Is Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT) Used in Cryptsetup Benchmarks?
Content Type: Compatibility | Article ID: 000094623 | Last Reviewed: 11/21/2023
QAT performance using crypsetup benchmark is down about 40%.
Cryptsetup is an open-source utility used to conveniently set up disk encryption based on the dm-crypt kernel module. However, Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT) is not used for dm-crypt and dm-integrity due to how dm-integrity allocates memory.