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

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Young Mo Kang <kym327 <at> gmail.com>, 67022 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#67022: Gzip decompression can be 60% faster using zlib's CRC32
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 10:32:43 -0800

On 2023-11-09 09:40, Young Mo Kang wrote:
> Since both GNU Gzip and zlib are written by the same authors, I was 
> wondering if GNU Gzip can share zlib's CRC32 calculation and obtain this 
> performance gain--I am not sure if there would be a license issue though.

Shouldn't be a license issue. It's just a lack of time issue.
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