[tor-bugs] #23295 [Core Tor/Tor]: Detect AES-NI hw encryption also if no cpu flags for AES-NI is present

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#23295: Detect AES-NI hw encryption also if no cpu flags for AES-NI is present
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     Reporter:  naif          |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
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 This ticket is to Detect AES-NI hw encryption also if no cpu flags for
 AES-NI is present following the testing that has been reported on tor-talk
 mailing list https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-
 talk/2017-August/043450.html .

 It seems that a lot of VPS may be able to use AES-NI hardware encryption
 acceleration, also when CPU flags are not passed by the hypervisor, if we
 find a way to test the availability of AES-NI presence.

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