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X-MS-Exchange-AntiSpam-MessageData-ChunkCount: 1 X-MS-Exchange-AntiSpam-MessageData-0: nVv7QVZ18Ohnj5YV8mp8lYRlIHg3D3pCxhgjzFvF4JC0ugQWMUdFfFmHDGB3DkJ1JGiTmxYTIM+AULaLXsRcd/9+F6b283pJYoo2wQAqG3UBbtRks2weJL6zzyNTuJ0Dnm7TRdSJEHUY5n1brGbPxlYJO5J6pe8UXXZkypT9Gvq/X4AZJy8lW8CNO2cEvei8ojMdQPb8Lo8p7W30H/BZcdubHSuZdJNRTTiT1gdaoaXPZe2jRj26vQV0ZPRam4FSwtZge1oYqx/IC75iY2RCqS8magpfEfBuvt+IHnTpUf8kk168biWugtDzW9FQ9q0j7sMeKftVB2TXcQeeZ3l0xKyLMKlvOxu6iQnRzLdjXY+PU90CP2KJuhncljOC+/GYaf4vB3UNj0mK8AFoOxBWEmvh+b0eC15ysh5HzoYIosUfxF/IDsYWHCq5vyBh0bss X-OriginatorOrg: arm.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jul 2026 13:35:38.0233 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 2662bdd0-681c-47af-8c6f-08deef089b84 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Id: f34e5979-57d9-4aaa-ad4d-b122a662184d X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-OriginalAttributedTenantConnectingIp: TenantId=f34e5979-57d9-4aaa-ad4d-b122a662184d;Ip=[4.158.2.129];Helo=[outbound-uk1.az.dlp.m.darktrace.com] X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: AMS0EPF00000192.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-FromEntityHeader: HybridOnPrem X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: DBBPR08MB10386 On 31/07/2026 2:29 pm, Dimitri Sivanich wrote: > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 01:32:48PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 07:22:18AM -0500, Dimitri Sivanich wrote: >>> Muhammad, >>> >>> I should let you know that we're currently and actively working on a >>> forthcoming patch to remove the sgi-gru driver, due to security concerns. We >>> hope to submit this patch soon. >> >> A patch to "delete the driver" should be quite simple. >> >> But until that shows up, I'll queue these up as they fix the obvious >> problems in the code today. >> > > Greg, > > The patchset will involve two drivers. The sgi-xp driver makes heavy use of > sgi-gru. The decision has been made to remove both. If that decision has already been made, the removal patches could be posted in a matter of minutes. What is causing the delay? -- Thanks, Usama