Elwin Stelzer Eliazer wrote: > I am trying to compare the performance benefits in using hardware > accelerator, and am experimenting the CAVIUM SSL card. > > I am comparing the results between 'speed' and 'speed -engine cavium', > and i do not see any difference in numbers. > I do see the message 'cavium engine set', but really do not see any > change in the performance numbers. Have you tried using the -multi flag ? If that works try increasing the value to see how it scales.
> Is there a way to check if the hardware is really used? Am i missing > some needed steps? Launch openssl with 'time openssl speed rsa...' to see how much CPU is used. That in turn should tell you if the hardware is actually offloading the crypto. Sincerely, -- Mathias Brossard ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
