Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:09:35 -0800 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 074a91f746bd - main - Enable accelerated AES-XTS software crypto in GENERIC. Message-ID: <cc95edcb-915b-572e-cbc1-f18b1ebf0bfe@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAOtMX2jUFYjRyRCwiz=R_D8taLit2L0qSV%2BmO_6q5k=AAY0AZw@mail.gmail.com> References: <202101132113.10DLDQt9005004@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <CAOtMX2jUFYjRyRCwiz=R_D8taLit2L0qSV%2BmO_6q5k=AAY0AZw@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 1/13/21 1:18 PM, Alan Somers wrote: > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 2:13 PM John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> The branch main has been updated by jhb: >> >> URL: >> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=074a91f746bd80498a4c815aa795e5dc51b12121 >> >> commit 074a91f746bd80498a4c815aa795e5dc51b12121 >> Author: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> >> AuthorDate: 2021-01-13 21:13:01 +0000 >> Commit: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> >> CommitDate: 2021-01-13 21:13:01 +0000 >> >> Enable accelerated AES-XTS software crypto in GENERIC. >> >> In particular, using GELI on a root filesystem will only use >> accelerated software crypto drivers if they are available before the >> root filesystem is mounted. While these modules can be loaded from >> the loader, including them in GENERIC provides a better out-of-the-box >> experience for users. >> >> Both aesni(4) and armv8crypto(4) provide accelerated implementations >> of the default cipher used by GELI (AES-XTS) in addition to other >> ciphers. >> >> Reviewed by: mhorne, allanjude, markj >> Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D28100 >> >> > How about an entry in UPDATING? Added one in RELNTOES (missed adding a Relnotes: yes tag). I don't know if we add an entry to UPDATING each time GENERIC changes? I guess people could remove lines they might have added to loader.conf to avoid a spurious warning if they are using GENERIC instead of a custom kernel. -- John Baldwin
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?cc95edcb-915b-572e-cbc1-f18b1ebf0bfe>