Different zlib CRC Algorithms

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Feb 4 12:59:30 EST 2003


In message <200302041734.24986.phil at river-bank.demon.co.uk> you wrote:
>
> So that would confirm my original observation that the kernel does use a 
> slightly different CRC algorithm than userspace zlib.

The algorithm itself is identical.  It's  just  that  the  result  is
complemented.


Wolfgang Denk

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