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  • Thanks, I'll try that and see if it helps

  • Got the CPU passthrough and got 875MB/s on aes-xts (256) this time. Not great but usable. Their responses to ticket is very speedy. Overall, I'm a new happy customer now.

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  • RadiRadi Host Rep, Veteran

    @jbuggie said:
    Got the CPU passthrough and got 875MB/s on aes-xts (256) this time. Not great but usable. Their responses to ticket is very speedy. Overall, I'm a new happy customer now.

    I am really glad to hear that, thank you.

  • @Radi think of all the customers who cancel when they dont get good AES performance and dont realize its because you dont enable cpu passthrough by default.

  • Why do you need AES performance for an idling VPS... `

  • Idling is a heavy task.

    Thanked by 2plumberg vimalware
  • plumbergplumberg Veteran, Megathread Squad

    @jbuggie said:
    Got the CPU passthrough and got 875MB/s on aes-xts (256) this time. Not great but usable. Their responses to ticket is very speedy. Overall, I'm a new happy customer now.

    Out of curiosity what is the the need for CPU passthrough? And the aes-xts encryption? Just trying to learn. Thanks

  • @plumberg said:

    @jbuggie said:
    Got the CPU passthrough and got 875MB/s on aes-xts (256) this time. Not great but usable. Their responses to ticket is very speedy. Overall, I'm a new happy customer now.

    Out of curiosity what is the the need for CPU passthrough? And the aes-xts encryption? Just trying to learn. Thanks

    aes-xts is used by dmcrypt (a linux tool) to setup full disk encryption. For me, full disk encryption is a must on any VPS. CPU passthrough allows dmcrypt to use the CPU's AES-NI instructions to speed it up.

    Thanked by 1vimalware
  • plumbergplumberg Veteran, Megathread Squad

    @jbuggie said:

    @plumberg said:

    @jbuggie said:
    Got the CPU passthrough and got 875MB/s on aes-xts (256) this time. Not great but usable. Their responses to ticket is very speedy. Overall, I'm a new happy customer now.

    Out of curiosity what is the the need for CPU passthrough? And the aes-xts encryption? Just trying to learn. Thanks

    aes-xts is used by dmcrypt (a linux tool) to setup full disk encryption. For me, full disk encryption is a must on any VPS. CPU passthrough allows dmcrypt to use the CPU's AES-NI instructions to speed it up.

    Ahh. Never realized this would help boost performance. I too have some FDE setups. Will check and see if its enabled

    Thanks

    Thanked by 1vimalware
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