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		kevin_thibedeau on Oct 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Generic CRC algorithm generator, from Mark Adler Hardware CRC peripherals are often limited to a single polynomial or are restricted in how they invert/reflect the data.

ajb on Oct 12, 2021 [–]

Modern processors often contain polynomial multiply instructions or similar, which can be used for arbitrary CRC polynomials.

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