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[Leann Ogasawara <leann.ogasawara@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  [Ubuntu 15.10] Support P8 VMX crypto driver - bug fixes

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  VMX driver require VSX code enable in kernel ppc in order to access VSX instruction. Otherwise it'll fail in
  boot if VMX is as built in or when modprobe vmx-crypto is done.

  This bug fix were already submitted although still in cryptodev tree.

  crypto: vmx - Adding enable_kernel_vsx() to access VSX instructions
  2d6f0600b2cd755959527230ef5a6fba97bb762a

   powerpc: Uncomment and make enable_kernel_vsx() routine available
  72cd7b44bc99376b3f3c93cedcd052663fcdf705

  
  Also tracking bugs found in  CTR and GHASH on LE machines, both already fixed waiting for submit to community and test.

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