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From: deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt)
Subject: 386BSD: i386/i386/in_cksum.c
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RE: the discussion at the 386BSD BOF at Usenix, has anyone got a 386
specific version of in_cksum.c?

It does not have to be fully written in assembly. Actually, even just
unrolling it with the carry-bit instructions as shown by the
NET2 vax/vax/in_cksum.c should be sufficient, I <suspect>.
 <tdr.
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