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Crypto and IPSec Merged into 2.5

Posted by Hemos on from the gettin-it-on dept.

Corbet writes "Linus has just merged the new crypto API and IPSec implementation into his 2.5 BitKeeper tree. This is the first time that serious cryptographic code has made an appearance in the mainline kernel, and it will hopefully lead to more secure communications for all Linux users in the future."

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  1. Re:Kernel bloat ? by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    What's the extra four, really?

    Well, at 3k/sec, 4 mb = ~ 4000k, so 4000k/3k.s = 1333 sec, or roughly 20 minutes.

    I did think that stripping alternate archs would save much more, however. Thanks for the bit.

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