linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] irqchip fixes for 5.6, take #2

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:13:38 +0000
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Mark Salter <msalter@...hat.com>,
        Robert Richter <rrichter@...vell.com>,
        Tim Harvey <tharvey@...eworks.com>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] irqchip fixes for 5.6, take #2

Lukas,

On 2020-03-15 08:48, Lukas Wunner wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:30:00AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>> This is hopefully the last irqchip update for 5.6. This time, a single
>> patch working around a hardware issue on the Cavium ThunderX and its
>> derivatives.
> 
> Hm, I was hoping to see the BCM2835 irqchip fix in this pull:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/f97868ba4e9b86ddad71f44ec9d8b3b7d8daa1ea.1582618537.git.lukas@wunner.de/
> 
> That patch fixes a pretty grave issue so I'd be really grateful
> if anyone could pick it up (or provide feedback why it can't be
> picked up just yet).

Whilst I don't dispute that this patch addresses a serious issue,
it is in no way an urgent fix -- the issue is already 7.5 year old,
so a couple of week delay isn't going to change the world. Also,
the system does work without this fix, so I'm quite confident
leaving it for 5.7.

But thanks for this email anyway, as it reminded me that although
I had picked that patch for 5.7, I didn't apply it just yet. This
is now fixed, and the patch should be picked up by -next shortly.

Thanks,

         M.
-- 
Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...