[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        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by nickm):

 The kind of exception you get from a missing instruction is not the kind
 that you get from a C++ "throw"; usually it just crashes the process.

 You can try to fool around with signal handlers to avoid that, but it's
 not so portable, and it's usually a bad idea.

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