Re: [PATCH 0/3] misc: sgi-gru: Remove broken page-table walks

[Muhammad Usama Anjum]

On 31/07/2026 2:29 pm, Dimitri Sivanich wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 01:32:48PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 07:22:18AM -0500, Dimitri Sivanich wrote:
>>> Muhammad,
>>>
>>> I should let you know that we're currently and actively working on a
>>> forthcoming patch to remove the sgi-gru driver, due to security concerns.  We
>>> hope to submit this patch soon.
>>
>> A patch to "delete the driver" should be quite simple.
>>
>> But until that shows up, I'll queue these up as they fix the obvious
>> problems in the code today.
>>
> 
> Greg,
> 
> The patchset will involve two drivers.  The sgi-xp driver makes heavy use of
> sgi-gru.  The decision has been made to remove both.
If that decision has already been made, the removal patches could be posted in
a matter of minutes. What is causing the delay?

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Thanks,
Usama