On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 4:23 PM, Amos Jeffries <squ...@treenet.co.nz> wrote:
> On 13/03/18 08:44, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>> Check /proc/cpuinfo for the sha_ni flag. If present, then you can test
>> the SHA extensions.
>>
>> SHA extensions made their debut in Goldmont. They are also available
>> in Goldmont+. They were scheduled for one of the lakes but they did
>> not make it in.
>>
>> I have a Goldmont machine for testing SHA but it is a turd. It is a
>> Celeron J3455 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYCDG4H).
>
> Ah, okay. That Goldmont info matches my /proc/cpuinfo.
> No "sha_ni" listed :-(, just the aes-ni instruction set.

Yeah, if I recall correctly, SHA was supposed to be in Kaby Lake. It
looks like it slipped, and SHA was added to the non-turd machines at
Cannon Lake. Also see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Lake_(microarchitecture)

Jeff
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