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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 52cca7d669d..428c2919f1a 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ UPGRADING NEW FEATURES/CHANGES ==================== +Using x86_64 Accelerated AES Crypto Instructions +================================================ + +Samba on x86_64 can now be configured to use the Intel accelerated AES +instruction set, which has the potential to make SMB3 signing and +encryption much faster on client and server. To enable this, configure +Samba using the new option --accel-aes=intelaesni. + +This is a temporary solution that is being included to allow users +to enjoy the benefits of Intel accelerated AES on the x86_64 platform, +but the longer-term solution will be to move Samba to a fully supported +external crypto library. + +The third_party/aesni-intel code will be removed from Samba as soon as +external crypto library performance reaches parity. + +The default is to build without setting --accel-aes, which uses the +existing Samba software AES implementation. smb.conf changes ================ |