Re: [PATCH 2/3] [CRYPTO] Add optimized SHA-1 implementation for i486+

Benjamin Gilbert
2007-06-11T17:40:21Z

Matt Mackall wrote:
> In 2003, I was getting 17MB/s out of my Athlon. Now I'm getting 2.7MB/s.
> Were your tests with or without the latest /dev/urandom fixes? This
> one in particular:
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.21.y.git;a=commitdiff;h=374f167dfb97c1785515a0c41e32a66b414859a8

With. I just tried 2.6.11 (the oldest that will boot) on the Pentium IV
box and got 3.7 MB/s, so if it's a regression it's been around for a while.

--Benjamin Gilbert