From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756396AbaIEH7q (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2014 03:59:46 -0400 Received: from smtp-out003.kontent.com ([81.88.40.217]:40665 "EHLO smtp-out003.kontent.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750781AbaIEH7p (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2014 03:59:45 -0400 Message-ID: <1409903983.9532.0.camel@linux-fkkt.site> Subject: Re: [3.16.1 REGRESSION]: Simtec Entropy Key (cdc-acm) broken in 3.16 From: Oliver Neukum To: Nix Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:59:43 +0200 In-Reply-To: <874mwnosz1.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> References: <878um4tg09.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> <1409569752.24385.12.camel@linux-fkkt.site> <874mwnosz1.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.10.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2014-09-05 at 00:40 +0100, Nix wrote: > I'm working around this confusing morass by rebooting into each test > kernel, unplugging and replugging the entropy key if it was fubared, > then rebooting into the same kernel again and seeing if it was still > fubared. But this is not terribly fast, particularly not on a headless > compact-flash-based Geode box which doesn't even complete booting > without the entropy source which this bug cuts off :) so it'll be > sometime tomorrow before I can get this bisection done, I'm afraid. Ugh. My sympathies. I cannot suggest a better method, I am afraid. Regards Oliver