Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] libnvdimm: prevent nvdimm from requesting key when security" failed to apply to 5.3-stable tree

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On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 9:11 AM Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Oct 08, 2019 at 09:15:53PM +0200, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >The patch below does not apply to the 5.3-stable tree.
> >If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
> >tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
> >id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >greg k-h
> >
> >------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
> >
> >From 674f31a352da5e9f621f757b9a89262f486533a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> >From: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:34:49 -0700
> >Subject: [PATCH] libnvdimm: prevent nvdimm from requesting key when security
> > is disabled
> >
> >Current implementation attempts to request keys from the keyring even when
> >security is not enabled. Change behavior so when security is disabled it
> >will skip key request.
> >
> >Error messages seen when no keys are installed and libnvdimm is loaded:
> >
> >    request-key[4598]: Cannot find command to construct key 661489677
> >    request-key[4606]: Cannot find command to construct key 34713726
> >
> >Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Fixes: 4c6926a23b76 ("acpi/nfit, libnvdimm: Add unlock of nvdimm support for Intel DIMMs")
> >Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/156934642272.30222.5230162488753445916.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The issue was that the way we represent security flags changed due to
> d78c620a2e824 ("libnvdimm/security: Introduce a 'frozen' attribute"). I
> fixed up 674f31a352da5 to address that and queued it for 5.3.

Thanks Sasha!



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