Problem with new uapi header in Linux kernel 4.4+

Scott Bauer scott.bauer at intel.com
Fri Oct 7 07:31:02 PDT 2016


On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 12:31:11AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi Scott,
> 
> > For what it is worth the kernel will soon have OPAL support built in 
> > so you won't have to do this weird hack, and use a tool that is no
> > longer maintained. 
> 
> What's the ETA for OPAL support?  We had a patch from Intel for it
> half a year ago, but the submitter didn't follow up on the review
> feedback.  (Same for the simple ATA security unlock scheme submitted
> by someone else).

I or Rafael will send a series sometime next week or early the week after...
assuming some final testing all goes to plan.





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