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diff --git a/openssl/times/readme b/openssl/times/readme new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7074f5815 --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl/times/readme @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +The 'times' in this directory are not all for the most recent version of +the library and it should be noted that on some CPUs (specifically sparc +and Alpha), the locations of files in the application after linking can +make upto a %10 speed difference when running benchmarks on things like +cbc mode DES. To put it mildly this can be very anoying. + +About the only way to get around this would be to compile the library as one +object file, or to 'include' the source files in a specific order. + +The best way to get an idea of the 'raw' DES speed is to build the +'speed' program in crypto/des. |