--hahn@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca-- wrote:
> > hype it does DES without using the CPU, does linux take advantage of that?
>
> no, as far as I've heard. and I wouldn't expect it to either.
> further, it's highly questionable whether the feature makes sense...
If they release the API for it why would you not expect it to use it, and
why would getting a complex computation and encryption off of the CPU to a
more specialized hardware not make sense?
Brent Norris
Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux
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