What you should know about GenWQE

6.10 LPAR mode z/VM guest

Learn about the GenWQE components, how to enable GenWQE accelerated zlib for user applications, and device representation in Linux®.

The GenWQE accelerated zlib
The GenWQE accelerated zlib can replace a zlib software library.
GenWQE device nodes
GenWQE user space components use device nodes to exchange data with the GenWQE device driver.
Virtual accelerators
Each physical accelerator card can provide up to 15 virtual cards. In PCIe terminology, these virtual cards are called virtual functions.
Tradeoff between best compression and speed
A minimum size of compressed data and fast compression are conflicting goals.

Parent topic: Data compression with GenWQE and zEDC Express