[PATCH PREVIEW RFC 0/6] Add support for boot-time caching

This patch series provides a simple key-value cache for storing boot-time
configuration data. The goal is to allow kernel components and drivers to
cache time-consuming-to-compute values during boot, enabling faster
subsequent boots by avoiding redundant initialization work.

During kernel boot, many subsystems perform expensive operations like:

- Hardware detection and configuration
- Performance tuning calculations
- Resource allocation decisions
- Driver initialization parameters

These operations often produce the same results across boots on the same
hardware, making them good candidates for caching.

Signed-off-by: acampanella-thegoodpenguin <[email protected]>
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Andrew Murray (1):
      crypto: use bootcache to cache fastest algorithm

Marc Kelly (3):
      base: bootcache: Add bootcache test backend
      base: bootcache: Add bootcache memory backend
      dt-bindings: bootcache: Add bindings for bootcache backend

acampanella-thegoodpenguin (2):
      base: bootcache: initial commit
      raid6: Add bootcache

 .../bootcache/linux,bootcache-backend-memory.yaml  |  67 +++++++
 MAINTAINERS                                        |   9 +
 crypto/xor.c                                       |  29 ++-
 drivers/base/Kconfig                               |  32 +++
 drivers/base/Makefile                              |   3 +
 drivers/base/bootcache.c                           | 179 +++++++++++++++++
 drivers/base/bootcache_backend_memory.c            | 220 +++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/base/bootcache_backend_test.c              | 119 +++++++++++
 include/linux/bootcache.h                          | 219 ++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/raid6/algos.c                                  |  21 ++
 10 files changed, 897 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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base-commit: c17b750b3ad9f45f2b6f7e6f7f4679844244f0b9
change-id: 20250915-bootcache-1bcf0ee0d7b0

Best regards,
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acampanella-thegoodpenguin <[email protected]>