linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] virt: vmgenid: Recognize new CID added by Hyper-V

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Date:   Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:47:40 -0600
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
Cc:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Graf <graf@...zon.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] virt: vmgenid: Recognize new CID added by Hyper-V

Hi Michael,

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 1:20 PM Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com> wrote:
>
> In the Windows spec for VM Generation ID, the originally
> specified CID is longer than allowed by the ACPI spec.
> Hyper-V has added "VMGENCTR" as a second valid CID
> that is conformant, while retaining the original CID
> for compatibility with Windows guests.
>
> Add this new CID to the list recognized by the driver.

Thanks for the patch. Applied to crng/random.git.

Jason