> > Intel has contributed SSE4.2 CRC32C [1] and AVX-512 CRC32C [2] based on
> similar techniques to postgres.
>
> ...this is a restatement of facts we already know. I'm guessing the intended
> takeaway is "since Intel submitted an implementation to us based on paper A,
> then we are free to separately also use a technique from paper B (which cites
> patents)".
Yes.
> The original proposal that started this thread is below, and I'd like to give that
> author credit for initiating that work
Yup, that should be fine.
Raghuveer