On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 08:39:11PM +0000, Giovanni Cabiddu wrote: > 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. If the existing situation is broken, yes, those patches are fine for stable releases. thanks, greg k-h
