crypto: ghash - Add PCLMULQDQ accelerated implementation
authorHuang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:53:06 +0000 (11:53 +0900)
committerHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:53:06 +0000 (11:53 +0900)
PCLMULQDQ is used to accelerate the most time-consuming part of GHASH,
carry-less multiplication. More information about PCLMULQDQ can be
found at:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/carry-less-multiplication-and-its-usage-for-computing-the-gcm-mode/

Because PCLMULQDQ changes XMM state, its usage must be enclosed with
kernel_fpu_begin/end, which can be used only in process context, the
acceleration is implemented as crypto_ahash. That is, request in soft
IRQ context will be defered to the cryptd kernel thread.

Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

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