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* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] crypto/aesni_mb: allow device init if no AES-NI is present
@ 2019-10-17 16:20 Pablo de Lara
  2019-10-17 16:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] crypto/aesni_gcm: " Pablo de Lara
  2019-10-17 16:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] crypto/aesni_mb: " Pablo de Lara
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Pablo de Lara @ 2019-10-17 16:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dev; +Cc: Pablo de Lara

The IPSec Multi buffer library does not require AES-NI
instructions to be supported by the CPU, as it can emulate these
instructions in software (adding a big performance penalty when
using AES algorithms).

Signed-off-by: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
---
 drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index ce1144b..7875d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -1251,12 +1251,6 @@ cryptodev_aesni_mb_create(const char *name,
 	enum aesni_mb_vector_mode vector_mode;
 	MB_MGR *mb_mgr;
 
-	/* Check CPU for support for AES instruction set */
-	if (!rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_AES)) {
-		AESNI_MB_LOG(ERR, "AES instructions not supported by CPU");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
 	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(name, &vdev->device, init_params);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		AESNI_MB_LOG(ERR, "failed to create cryptodev vdev");
@@ -1282,9 +1276,14 @@ cryptodev_aesni_mb_create(const char *name,
 
 	dev->feature_flags = RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYMMETRIC_CRYPTO |
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_OPERATION_CHAINING |
-			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_CPU_AESNI |
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_OOP_LB_IN_LB_OUT;
 
+	/* Check CPU for support for AES instruction set */
+	if (rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_AES))
+		dev->feature_flags |= RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_CPU_AESNI;
+        else
+		AESNI_MB_LOG(WARNING, "AES instructions not supported by CPU");
+
 
 	mb_mgr = alloc_mb_mgr(0);
 	if (mb_mgr == NULL)
-- 
2.7.5


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