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The 2.5 kernel gets cryptoThe 2.5 kernel gets cryptoPosted Oct 31, 2002 2:31 UTC (Thu) by kbob (guest, #1770)Parent article: The 2.5 kernel gets crypto
The new crypto API is based on the scatterlist structure, which is used in many other parts of the I/O subsystem.Using scatterlists also makes it easier to offload crypto functions to crypto hardware the way BSD does. I don't know whether anyone is talking about hardware assist, but it has to be in the back of some minds.
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