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DM-VERITY Change For Linux 6.19: "On Some CPUs This Nearly Doubles Hashing Performance"


For those making use of Device Mapper's DM-VERITY target for transparent integrity checking of block devices, the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel has an enticing performance optimization en route that for some processors can lead to nearly doubling the hashing performance.

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