Linux 7.1 crypto code rework enables more optimizations by default

Posted by Fcking_Chuck@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 10 comments

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TheG0AT0fAllTime@reddit

jfc there's crypto in the kernel now? When will this scam end!

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cryptospartan@reddit

"crypto" has been used as shorthand for the currencies for a far shorter time than it's been used to describe cryptography.

I get mistaken for a "crypto-bro" because of my username regularly because of this.

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aloobhujiyaay@reddit

crypto code getting faster by default is always a win that stuff sits in hot paths more often than people realize

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newsflashjackass@reddit

I understand such optimizations are where feds like to hide holes.

Easy to break security while making it faster.

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You do understand that the person you are implying to potentially be a fed hiding security holes in optimizations is someone who spent more than a decade in this field, would have everything to lose and absolutely nothing to gain from this, right?

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newsflashjackass@reddit

You are aware that the person you are implying to potentially be a fed hiding security holes in crypto optimizations

You appear to have either replied to the wrong post by mistake or misread the post to which you have replied.

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If my understanding of what you implied is incorrect

Correct: "If". I wrote:

I wonder how such changes are audited.

What about that leads you to suppose I have any insight into the process?