Subject: Re: Interest in Broadcom crypto cards?
To: Thomas E. Spanjaard <tgen@netphreax.net>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: tech-security
Date: 02/20/2007 11:08:13
On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:37:59PM +0000, Thomas E. Spanjaard wrote:
> 
> I'm left wondering what use PCI64/66 is there then? Sure, there are SoCs 
> with PCI64/66 buses (Intel/Marvell?), but I haven't seen any solution 
> where they offer that as PCI slot, save a couple of development boards. 
> Is that perhaps what you're referring to?

These are very small, low-profile cards.  If the SoC's chassis is
physically long enough to accomodate the (unused) extra pins on the 64
bit PCI connector, they should fit.  I haven't tested them in a Soekris
chassis yet -- I can do that.

And lots of stuff supports 66MHz PCI on 32-bit slots.

Thor