Intel Continues Working On IAA Crypto Compression Driver For Linux

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Phoronix: Intel Continues Working On IAA Crypto Compression Driver For Linux

Introduced with 4th Gen Xeon Scalable "Sapphire Rapids" processors are various new accelerators available on select SKUs or via the Intel On Demand offering. One of the initial challenges there though is the early accelerator software support limitations and many upstream open-source (or even just widespread) software not yet enabled to make use of these new accelerators. One of the improvements on that front has been Intel engineers working on an IAA crypto compression driver for the kernel so that the In-Memory Analytics Accelerator can be transparently accessible to kernel features making use of the crypto API...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/IAA-Crypto-Kernel-Driver-v6

[Anux]

I don't understand what this has to do with crypto? It's just a compression algorithm in hardware.

[bezirg]

I don't understand what this has to do with crypto? It's just a compression algorithm in hardware.

Compression algorithms live under the crypto umbrella directory in the linux kernel.

[reba]

Would you please stop hijacking threads?

Michael has a normal email address, you know.

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