Gerald Hopf wrote: > Hi, > > > does anyone here have performance experience with dm-crypt running on > dual-core vs. single-core systems? > > I am currently using AES-128 encryption and am able to get about 31MB/s > sustained performance on my single-core athlon 64 3000+ (when copying from > the encrypted volume to a fast non-encrypted volume). > > Since 31MB/s is will below the limits of gigabit ethernet, i would like > to get even more performance :-) > > Does anyone know if the AES encryption (or any other available > encryption, I'm willing to swap if necessary) does profit from adding a > second cpu (core) ? > > Gerald > Hello, I'm using luks on a dual athlon mp 1800+ and when doing large copies it loads both cpu:s and I'm seeing similiar performance you are seeing but with AES-256. /Andreas > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > dm-crypt mailing list - http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ To unsubscribe, > e-mail: dm-crypt-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: dm-crypt-help@xxxxxxxx > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- dm-crypt mailing list - http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: dm-crypt-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: dm-crypt-help@xxxxxxxx
