linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19 72/98] x86/CPU/AMD: Clear RDRAND CPUID bit on AMD family 15h/16h

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Date:   Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:46:21 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19 72/98] x86/CPU/AMD: Clear RDRAND CPUID bit on AMD
 family 15h/16h

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 02:29:13PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> This is not a way to have an inteligent conversation.

No, this *is* the way to keep the conversation sane, without veering
off into some absurd claims.

So, to cut to the chase: you can simply add "rdrand=force" to your
cmdline parameters and get back to using RDRAND.

And yet if you still feel this fix does not meet your expectations,
you were told already to either produce patches or who to contact. I'm
afraid complaining on this thread won't get you anywhere but that's your
call.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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