Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] crypto/nx: Enable GZIP engine and provide userpace API

2020-03-16 Thread Haren Myneni
On Tue, 2020-03-17 at 00:04 +1100, Daniel Axtens wrote: > Hi Haren, > > If I understand correctly, to test these, I need to apply both this > series and your VAS userspace page fault handling series - is that > right? Daniel, Yes, This patch series enables GZIP engine and provides user space

Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] crypto/nx: Enable GZIP engine and provide userpace API

2020-03-16 Thread Daniel Axtens
Hi Haren, If I understand correctly, to test these, I need to apply both this series and your VAS userspace page fault handling series - is that right? Kind regards, Daniel > Power9 processor supports Virtual Accelerator Switchboard (VAS) which > allows kernel and userspace to send compression

[PATCH v3 0/9] crypto/nx: Enable GZIP engine and provide userpace API

2020-03-06 Thread Haren Myneni
Power9 processor supports Virtual Accelerator Switchboard (VAS) which allows kernel and userspace to send compression requests to Nest Accelerator (NX) directly. The NX unit comprises of 2 842 compression engines and 1 GZIP engine. Linux kernel already has 842 compression support on kernel. This