Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:18:40 -0700 From: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@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: <CAOtMX2jUFYjRyRCwiz=R_D8taLit2L0qSV%2BmO_6q5k=AAY0AZw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <202101132113.10DLDQt9005004@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202101132113.10DLDQt9005004@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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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?
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