Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:59:08 +0100 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Intel QAT on A2SDi-8C-HLN4F causes massive data corruption with dm-crypt + xfs |
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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@gmail.com> 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
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