User tor issue

[Udo van den Heuvel]

coderman wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Udo van den Heuvel <udovdh at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> In main.c crypto_global_init is called with the contents of the
>> HardwareAccel setting; in crypto.c useAccel is tested and the tor_tls_init
>> line is printed although it is set to 1...
> 
> you are correct; my apologies.
> 
> by the time tor_tls_init invokes crypto_global_init it should have
> been initialized correctly based on the config option as you describe.

Where does this happen?
I just see the code as I describe in the quote above.

> are you not seeing the hardware accel log entries at all?  or is this
> a question about the (potentially misleading) call from tor_tls_init?

None. Just the log entry as if no hw accel is used.

> btw, if you want to force OpenSSL hardware acceleration without
> requiring application intervention see:
> http://www.logix.cz/michal/devel/padlock/contrib/openssl-0.9.8e-engine.diff

I am using that patch (and others) to be sure that openssl uses the via 
padlock hardware:

# openssl engine
(padlock) VIA PadLock (no-RNG, ACE)
(dynamic) Dynamic engine loading support

That is OK?

Kind regards,
Udo