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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3.11-rc1] crypto: Fix boot failure due to module dependency.
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On Fri, 2013-07-19 at 00:17 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On 7/18/2013 11:00 PM, Tim Chen wrote:
> > On Thu, 2013-07-18 at 12:47 +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> >> Tim Chen wrote:
> >>>>> Your approach is quite complicated. I think something simpler like the
> >>>>> following will work:
> >>>> We cannot benefit from PCLMULQDQ. Is it acceptable for you?
> >>>
> >>> The following code in crct10dif-pclmul_glue.c
> >>>
> >>> static const struct x86_cpu_id crct10dif_cpu_id[] = {
> >>> X86_FEATURE_MATCH(X86_FEATURE_PCLMULQDQ),
> >>> {}
> >>> };
> >>> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, crct10dif_cpu_id);
> >>>
> >>> will put the module in the device table and get the module
> >>> loaded, as long as the cpu support PCLMULQDQ. So we should be able
> >>> to benefit.
> >> Excuse me, how can crct10dif-pclmul.ko get loaded automatically?
> >> Did you test CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRCT10DIF_PCLMUL=m with below debug message?
> > The code:
> >
> > static const struct x86_cpu_id crct10dif_cpu_id[] = {
> > X86_FEATURE_MATCH(X86_FEATURE_PCLMULQDQ),
> > {}
> > };
> > MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, crct10dif_cpu_id);
> >
> > causes the following line to be added to modules.alias file:
> >
> > alias x86cpu:vendor:*:family:*:model:*:feature:*0081* crct10dif_pclmul
> >
> > This should cause udev to load the crct10dif_pclml module when cpu
> > support the PCLMULQDQ (feature code 0081). I did my testing during
> > development on 3.10 and the module was indeed loaded.
> >
> > However, I found that the following commit under 3.11-rc1 broke
> > the mechanism after some bisection.
> >
> > commit ac212b6980d8d5eda705864fc5a8ecddc6d6eacc
> > Author: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> > Date: Fri May 3 00:26:22 2013 +0200
> >
> > ACPI / processor: Use common hotplug infrastructure
> >
> > Split the ACPI processor driver into two parts, one that is
> > non-modular, resides in the ACPI core and handles the enumeration
> > and hotplug of processors and one that implements the rest of the
> > existing processor driver functionality.
> >
> > Rafael, can you check and see if this can be fixed so those optimized
> > crypto modules for Intel cpu that support them can be loaded?
>
> I think this is an ordering issue between udev startup and the time when
> devices are registered.

Something that can be fixed?

>
> I wonder what happens if you put those modules into the initramfs image?

Under initramfs image's /lib/modules/3.11.0-rc1/kernel/arch/x86/crypto
directory? Any files in /lib/modules/3.11.0-rc1/modules.* need to be
modified?

Tim



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