On 2015-01-26, Christian Weisgerber <na...@mips.inka.de> wrote: > On 2015-01-26, Sonic <sonicsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wondering if the addition of the Intel's Quick Assist feature present >> on Intel's C2758 processor provides any advantage for a VPN connection >> between two OpenBSD systems. > > I don't think we support Quick Assist, whatever that is.
correct. > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/io/quickassist-technology/quickassist-technology-developer.html >From what I can make out, it's an api to use an intel-provided software abstraction layer for access to fpga-based crypto/compression accelerators. https://01.org/packet-processing/intel®-quickassist-technology-drivers-and-patches (linux code, api docs - 01.org is Intel open source technology centre) http://rssi.ncsa.illinois.edu/proceedings/industry/Intel.pdf http://blog.chinaaet.com/uploads/Blog_affix/files/11121036091012.pdf It doesn't look like something we can use easily.
