[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: [RFD] optimized versions of openssl



On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 08:26:19AM -0500, Vince Mulhollon wrote:
> On 09/04/2002 08:12:50 AM Christoph Martin wrote:
> >> etc. This has the benefit that it works on every i386 compatible
> >> processor but it is slow on processors where there could be a lot of
> >> optimisation.
> 
> Oh not this thread again!
> Processor specific optimizations for i386 is debated approx every 2 months
> on debian-devel, plus or minus other distributions PR campaigns.

And SSL is one of the cases where it's actually important, unlike most
other packages.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



Reply to: