RustCrypto / RustCrypto/hashes

Port blake2 on coresimd

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Description

With stabilization of SIMD intrinsics in Rust 1.27 we can remove simd feature from the blake2 crate.

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Research direction

Start by examining the blake2 crate and its current simd feature usage, then compare the intended coresimd approach with the Rust 1.27 SIMD stabilization. Done means porting blake2 to coresimd and removing the simd feature without changing its hashing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cryptography
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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