john-users - Re: MD5 Generic improvements

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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:46:51 -0500
From: Erik Winkler <ewinkler@...ls.com>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: MD5 Generic improvements

Jim,

Does this mean we need to apply the intrinsic patch from the Wiki separately or not?

> 1.       Incorporation of SSE2 intrinsic code.  This is triggered by the
> MD5_PARA #define.  For this code to 'work', the SSE intrinsic patch will
> need to be installed, and for most performance gains, the ICC will need to
> be used as the compiling environment.  NOTE, this intrinsic code is
> 'pre-patched' in.  It is not part OF the intrinsic patch, but it will not
> compile in UNTIL the intrinsic patch code is put in.  The intrinsic patch is
> also found on the wiki 'patches' page.