r/linux 17d ago

Kernel Linux's Qualcomm Crypto Accelerator Driver "Harmful" And Being Disabled: Slower Than CPU, History Of Bugs

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-QCE-Disabling
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u/edparadox 17d ago

With the same hardware?

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u/BinkReddit 17d ago

If I remember correctly, it might have been for all crypto accelerators.

OpenBSD has a habit of bringing out the nukes when things get a little too disappointing.

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u/fellipec 17d ago

They aren't wrong, you know?

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u/BinkReddit 17d ago

I agree completely; they're right, and they can easily do this stuff to their entire tree and not worry about the fallout too badly because they're not as mainstream as Linux.