Use of the synchronous digest API limits dm-verity to using pure
CPU based algorithm providers and rules out the use of off CPU
algorithm providers which are normally asynchronous by nature,
potentially freeing CPU cycles.
This can reduce performance per Watt in situations such as during
boot time
On 02/06/2017 02:58 PM, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> Use of the synchronous digest API limits dm-verity to using pure
> CPU based algorithm providers and rules out the use of off CPU
> algorithm providers which are normally asynchronous by nature,
> potentially freeing CPU cycles.
>
> This can reduce
Hi Milan,
Thank you for the review and testing.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Milan Broz wrote:
> On 02/06/2017 02:58 PM, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> > Use of the synchronous digest API limits dm-verity to using pure
> > CPU based algorithm providers and rules out the use of off CPU
> > algori
Hi Milan,
Thank you for the review and testing.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Milan Broz wrote:
> On 02/06/2017 02:58 PM, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
>> Use of the synchronous digest API limits dm-verity to using pure
>> CPU based algorithm providers and rules out the use of off CPU
>> algorithm
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> Hi Milan,
>
> Thank you for the review and testing.
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Milan Broz wrote:
>>
>> On 02/06/2017 02:58 PM, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
>> > Use of the synchronous digest API limits dm-verity to using pure
>> > CP
