CRC64 Optimization on ARM Neon

A recent patch submitted to the Linux kernel mailing list introduces a significant optimization for the CRC64-NVMe implementation on ARM64 architecture. Preliminary tests indicate a performance increase of almost six times on the latest generation of ARM SoCs.

This optimization, achieved by leveraging the capabilities of ARM Neon, results in greater efficiency in operations that require checksum calculations, such as those related to storage and data transfer. The impact is expected to be particularly relevant in edge and on-premise scenarios where energy efficiency and compute density are critical factors.

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