Re: [PATCH v3] tpm: disable hwrng for fTPM on some AMD designs

[Jason A. Donenfeld]

On 3/12/23, Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 03:35:08AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 06:43:47PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> > [adding Linux to the list of recipients]
>> >
>> > On 08.03.23 10:42, Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis) wrote:
>> > > Hi, Thorsten here, the Linux kernel's regression tracker. Top-posting
>> > > for once, to make this easily accessible to everyone.
>> > >
>> > > Jarkko, thx for reviewing and picking below fix up. Are you planning
>> > > to
>> > > send this to Linus anytime soon, now that the patch was a few days in
>> > > next? It would be good to get this 6.1 regression finally fixed, it
>> > > already took way longer then the time frame
>> > > Documentation/process/handling-regressions.rst outlines for a case
>> > > like
>> > > this. But well, that's how it is sometimes...
>> >
>> > Linus, would you consider picking this fix up directly from here or
>> > from
>> > linux-next (8699d5244e37)? It's been in the latter for 9 days now
>> > afaics. And the issue seems to bug more than just one or two users, so
>> > it IMHO would be good to get this finally resolved.
>> >
>> > Jarkko didn't reply to my inquiry, guess something else keeps him busy.
>>
>> That's a bit arrogant. You emailed only 4 days ago.
>>
>> I'm open to do PR for rc3 with the fix, if it cannot wait to v6.4 pr.
>
> If this is about slow response with kernel bugzilla: it is not *enforced*
> part of the process. If it was, I would use it. Since it isn't, I don't
> really want to add any extra weight to my workflow.
>
> It's not only extra time but also it is not documented how exactly and in
> detail you would use it. For email we have all that documented. And when
> you don't have guidelines, then it is too flakky to use properly.

No interest in wading into a process argument. But if you're able to
send this for rc3, please please do so. Users keep getting hit by
this, some email me directly, and I keep replying saying the fix
should be released any day now. So let's make that happen.