Re: [PATCH] x86: add a crc32 checksum to the kernel image.

[Ian Campbell]

On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 17:16 -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> David Newall wrote:
> > Isn't a crc32 calculation already defined?  Yes; in lib/crc32.c.  One is
> > surely enough.
> 
> As long as it can be included in user-space code we should use that one.

I don't think it can. There is a main function surrounded by #ifdef
UNITTEST which might once have worked but now there is far too much
kernel gunk in there (as you might expect).

If I can work up the enthusiasm I might break out the core algorithm
into a separate file that can be used in both the kernel and userspace.

Ian.

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