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Re: [PATCH RFC 0/7] revert RNG seed mess
From: |
Daniel P . Berrangé |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH RFC 0/7] revert RNG seed mess |
Date: |
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:32:58 +0000 |
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Mutt/2.2.9 (2022-11-12) |
On Wed, Feb 08, 2023 at 04:12:23PM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> All attempts to fix up passing RNG seed via setup_data entry failed.
> Let's just rip out all of it. We'll start over.
>
>
> Warning: all I did was git revert the relevant patches and resolve the
> (trivial) conflicts. Not even compiled - it's almost midnight here.
>
> Jason this is the kind of approach I'd like to see, not yet another
> pointer math rich patch I need to spend time reviewing. Just get us back
> to where we started. We can redo "x86: use typedef for SetupData struct"
> later if we want, it's benign.
This approach looks suitable for applying to the 7.2 tree too,
which will be good for fixing the regressions in stable.
>
> Could you do something like this pls?
> Or test and ack if this patchset happens to work by luck.
>
> Michael S. Tsirkin (7):
> Revert "x86: don't let decompressed kernel image clobber setup_data"
> Revert "x86: do not re-randomize RNG seed on snapshot load"
> Revert "x86: re-initialize RNG seed when selecting kernel"
> Revert "x86: reinitialize RNG seed on system reboot"
> Revert "x86: use typedef for SetupData struct"
> Revert "x86: return modified setup_data only if read as memory, not as
> file"
> Revert "hw/i386: pass RNG seed via setup_data entry"
>
> include/hw/i386/microvm.h | 5 +-
> include/hw/i386/pc.h | 3 -
> include/hw/i386/x86.h | 3 +-
> include/hw/nvram/fw_cfg.h | 31 ----------
> hw/i386/microvm.c | 17 ++----
> hw/i386/pc.c | 4 +-
> hw/i386/pc_piix.c | 2 -
> hw/i386/pc_q35.c | 2 -
> hw/i386/x86.c | 122 ++++++++++----------------------------
> hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c | 21 ++-----
> 10 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 161 deletions(-)
>
> --
> MST
>
With regards,
Daniel
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- Re: [PATCH RFC 6/7] Revert "x86: return modified setup_data only if read as memory, not as file", (continued)