netdev - Re: Kernel oops with 2.6.26, padlock and ipsec: probably problem with fpu state changes

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Message-Id: <200808090509.53679.wolfgang.walter@stwm.de>
Date:	Sat, 9 Aug 2008 05:09:53 +0200
From:	Wolfgang Walter <wolfgang.walter@...m.de>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"viro@...IV.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"vegard.nossum@...il.com" <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Kernel oops with 2.6.26, padlock and ipsec: probably problem with fpu state changes

On Saturday 09 August 2008, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 09, 2008 at 03:54:03AM +0200, Wolfgang Walter wrote:
> > On Saturday 09 August 2008, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > > 
> > > Someone please test this with tcrypt mode=200 with and without
> > > the patch.
> > 
> > I'll do that. Where do I find tcrypt?
> 
> It's part of the kernel.  Just make sure you've got CRYPTO_TEST
> enabled as a module.
> 

Ok, that is easy :-). I'll make that test tomorrow. Bed time now :-).

I'll run that test on a unpatched 2.6.25 instead a unpatched 2.6.26 as latter 
will crash. If you want I can use my 2.6.26 where I reverted the FPU state 
changes (see one of my earlier mails for the patch), of course.

Regards,
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