On (Tue) 12 Aug 2014 [06:55:27], Greg KH wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 06:11:47PM +0530, Amit Shah wrote: > > This is a 3.16-only patch. The linux.git fix is > > 5c06273401f2eb7b290cadbae18ee00f8f65e893, which fixes this issue in a > > different way. > > Why "different"? Why can't I take that original patch instead? What is > different in this patch, and why? The commit referenced moves the hwrng_register() call to the ->scan() callback instead of it being in probe(). This was done to ensure the virtio-rng devices can contribute to the initial system entropy introduced in commit d9e7972619334. That patch is quite small too, but will need a slight conflict resolution due to the previous two code-shuffling patches, and also the following revert. However, I decided against the backport of the ->scan() method, since it wasn't designed to solve this regression, it happens to solve it, and it actually introduces new functionality. I would be happy to provide a backport of the relevant patches, if you think that would be alright. Thanks, Amit _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
