GNU bug report logs - #67022
Gzip decompression can be 60% faster using zlib's CRC32

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Young Mo Kang <kym327 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 17:42:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 67022 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Adler, Mark" <madler <at> alumni.caltech.edu>
To: wrotycz <wrotycz <at> wir.pl>
Cc: "67022 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <67022 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#67022: Gzip decompression can be 60% faster using zlib's CRC32
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:48:00 +0000

> And, again, due to level of complexity in the code, I didn't check it. I have this quirk that I want to understand stuff I use, here I couldn't so I didn't follow.
> 
> I will check that braids thing when I find something about it.


The paper on braided CRCs is in the zlib distribution: doc/crc-doc.1.0.pdf .

I apologize for your nausea. I recommend Pepto Bismol.
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