On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 11:25:49AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 12:18 AM Kyle Sanderson <kyle.leet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Makes sense - this kernel driver has been destroying users for many > > years. I'm disappointed that this critical bricking failure isn't > > searchable for others. > > It does sound like we should just disable that driver entirely until > it is fixed. > > Or at least the configuration that can cause problems, if there is > some particular sub-case. The dm-crypt + QAT use-case is already disabled since kernel 5.10 due to a different issue. Is it an option to port those patches to stable till I provide a fix for the driver? I drafted already few alternatives for the fix and I am aiming for a final set by end of week. Thanks, -- Giovanni
