On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 23:52:45 -0500, Nick Lindberg wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to figure out the best way to run OpenSSL on a Westmere system and 
> have it leverage the new AES instructions built into the Westmere ISA.  I've 
> read about trying to run a patched version, such as suggested here:
> 

If you are using code from cvs HEAD and your applications call
OPENSSL_config(), then it is just a matter of setting up a suitable
openssl.cnf file. A minimalistic file would look something like this:


openssl_conf = openssl_init

[openssl_init]
engines = engine_section

[engine_section]
aesni = aesni_engine

[aesni_engine]
default_algorithms = ALL

Note also that with the recent creation of the 1.0.1 branch, there will
hopefully be a release version that includes the AES-NI support in the
near future. However, the support hasn't been backported yet.

-- 
Iain Morgan
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