Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: pcrypt - Remove pcrypt

[Simon Richter]

Hi,

On 7/23/26 4:40 AM, Eric Biggers wrote:

> So while maybe pcrypt does still help a bit on this platform for now,
> the approach does seem quite dated and largely a workaround for
> inefficiencies elsewhere in the stack (including systems where the
> optimized crypto code is accidentally not enabled).

There is one additional aspect: offloading frees the CPU to do something 
else -- and that is where even offload engines that are slower than the 
CPU can still be beneficial in the big picture.

   Simon