** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => gerald.yang (gerald-yang-tw)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => In Progress

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel
Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1910976

Title:
  Cherry-pick dm-crypt performance improvement patch from Linux 5.9

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I'm asking if it would be possible to cherry-pick patch "dm crypt: add
  flags to optionally bypass kcryptd workqueues" into the 5.4 Ubuntu
  kernel. This patch has been merged in mainline kernel 5.9
  
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/39d42fa96ba1b7d2544db3f8ed5da8fb0d5cb877
  but was not tagged for the stable tree.

  This patch provides important performance gains for some workloads
  using dm-crypt / LUKS and cherry-picking it would be very beneficial
  for dm-crypt users. You can find details on the expected gain in the
  following links:

  * https://www.redhat.com/archives/dm-devel/2020-July/msg00138.html
  * https://blog.cloudflare.com/speeding-up-linux-disk-encryption/

  The patch mostly applies cleanly on the Ubuntu 5.4 kernel, the only
  merge conflict is due to the module version at the end of the patch. I
  can provide a backport patch if needed.

  Thanks,

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1910976/+subscriptions

-- 
Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages
Post to     : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net
Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages
More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Reply via email to