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<title>linux-stable.git/include/linux/crc32.h, branch v6.15.2</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel stable tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: remove "_le" from crc32c base and arch functions</title>
<updated>2025-02-09T04:06:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-02-08T02:49:11+00:00</published>
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Following the standardization on crc32c() as the lib entry point for the
Castagnoli CRC32 instead of the previous mix of crc32c(), crc32c_le(),
and __crc32c_le(), make the same change to the underlying base and arch
functions that implement it.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-7-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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Following the standardization on crc32c() as the lib entry point for the
Castagnoli CRC32 instead of the previous mix of crc32c(), crc32c_le(),
and __crc32c_le(), make the same change to the underlying base and arch
functions that implement it.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-7-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: rename __crc32c_le_combine() to crc32c_combine()</title>
<updated>2025-02-09T04:06:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-02-08T02:49:10+00:00</published>
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Since the Castagnoli CRC32 is now always just crc32c(), rename
__crc32c_le_combine() and __crc32c_le_shift() accordingly.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-6-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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<pre>
Since the Castagnoli CRC32 is now always just crc32c(), rename
__crc32c_le_combine() and __crc32c_le_shift() accordingly.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-6-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: standardize on crc32c() name for Castagnoli CRC32</title>
<updated>2025-02-09T04:06:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-02-08T02:49:09+00:00</published>
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For historical reasons, the Castagnoli CRC32 is available under 3 names:
crc32c(), crc32c_le(), and __crc32c_le().  Most callers use crc32c().
The more verbose versions are not really warranted; there is no "_be"
version that the "_le" version needs to be differentiated from, and the
leading underscores are pointless.

Therefore, let's standardize on just crc32c().  Remove the other two
names, and update callers accordingly.

Specifically, the new crc32c() comes from what was previously
__crc32c_le(), so compared to the old crc32c() it now takes a size_t
length rather than unsigned int, and it's now in linux/crc32.h instead
of just linux/crc32c.h (which includes linux/crc32.h).

Later patches will also rename __crc32c_le_combine(), crc32c_le_base(),
and crc32c_le_arch().

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-5-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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For historical reasons, the Castagnoli CRC32 is available under 3 names:
crc32c(), crc32c_le(), and __crc32c_le().  Most callers use crc32c().
The more verbose versions are not really warranted; there is no "_be"
version that the "_le" version needs to be differentiated from, and the
leading underscores are pointless.

Therefore, let's standardize on just crc32c().  Remove the other two
names, and update callers accordingly.

Specifically, the new crc32c() comes from what was previously
__crc32c_le(), so compared to the old crc32c() it now takes a size_t
length rather than unsigned int, and it's now in linux/crc32.h instead
of just linux/crc32c.h (which includes linux/crc32.h).

Later patches will also rename __crc32c_le_combine(), crc32c_le_base(),
and crc32c_le_arch().

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-5-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: don't bother with pure and const function attributes</title>
<updated>2025-02-09T04:06:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-02-08T02:49:08+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Drop the use of __pure and __attribute_const__ from the CRC32 library
functions that had them.  Both of these are unusual optimizations that
don't help properly written code.  They seem more likely to cause
problems than have any real benefit.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-4-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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Drop the use of __pure and __attribute_const__ from the CRC32 library
functions that had them.  Both of these are unusual optimizations that
don't help properly written code.  They seem more likely to cause
problems than have any real benefit.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-4-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: use void pointer for data</title>
<updated>2025-02-09T04:06:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-02-08T02:49:07+00:00</published>
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Update crc32_le(), crc32_be(), and __crc32c_le() to take the data as a
'const void *' instead of 'const u8 *'.

This makes them slightly easier to use, as it can eliminate the need for
casts in the calling code.  It's the only pointer argument, so there is
no possibility for confusion with another pointer argument.

Also, some of the CRC library functions, for example crc32c() and
crc64_be(), already used 'const void *'.  Let's standardize on that, as
it seems like a better choice.

The underlying base and arch functions continue to use 'const u8 *', as
that is often more convenient for the implementation.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-3-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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<pre>
Update crc32_le(), crc32_be(), and __crc32c_le() to take the data as a
'const void *' instead of 'const u8 *'.

This makes them slightly easier to use, as it can eliminate the need for
casts in the calling code.  It's the only pointer argument, so there is
no possibility for confusion with another pointer argument.

Also, some of the CRC library functions, for example crc32c() and
crc64_be(), already used 'const void *'.  Let's standardize on that, as
it seems like a better choice.

The underlying base and arch functions continue to use 'const u8 *', as
that is often more convenient for the implementation.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208024911.14936-3-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: expose whether the lib is really optimized at runtime</title>
<updated>2024-12-02T01:23:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-12-02T01:08:28+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Make the CRC32 library export a function crc32_optimizations() which
returns flags that indicate which CRC32 functions are actually executing
optimized code at runtime.

This will be used to determine whether the crc32[c]-$arch shash
algorithms should be registered in the crypto API.  btrfs could also
start using these flags instead of the hack that it currently uses where
it parses the crypto_shash_driver_name.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202010844.144356-4-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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<pre>
Make the CRC32 library export a function crc32_optimizations() which
returns flags that indicate which CRC32 functions are actually executing
optimized code at runtime.

This will be used to determine whether the crc32[c]-$arch shash
algorithms should be registered in the crypto API.  btrfs could also
start using these flags instead of the hack that it currently uses where
it parses the crypto_shash_driver_name.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202010844.144356-4-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: improve support for arch-specific overrides</title>
<updated>2024-12-02T01:23:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-12-02T01:08:27+00:00</published>
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Currently the CRC32 library functions are defined as weak symbols, and
the arm64 and riscv architectures override them.

This method of arch-specific overrides has the limitation that it only
works when both the base and arch code is built-in.  Also, it makes the
arch-specific code be silently not used if it is accidentally built with
lib-y instead of obj-y; unfortunately the RISC-V code does this.

This commit reorganizes the code to have explicit *_arch() functions
that are called when they are enabled, similar to how some of the crypto
library code works (e.g. chacha_crypt() calls chacha_crypt_arch()).

Make the existing kconfig choice for the CRC32 implementation also
control whether the arch-optimized implementation (if one is available)
is enabled or not.  Make it enabled by default if CRC32 is also enabled.

The result is that arch-optimized CRC32 library functions will be
included automatically when appropriate, but it is now possible to
disable them.  They can also now be built as a loadable module if the
CRC32 library functions happen to be used only by loadable modules, in
which case the arch and base CRC32 modules will be automatically loaded
via direct symbol dependency when appropriate.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202010844.144356-3-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
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Currently the CRC32 library functions are defined as weak symbols, and
the arm64 and riscv architectures override them.

This method of arch-specific overrides has the limitation that it only
works when both the base and arch code is built-in.  Also, it makes the
arch-specific code be silently not used if it is accidentally built with
lib-y instead of obj-y; unfortunately the RISC-V code does this.

This commit reorganizes the code to have explicit *_arch() functions
that are called when they are enabled, similar to how some of the crypto
library code works (e.g. chacha_crypt() calls chacha_crypt_arch()).

Make the existing kconfig choice for the CRC32 implementation also
control whether the arch-optimized implementation (if one is available)
is enabled or not.  Make it enabled by default if CRC32 is also enabled.

The result is that arch-optimized CRC32 library functions will be
included automatically when appropriate, but it is now possible to
disable them.  They can also now be built as a loadable module if the
CRC32 library functions happen to be used only by loadable modules, in
which case the arch and base CRC32 modules will be automatically loaded
via direct symbol dependency when appropriate.

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202010844.144356-3-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib/crc32: drop leading underscores from __crc32c_le_base</title>
<updated>2024-12-02T01:23:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-12-02T01:08:26+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Remove the leading underscores from __crc32c_le_base().

This is in preparation for adding crc32c_le_arch() and eventually
renaming __crc32c_le() to crc32c_le().

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202010844.144356-2-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
</content>
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Remove the leading underscores from __crc32c_le_base().

This is in preparation for adding crc32c_le_arch() and eventually
renaming __crc32c_le() to crc32c_le().

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202010844.144356-2-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers &lt;ebiggers@google.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>riscv: Optimize crc32 with Zbc extension</title>
<updated>2024-07-10T20:19:50+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Xiao Wang</name>
<email>xiao.w.wang@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-21T05:47:07+00:00</published>
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As suggested by the B-ext spec, the Zbc (carry-less multiplication)
instructions can be used to accelerate CRC calculations. Currently, the
crc32 is the most widely used crc function inside kernel, so this patch
focuses on the optimization of just the crc32 APIs.

Compared with the current table-lookup based optimization, Zbc based
optimization can also achieve large stride during CRC calculation loop,
meantime, it avoids the memory access latency of the table-lookup based
implementation and it reduces memory footprint.

If Zbc feature is not supported in a runtime environment, then the
table-lookup based implementation would serve as fallback via alternative
mechanism.

By inspecting the vmlinux built by gcc v12.2.0 with default optimization
level (-O2), we can see below instruction count change for each 8-byte
stride in the CRC32 loop:

rv64: crc32_be (54-&gt;31), crc32_le (54-&gt;13), __crc32c_le (54-&gt;13)
rv32: crc32_be (50-&gt;32), crc32_le (50-&gt;16), __crc32c_le (50-&gt;16)

The compile target CPU is little endian, extra effort is needed for byte
swapping for the crc32_be API, thus, the instruction count change is not
as significant as that in the *_le cases.

This patch is tested on QEMU VM with the kernel CRC32 selftest for both
rv64 and rv32. Running the CRC32 selftest on a real hardware (SpacemiT K1)
with Zbc extension shows 65% and 125% performance improvement respectively
on crc32_test() and crc32c_test().

Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang &lt;xiao.w.wang@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins &lt;charlie@rivosinc.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240621054707.1847548-1-xiao.w.wang@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt &lt;palmer@rivosinc.com&gt;
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As suggested by the B-ext spec, the Zbc (carry-less multiplication)
instructions can be used to accelerate CRC calculations. Currently, the
crc32 is the most widely used crc function inside kernel, so this patch
focuses on the optimization of just the crc32 APIs.

Compared with the current table-lookup based optimization, Zbc based
optimization can also achieve large stride during CRC calculation loop,
meantime, it avoids the memory access latency of the table-lookup based
implementation and it reduces memory footprint.

If Zbc feature is not supported in a runtime environment, then the
table-lookup based implementation would serve as fallback via alternative
mechanism.

By inspecting the vmlinux built by gcc v12.2.0 with default optimization
level (-O2), we can see below instruction count change for each 8-byte
stride in the CRC32 loop:

rv64: crc32_be (54-&gt;31), crc32_le (54-&gt;13), __crc32c_le (54-&gt;13)
rv32: crc32_be (50-&gt;32), crc32_le (50-&gt;16), __crc32c_le (50-&gt;16)

The compile target CPU is little endian, extra effort is needed for byte
swapping for the crc32_be API, thus, the instruction count change is not
as significant as that in the *_le cases.

This patch is tested on QEMU VM with the kernel CRC32 selftest for both
rv64 and rv32. Running the CRC32 selftest on a real hardware (SpacemiT K1)
with Zbc extension shows 65% and 125% performance improvement respectively
on crc32_test() and crc32c_test().

Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang &lt;xiao.w.wang@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins &lt;charlie@rivosinc.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240621054707.1847548-1-xiao.w.wang@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt &lt;palmer@rivosinc.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib: crc32: Add some additional __pure annotations</title>
<updated>2014-06-25T23:04:00+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>George Spelvin</name>
<email>linux@horizon.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-06-23T13:11:56+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
In case they help the compiler.

Signed-off-by: George Spelvin &lt;linux@horizon.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann &lt;dborkman@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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In case they help the compiler.

Signed-off-by: George Spelvin &lt;linux@horizon.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann &lt;dborkman@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
</pre>
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