[RFC PATCH 0/6] RISC-V BLAKE2s Vector implementation

[Björn Töpel]

Conor Dooley <conor.dooley at microchip.com> writes:

> On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 02:59:30PM +0200, Björn Töpel wrote:
>> Conor Dooley <conor.dooley at microchip.com> writes:
>> 
>> > On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 01:57:22PM +0200, Björn Töpel wrote:
>> >> From: Björn Töpel <bjorn at rivosinc.com>
>> >> 
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> This is Andy's kernel mode vector V2 series [1], with my BLAKE2s
>> >> AVX-512-to-RISC-V translation patch appended.
>> >> 
>> >> I've tagged it as RFC, since Andy's series is still not in-tree yet.
>> >> 
>> >> It's a first step towards a Vector aided Wireguard! ;-)
>> >
>> > This has the same problems as Andy's stuff & doesn't build properly for the
>> > automation. What is the plan between yourself and Andy for submitting a
>> > version of the in-kernel vector support that passes build testing?
>> 
>> I'll synch up with Andy! I'm not even sure the blake2s patch should part
>> of the "in-kernel vector" series at all.
>
> The in-kernel vector stuff should come with a user, otherwise it's dead
> code :)

Sure, just so we're on the same page; Patch 3 (Vector XOR) is a user
from my perspective, no?