Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:14:33 -0700 From: Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> To: "David E. Cross" <david@crossfamilyweb.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "missing" SAs/ENs? Message-ID: <CACNAnaFAG3A0HPPSYb1TVBvSAG1D4McHoQVJQb0qH2bD5sc-pw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <84c585bb-15d8-75e9-0a9c-3f10e94314ef@crossfamilyweb.com> References: <84c585bb-15d8-75e9-0a9c-3f10e94314ef@crossfamilyweb.com>
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 12:36 PM David E. Cross <david@crossfamilyweb.com> wrote: > > We just had a big dump of multiple SAs and ENs yesterday. At least one > of those I know has been pending for months (and AFAIK was ready to go > technically within days). Additionally I know of and personally have > been hit by 3 other things that I feel really should have been ENs and > out by now (and am maintaining my own patches for): > > 1. loader handling of root geli disks is broken. > > This one is a big deal, it completely bricks systems, there has > been a patch for months. > > 2. userboot.so doesn't work when compiled with BIND_NOW. relatively > minor, affects few people with non-standard build options, but likewise > known for a long time, patch committed. > > 3. compile hang in certain circumstances with LLVM with CPU targeting on > AVX512 processors. Again, minor, affects few people with non-standard > build options, but also know for a long time with a patch > > > I suspect by the fact that I've personally hit these 3 that there exist > many others that other people have hit that I have not (yet. > > > It feels like there is a backup or stoppage of EN/SA processing. > I'm not familiar with #1/#3, but I didn't feel that #2 warranted an EN and thus, didn't fill out a template for it. This is a non-standard build configuration and has been broken for a long enough time that there's almost certainly nobody else trying this at all, given that yours was the first report. Errata notices are only issued on an as-needed basis, when someone fills out the template and submits it. Thanks, Kyle Evans
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