[PATCH v2] um: enable the use of optimized xor routines in UML

Richard Weinberger richard at nod.at
Thu Nov 12 06:09:57 EST 2020


Anton,

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> Von: "anton ivanov" <anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com>
> An: "linux-um" <linux-um at lists.infradead.org>
> CC: "richard" <richard at nod.at>, "anton ivanov" <anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com>
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. November 2020 11:33:37
> Betreff: [PATCH v2] um: enable the use of optimized xor routines in UML

> From: Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com>
> 
> This patch enable the use of optimized xor routines from the x86
> tree as well as supply the necessary macros for them to be used in
> UML.
> 
> The macros supply several "fake" flags and definitions to allow
> using the x86 files "as is".
> 
> This patchset implements only the flags needed for the optimized
> strings.h, xor.h and checksum.h implementations instead of
> trying to copy the entire x86 flags environment.

So, the plan is using xor methods from arch/x86 and string methods
from glibc?

Thanks,
//richard



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