Re: [PATCH] crypto: aes - make assembler implementation default for i386 and x86-64

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On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 09:25:18PM +0300, Jussi Kivilinna wrote:
>
> Well, how about letting arch specific assembler implementations
> replace aes-generic
> completely.. in this case add "depends on !X86" on
> CRYPTO_AES_GENERIC. Hardware
> modules get autoloaded (cpuid/pci/platform/etc) but generic
> assembler implementation
> might as well be replacement as it cannot autoload depending on
> hardware support (or
> it can, but will be always loaded).

Perhaps we can just force a modprobe of a given algorithm at least
once for each boot (when requested for the first time).  I think
that should be easy to implement and should solve your problem
scenario.

What do you think?

Thanks,
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