Re: 6.17 crashes in ipv6 code when booted fips=1 [was: [GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.17]

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2025 at 09:32, Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Okay, so I get that we don't like fips=1 around here (I'm not a
> particularly big fan myself), but what's with the snark? fips=1 exists
> in mainline and obviously has users. I'm just trying to make sure it
> remains useful and usable.

It literally caused non-bootable machines because of that allegedly
"remains useful and usable" because it changed something that never
failed to failing. That's how this thread started.

So that's why the snark. I think you are deluding yourself and others
if you call that "useful and usable".

           Linus