-17 13:10:51.000000000 +0200 @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ config CRYPTO_AES tristate "AES cipher algorithms" - depends on CRYPTO && !(X86 && !X86_64) + depends on CRYPTO && !X86 && !X86_64 help AES cipher algorithms (FIPS-197). AES uses the Rijndael algorithm. @@ -153,7 +153,27 @@ config CRYPTO_AES_586 tristate "AES cipher algorithms (i586)" - depends on CRYPTO && (X86 && !X86_64) + depends on CRYPTO && X86 && !X86_64 + help + AES cipher algorithms (FIPS-197). AES uses the Rijndael + algorithm. + + Rijndael appears to be consistently a very good performer in + both hardware and software across a wide range of computing + environments regardless of its use in feedback or non-feedback + modes. Its key setup time is excellent, and its key agility is + good. Rijndael's very low memory requirements make it very well + suited for restricted-space environments, in which it also + demonstrates excellent performance. Rijndael's operations are + among the easiest to defend against power and timing attacks. + + The AES specifies three key sizes: 128, 192 and 256 bits + + See <http://csrc.nist.gov/encryption/aes/> for more information. + +config CRYPTO_AES_X86_64 + tristate "AES cipher algorithms (x86_64)" + depends on CRYPTO && X86 && X86_64 help AES cipher algorithms (FIPS-197). AES uses the Rijndael algorithm.