xor_val - xor a series of source buffers and set a flag if the
result is zero. The implementation attempts to prevent
writes to memory
+pq - generate the p+q (raid6 syndrome) from a series of source buffers
+pq_val - validate that a p and or q buffer are in sync with a given series of
+ sources
3.3 Descriptor management:
The return value is non-NULL and points to a 'descriptor' when the operation